UB - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Industrial and Systems Engineering
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  • Rollin J (Terry) Fairbanks III, Adjunct Assistant Professor

  • Education: MS, Virginia Tech, 1995; MD, Medical College of Virginia, 2000
    Office: 438 Bell Hall
    Phone: (585) 463-2920
    FAX: (585) 463-2966
    E-mail: rollinfa@buffalo.edu
    Home Page: www.MedicalHumanFactors.com
    Research Interests: Medical Human Factors, Safety Engineering, Cognitive Systems Engineering

    Selected Publications:

    • Fairbanks RJ and Gellatly AW. Human Factors Engineering and Safe Systems (Book Chapter). Patient Safety in Emergency Medicine. Croskerry, Cosby, Schenkel, and Wears, (Eds). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009.
    • Fairbanks RJ and Wears RL. Hazards With Medical Devices: the Role of Design (editorial). Annals of Emergency Medicine Nov 2008; 52(5): 519-521.
    • Fairbanks RJ, Crittenden CN, O’Gara KG, Wilson MA, Pennington EC, Chin NP, Shah MN. EMS Provider Perceptions of the Nature of Adverse Events and Near Misses in Out-of-Hospital Care: An Ethnographic View. Academic Emergency Medicine July 2008; 15(7):633–640.
    • Fairbanks RJ, Bisantz AM, Sunm M. Emergency Department Communication Links and Patterns. Annals of Emergency Medicine Oct 2007; 50(4): 396-406.
    • Fairbanks RJ, Caplan SH, Bishop PA, Marks AM, Shah MN. Usability Study of Two Common Defibrillators Reveals Hazards. Annals of Emergency Medicine Oct 2007; 50(4): 424-432. [1. AHRQ PSnet’s 4th most-viewed reference, week of 2/6/08; 2. Associated editorial: Karsh and Scanlon, Oct 2007; 50(4): 433-435.]