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Dan France, Ph.D. |
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Research Assistant Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology
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Email: dan.france@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615)936-6598 |
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| Introduction |
Dr. France is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is the Assistant Director of Vanderbilt’s Center for Improving Patient Safety, and a member of the Executive Safety Council and Risk Management and Patient Safety Committee. Dr. France earned a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Utah. He has also received advanced training in Healthcare Delivery Improvement from Intermountain Health Care in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, Dr. France worked as a communication systems engineer for the Department of Defense and private contractors. His professional focus is in Health Services Research with specific emphasis on patient safety research and improvement. Dr. France is particularly interested in applying knowledge from other high-risk industries and methods from human factors engineering to study and improve individual and team performance in complex, high-risk clinical environments. He is also interested in studying the relationship between patient-centered care and user-centered design to maximize safety and comfort for patients and performance and job satisfaction for providers. Dr. France has and continues to mentor medical students and biomedical engineering undergraduates and graduates in patient safety research.
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Education & Training |
BS - University of Louisville
MS - University of Louisville
MD - Vanderbilt University
MPH - University of Utah
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Recent Publications |
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France, DJ, Leming-Lee, S., Jackson, T, Feistritzer, N., Higgins, MS. An Observational Analysis of Surgical Team Compliance with Perioperative Safety Practices after Crew Resource management Training, American Journal of Surgery, 195: 546-53, 2008.
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Levin SR, Aronsky D, Han JH, Zhou C, Hoot, N Kelly L, France DJ. Stranded on Emergency Isle: Modeling Competition for Cardiac Services using Survival Analysis. IEEM 2007. 1772-76, 2007
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Levin S, Hemphill R, Han J, Slagle J, Aronsky D., France DJ. Shifting Toward Balance: Measuring the distribution of workload among emergency physician teams. Ann Emerg Med. 50: 419-23, 2007.
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Han JH, Zhou C, Zhong C, France, DJ, Jones, I., Aronsky D. The effects of ED expansion on ambulance diversion. Acad Emerg Med. Apr;14(4):338-43, 2007.
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Levin, S., France, DJ, Aronsky, D. The effects of computerized nurse triage on nurse work behavior. AMIA Annu Symp Proc,1005, 2006.
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Recent Presentations |
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Levin SR, Zhou C, Aronsky D, Hoot N, Han JH, France DJ, Modeling Competition for Inpatient Cardiac Care: Impact on Emergency Department Boarding Times. American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, October 2007.
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Dale C, Dezube R, Levin SR, Weinger MB, France DJ, Registered Nurse Work Patterns as a Function of Emergency Department Occupancy and Boarding Burden, American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, October 2007.
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Weinger MW, Slagle J, France DJ, Kuntz A, Speroff T., Madbouly A. “Simulation Training for Rapid Assessment and Improved Teamwork - Lessons Learned from a Project Evaluating Clinical Handoffs,” (Accepted) Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 2007.
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Levin SR, France DJ, Han JH, Reducing uncertainty in emergency department cardiac care IEEE Institute for Industrial Engineers Annual Conference; Nashville, TN May 19-23, 2007.
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France DJ, Throop P., Walczyk-Joers B., Allen L., Rickard D., Deshpande J.,
The Impact of Family-Centered Design on Safety: A Human Factors Assessment of Providers’ Changing Perspective over Time; National Patient Safety Foundation Congress, Washington, D.C., May 3-4, 2007.
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Speroff T, France DJ, Burgess H, et al. Safety Culture in Intensive Care Units Varies by Hospital Size Results from A Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety (PIPS) Study. National Patient Safety Foundation Congress, Washington, D.C., May 3-4, 2007.
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Levin, SR, France, DJ, Mayberry, SR, Stonemetz, S, Jones, I, Aronsky, D. The Effects of Computerized Triage on Nurse Work Behavior, American Medical Informatics Association, 2006 Annual Symposium, Washington, D.C., Nov. 11-16, 2006.
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Yingthawornsuk, T, Kaymaz Keskinpala, H, France, DJ, Wilkes, DM, Shiavi, RG, Salomon, RM. Objective Estimation of Suicidal Risk using Vocal Output Characteristics
InterSpeech 2006, Pittsburgh, PA, September 17-21, 2006.
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Gilmer, MJ, Carter, BS, France, DJ, Foster, T., Mulder, J., Wheeler K. Parental Perceptions of Pediatric Palliative Care at End-of-Life, 17th International Nursing Research Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 19-22, 2006.
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Gilmer, MJ, Carter, BS, France, DJ, Foster, T., Mulder, J., Wheeler K. Parental Perceptions of Pediatric Palliative Care at End-of-Life, 7th International Family Nursing Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, May 30-31, 2005.
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