PACDEFF 2024

Day 1 (29 October)

0920-1005    Keynote 1: Professor Sidney Dekker – Griffith University

1010-1055    Keynote 2: Pip Spence – CEO and Director of Aviation Safety, CASA

1125-1150   CRM – What is it for? Preventing Error or Saving the Day? – Dr. Dirk Maclean – Swinburne University 

1150-1215 “Hubris and Humility with Near Miss Events- A Healthcare Perspective”- Dr Kim Vidhani (PA Hospital)

1315-1340    Improving Pilot Training and Operations using Predictive Analytics & Insights – – Alexander Robinson – Ocean Software

1345-1410    Fatal Solution – Building a Fair and Just Culture in Healthcare – Prof. Jan Davies (Professor Emerita, University of Calgary)

1415-1440    Airline Crew Scheduling Challenges: Potential Implications for Aviation Safety – Associate Professor Selina Fothergill (RMIT)

1440-1505    Challenging the Efficacy of a Just Culture – Curtis Calabrese (UNSW Aviation)

1535-1600    Multimodal Sensory Effectiveness and the Realism of Virtual Cabin Door Trainers – Moving Beyond the Digital Twin – Denis Manson – Alliance Airlines

1605-1630    Safety Leadership and Psychological Safety in Small Team Operations – Katherine Hill – Keil Centre

Please note: Capt. Ping Lee of EVA Air was scheduled to present here but was unable to attend at late notice due to a family emergency. PACDEFF wishes them well and look forward to Ping’s presentation in 2025.

1630-1655 Human Performance and CRM/NTS Through the Lens of Contemporary Safety – David East – Crew Fusion

1655-1705 Day 1 Wrap Up

Day 2 – (30 October)

0900-0910    Welcome

0910-0955    Keynote 3 – Matt Hall – Matt Hall Racing

1000-1045    Keynote 4 – Nicole Ashcroft – Uber Safety

Helicopter Safety Collaborative Human Factors Parallel Forum – Meeting Place 3&4

0900-0940 “Key Human Performance lessons from a stabbing, an NVG medical retrieval flight, a soccer field and an unpleasant surprise with high-tension powerlines” – Lachlan Slatyer, Manager Human Factors / RW Flight Examiner Toll Aviation.

0940-1020   “Mentoring lessons from my diverse career through two militaries and various civil sector flying jobs and how mentoring helps Human Performance today” – Tarryn Ryan, Human Performance Manager, LifeFlight

1020-1100  “Prioritising Human Performance to Achieve SAR Excellence: The Challenges of a Long-Range Night Vessel Rescue, and the critical role of teamwork, engineering, and Emergency Flight Operations.” – Keith Best, Flight Operations Manager, PHI Aviation

Pilot Human Factors Forum 1 – Centre Stage Room

1115-1140    Psychophysiological Responses in Aircraft Upsets – Shane Tobin – UPRT Australia

1140-1205   Eye Tracking Results from a Large Study into Pilot Startle and Surprise – Aruna Ranganathan – CQ University

1205-1230   Evaluation of Heights Used in Simulated Engine Failures in Twin-engine Aeroplanes under 5,700 kg – Stephanie Sabadas

Human Factors Forum 2 – Meeting Place Rooms 1&2

1115-1140    Surviving the Aircraft Accident – A Critical Review of Head Injury Criterion (HIC) – Prof. Jan Davies (Professor Emerita, University of Calgary)

1140-1205    The typography of Flight Deck Documentation and its Effects on Safety – Pascal Schmid – Griffith University

1205-1230    ‘The Cultural Leader. Giving our ‘crew’ reason to follow us, for good’ – Capt. Chris Smith

Workshop 1 – Meeting Place 3&4

1115-1230 Facilitator Skills – Jana Ewing and Andy Elliott – Collaborative Training Group

1230-1315    Lunch

Human Factors Forum 3 (Mental Health, Peer Support, and Resilience) – Centre Stage Room

1315-1345 “Fostering psychological safety through effective CRM to enhance aviation safety and maintain a Just Culture” – Dr Rithi Baruah – Vistara Airlines

1345-1415 Providing Support in General and Regional Aviation – Angela Garvey – Navigating Aviation

1415-1445 Creating the Resilient Pilot – Naomi Radke – AFAP

Workshops 2 and 3 – Meeting Place 3&4

1315-1445    Workshop 2: A Master Class for Improving CRM & NTS in Airline Pilots – Capt. Steve Swauger (Author, Master Airline Pilot – ex Southwest Airlines) 

1515-1645    Workshop 3: Using an Escape Room Methodology to Practise CRM Skills – Andi Thompson, Elizabeth Willis, Dr Kim Vidhani (Princess Alexandra Hospital) [48 pax + Observers] 

Human Factors Forum 4 – Meeting Place Rooms 1&2

1515-1540 The Effects of Distraction and Recency on Mid-air Collisions – Billie Petty – University of Otago

1545-1610 An analysis of Different Models of Just Culture – Dr Tony Power

1610-1645 Navigating Bumps in the Road: Supporting Flight Crew Through Training Difficulties – Carolyn Vaughan – Qantas

1645-1700 Day 2 and Conference Wrap Up