Education Track Sessions

Safe and Sound: Ergonomic Principles for Healthcare Professionals

Sterile compounding is precision work, but what about the people behind the process? In this session, we’ll explore how human factors like ergonomics, workflow design, and cognitive load directly impact safety, compliance, and performance in cleanroom environments. Attendees will gain insights into how thoughtful workspace design and mental task management can reduce errors, improve staff well-being, and enhance overall operational efficiency. Whether you’re involved in preparing or administering compounded sterile preparations to patients, this session offers practical strategies and real-world examples to help you compound smarter, safer, and more sustainably.
Sterile compounding is precision work, but what about the people behind the process? In this session, we’ll explore how human factors like ergonomics, workflow design, and cognitive load directly impact safety, compliance, and performance in cleanroom environments. Attendees will gain insights into how thoughtful workspace design and mental task management can reduce errors, improve staff well-being, and enhance overall operational efficiency. Whether you're involved in preparing or administering compounded sterile preparations to patients, this session offers practical strategies and real-world examples to help you compound smarter, safer, and more sustainably.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe key ergonomic principles and their application in sterile compounding and administration environments to reduce physical strain and improve workflow efficiency.
  • Explain how cognitive load impacts accuracy and safety in compounding tasks and identify strategies to mitigate mental fatigue and error.
  • Apply human factors principles to assess compounding workflows, focusing on workspace design, movement efficiency, micro breaks, and safety-enhancing ergonomic practices.
  • Speaker(s)

    Kathleen Kane PharmD, BCSCP Assistant Director of Pharmacy; Compounding Integrity and Compounding Regulatory Compliance
    University of Chicago Medical Center

    Christina Martin PharmD, MS, RYT-500 Specialized Consulting Manager, Pharmacy Compliance
    Wolters Kluwer Health

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