Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety

Welcome Message

On behalf of the HEPS National Organising Committee and the Centre for Innovative Human Systems (CIHS), it is a great pleasure to welcome you to Trinity College Dublin for HEPS2025. We are honoured to host this milestone event, marking 20 years since the first IEA endorsed HEPS conference in Florence in 2005.  The overarching theme of this year’s conference is Safer Better Healthcare By All For All and brings together an outstanding group of keynote speakers, workshop and panel facilitators/contributors, oral and poster presenters, representing a diverse community of academics, healthcare professionals, patient partners, regulators, early career researchers and innovators. 

Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) plays a vital role in delivering safe and effective healthcare and HEPS2025 will explore the most pressing challenges and emerging trends in HFE, offering thought-provoking sessions, enriching discussions, and meaningful networking opportunities. 

Whether you're joining us for the first time or returning to the HEPS Conference series, we warmly welcome you to Trinity College Dublin and thank you for being part of this community. We look forward to an engaging and inspiring conference, and to fostering future collaborations that will continue to advance HFE in healthcare in the years to come.

Prof Siobhán Corrigan, Director of the Centre for Innovative Human Systems (CIHS), Trinity College Dublin