09/16/2026: Using Sensors to Understand Performance and Safety in Healthcare

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

9 - 10 AM HST | 12 - 1 PM PT | 2 - 3 PM CT | 3 - 4 PM ET

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About the webinar:

This presentation will discuss the use of wearable sensor technologies to provide quantitative assessment and feedback during healthcare training and clinical simulation. Drawing from research in neonatal and anesthesia care environments, we will explore how wearable sensing can objectively characterize clinical performance in high-risk healthcare settings. The talk will highlight how these approaches can support both patient safety and clinician occupational safety through data-driven training, human factors analysis, and improved understanding of healthcare work.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • Describe key applications of wearable sensor technologies in healthcare training and simulation

  • Explain how quantitative performance metrics can support patient and clinician safety

  • Discuss challenges and future directions in implementing sensor-based feedback systems in healthcare environments

Speaker: Jacqueline Hannan, PhD

Dr. Jacqueline Hannan is a Staff Scientist in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), where she conducts research on the use of sensors for quantifying performance and enhancing feedback for anesthesia procedural training. She aims to develop objective, data-driven metrics that can better guide learners and instructors throughout the training process. Prior to working at BIDMC, Dr. Hannan completed her PhD in Industrial and Operations Engineering with a focus on Human Factors at the University of Michigan. Her dissertation research focused on the use of sensor technologies to evaluate neonatal ventilation strategies and to incorporate additional quantitative feedback into resuscitation training. Her doctoral studies were funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, the Rackham Merit Fellowship, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Traineeship Program.

ACCREDITATION

The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Certificates of Completion

Certificates of Completion will be available to webinar participants who are present for the complete, live webinar, and logged in with their registered email address. Call-in attendees are not eligible for certificates at this time - Please download the Zoom app to log in via email on your smartphone whenever possible.

In order to receive your Certificate of Completion, qualified learners must complete the post-webinar evaluation within 7 days of the webinar. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to qualified learners 24 hours after the webinar via no-reply@zoom.us. Qualified learners who submit their evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion via email, and can also print/save the certificate from their browser after submitting their evaluation.

If you're not able to attend the live presentation, no problem! We record most presentations and will host them on our website provided we have permission to do so. Presentation recordings are not eligible for Certificates of Completion.

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University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE)

About the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering

The University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE) is a NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC). Since inception in 1982, COHSE has supported comprehensive graduate-level educational programs to aspiring practitioners and researchers in Industrial Hygiene (IH), Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology (OEE), Occupational Health Nursing (OHN), and Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics (OSE) to help meet the nation’s needs for qualified practitioners and researchers. Our academic programs are complemented with our highly effective Pilot Project Research Training (PPRT) program, and Continuing Education (CE) courses.

ACCESSIBILITY:

If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Will Bellamy at (510) 642-8365 or wbellamy@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.