Connect with Core at the 2026 HFES International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care
Our team members here at Core Human Factors are looking forward to connecting with you in New York City from March 22 - 25, 2026! Check out the schedule below of topics that will be presented by our Core team members.
Please stop by booth #21 to hear more about the human factors services that Core provides, in addition to IRB and participant recruitment services. For more information on the symposium, visit the event website. To learn more about the services Core provides, click here.
Monday,
March 23, you can find members of our team presenting the following:
Stop by the MDD2 session to watch Veronica Mendez chair the session and to hear Sam Sye & Jen Soosaar present, “A CUHF Case Study with FDA: Learnings for Industry.”
Join the MDD1 session and see Zach Chesler, David Hermoza, and collaborator Valerie Fenster present “SE Habla Español: Lessons Learned From Conducting Usability Studies With Native Spanish Speakers in the U.S.”
Attend the PS1 session and see Falisha Kanji Farrag present: “Revealing Hidden Harms: Utilizing TGNB Patient Experience Surveys to Identify Contributors to Psychosocial Safety.” 
Joe Wilson will be presenting his poster titled: “'Frequency-Focused' Thinking in Qualitative Human Factors Research: Case Studies and Analysis.” 
Join Kim Alexander as she explores medical device symbols in her poster titled: “Decoding Medical Device Symbols Where Space is Limited: Lay user comprehension of stand-alone symbols on medical device packaging.” 
Rory Klingensmith will be presenting her poster titled: “Follow-Up Analysis of How Design Differences in a CUHF Study Correspond with IFU Use.” 
Sarah Johnstone will be presenting her poster titled: “Improving Known Use Problems Analysis by Increasing MAUDE Search Efficiency.” Wei-Ting Xie & Veronica Mendez will be presenting their poster titled, “It’s Fine, I’m Fine, Everything is Fine: Uncovering Root Causes in Medical Human Factors Research When the Participant Cannot Offer One.”
Tuesday,
March 24, you can find members of our team presenting the following:
Stop by the MDD5 session and hear from Marissa Docimo & Jack “G” Giacomini as they present, “Use of Surrogates in Human Factors Research: Examples from Studies, Learnings, and Considerations.”
Nicole Anderson will be presenting her poster titled: “Wading Through Muddy Waters: How Researchers and Manufacturers Can Work Together to Simplify the Residual Risk Analysis Process.”