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APA Handbook of Human Systems Integration
This handbook is a practical tool for both students and professionals who need specific knowledge about human considerations in systems design.
Presentation: Applying Psychology to Real World Problems [PDF]
A presentation about applying psychology to real world problems, designing technology for people, current isues & careers, publications, and resources.
Cognitive Factors in Health Care
Special issue of APA's Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, Vol. 17, No. 3, September 2011. Includes articles about a wide range of patient safety problems such as provider error in inpatient settings related to diagnosis, medication administration, and surgery, as well as patient-related problems in outpatient settings, such as comprehension and decision-making related to illness prevention and self-care.
Health Care Research That Delivers: Introduction to the Special Issue on Cognitive Factors in Health Care [PDF]
Provides an introduction to the special issue, Cognitive Factors in Health Care. The papers all describe studies that are both theoretically guided and address critical problems of broad significance for health care. Consistent with the aims of this journal, each study is a theoretically guided investigation of an applied problem.
