Presenter

Leah Konwinski, MS, CPE, CPHFH is Director of Human Factors and Innovation at Corewell Health, Michigan, responsible for driving the organization’s proactive improvement strategy for patient safety, quality, and experience. She and her team specialize in leveraging resilience engineering and human factors methods to better understand and solve barriers to simple, satisfying, and safe work. She is internationally recognized as a deep thinker and practitioner of human factors and ergonomics, and a passionate advocate for human-centered design in the healthcare field. Leah previously worked in sectors including automotive, aviation, and product design, providing expertise in ergonomics and human factors. She holds honors degrees from the University of Guelph and the University of Windsor, and is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and Certified Professional in Human Factors in Healthcare (CPHFH).