This event is open to all including U-M students, faculty, and staff.

Title:
How Safe is Safe Enough? Lessons Learned About Risk Analysis in Space and Healthcare

Abstract:
IOE Professor, Astronaut and Medical Doctor Jim Bagian will use real-world examples based on aerospace and healthcare activities to illustrate the vital role that engineers can play in increasing the likelihood of sustainable success.

Bio:
Jim Bagian is a professor of practice with appointments in the Departments of Industrial and Operations and Aerospace Engineering and was the founding director of the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety and the Center for Risk Analysis Informed Decision Engineering as well as a research professor in the anesthesiology department of the Medical School at the University of Michigan. He was formerly the founding director of the VA National Center for Patient Safety and first Chief Patient Safety Officer for the Veterans Health Administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs Health. He was also a NASA astronaut and veteran of two Space Shuttle flights, investigated both Space Shuttle mishaps and was a member of the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel from 2006 to 2016. He was elected as a member to both the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine.