Ken is a clinically embedded research practitioner who has been applying human factors principles to improve safety and performance in acute care since 2003.
He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles related to patient safety and human factors, while working alongside clinicians at the front line to understand everyday challenges and address a broad range of reliability, safety and performance concerns from a human-centred perspective.
Ken is currently SmartState Endowed Chair in Clinical Practice and Human Factors at the Medical University of South Carolina.