Calvin Or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BEng, MSc, PhD (Uni. of Wisconsin-Madison)
Assistant Professor

Telephone: (852) 2859 2587
Fax: (852) 2858 6535
E-mail: klor@hku.hk
Office: Room 8-07, Haking Wong Building, Pokfulam Rd., Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Calvin Or obtained his BEng and MSc degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Mississippi State University, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research work focuses on the application of human factors and ergonomics to improve the design and usability of health care work system and technology to enhance the satisfaction, safety, and health of patients and health care professionals.

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Research Interests

¡P         Human factors and ergonomics; human-computer interaction

¡P         Consumer health informatics; health systems engineering; patient safety

¡P         Workplace safety; ergonomics evaluation and analysis

¡P         Information technology implementation, adoption, and acceptance

 

Professional Service

¡P         Scientific Advisory Board for the 1st International Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare (ICHFEH 2010), USA

¡P         Reviewer ¡V Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Conference

¡P         Participant ¡V NSF/NIBIB Workshop on Healthcare Systems Engineering, USA

 

Societies

¡P         Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

¡P         The Hong Kong Ergonomics Society [http://www.ergonomics.org.hk/]

¡P         American Medical Informatics Association

 

Courses (current)

¡P         IMSE2028 Human Factors Engineering

¡P         IELM6030 Ergonomics (Graduate level)

 

Courses Taught in the Past

¡P         Man-Machine Systems

¡P         Occupational Health & Safety Management

¡P         Work Design

¡P         Introduction to Human Factors Engineering

 

Selected Publications

¡P         Or, C. K. L., Karsh, B., Severtson, L., Burke, L., Brown, R., & Brennan, P. F. (2011). Factors affecting home care patients¡¦ acceptance of a Web-based interactive self-management technology. The Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 18(1), 51-59. [PDF]

¡P         Karsh, B., Holden, R. J., & Or, C. K. L. (2011). Human Factors and ergonomics of health information technology implementation. In: Carayon P, editor. Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety. 2nd Ed.: CRC Press. p. 249-264.

¡P         Chan, A. H. S., & Or, C. K. L. (2011, accepted). A comparison of semantic and spatial stimulus-response compatibility effects for human-machine interface design. European Journal of Industrial Engineering.

¡P         Or, C. K. L., Wong, K., Tong, E., & Sek, A. (2011). Clinical workflow and work system assessment of private clinics in Hong Kong and implications for electronic medical record development. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting (pp.665-669).

¡P         Or, C. K. L., & Chan, A. H. S. (2010). The Effects of Background Color of Safety Symbols on Perception of the Symbols. The 3rd International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Miami, FL, USA, July 17-20, 2010. [PDF]

¡P         Or, C. K. L., & Karsh, B. (2009). A systematic review of patient acceptance of consumer health information technology. The Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 16(4), 550-560. [PDF]

¡P         Or, C. K. L., Duffy, V. G., & Cheung, C. C. (2009). Perception of safe robot idle time in virtual and real industrial environments. The International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 39(5), 807-812. [PDF]

¡P         Or, C. K. L., Valdez, R., Casper, G., Carayon, P., Burke, L. J., Brennan, P. F., & Karsh, B. (2009). Human factors and ergonomics in home care: Current concerns and future considerations for health information technology. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 33(2), 201-209. [PDF]

¡P         Holden, R. J., Or, C. K. L., Alper, S. J., Rivera, A. J., & Karsh, B. (2008). A change management framework for macroergonomic field research. The Journal of Applied Ergonomics, 39(4), 459-474. [PDF]

¡P         Or, C. K. L., Karsh, B., Severtson, D. J., & Brennan, P. F. (2008). Patient Technology Acceptance Model (PTAM) - Exploring the determinants of consumer health information technology acceptance by homecare patients with chronic illness. International Conference of Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety, Strasburg, France.

¡P         Or, C. K. L., & Duffy, V. G. (2007). Development of a facial skin temperature-based methodology for non-intrusive mental workload measurement. Occupational Ergonomics, 7(2), 83-94. [PDF]

¡P         Karsh, B., Holden, R. J., Alper, S. J., & Or, C. K. L. (2006). A human factors engineering paradigm for patient safety: designing to support the performance of the healthcare professional. Quality and Safety in Health Care, 15(suppl_1), 59-65.

¡P         Duffy, V. G., Or, C. K. L., & Lau, V. W. M. (2006). Perception of safe robot speed in virtual and real industrial environments. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, 16(4), 369-383.

¡P         Grenier, A. S., Carayon, P., Casper, G. R., Or, C. K. L., Burke, L. J., & Brennan, P. F. (2006). Usability evaluation of an Internet-based health information/communication system for CHF patients. In Proceedings of the 16th Triennial World Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Maastricht, the Netherlands, July 10-14, 2006.

¡P         Or, C. K. L., Severtson, D. J., Karsh, B., Brennan, P. F., Casper, G. R., Sebern, M., & Burke, L. J. (2006). Development of an instrument to measure technology acceptance among homecare patients with heart disease. In Proceedings of the Annual Symposium of American Medical Informatics Association (pp.1053), Washington, DC, November 11-15, 2006. Poster Presentation.

¡P         Or, C. K. L., Casper, G. R., Karsh, B., Brennan, P. F., Burke, L. J., Carayon, P., et al. (2005). Work system analysis of home nursing care and implications for patient safety. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting (pp.1052-1056). [PDF]

¡P         Casper, G. R., Karsh, B., Or, C. K. L., Carayon, P., Grenier, A. S., & Brennan, P. F. (2005). Designing a technology enhanced practice for home nursing care of patients with congestive heart failure. In C. Friedman, J. Ash, & P. Tarczy-Hornoch (Eds.), Biomedical and Health Informatics: From Foundations to Applications to Policy (pp.116-120). American Medical Informatics Association: 2005 Proceedings; Washington, DC, October 22-26, 2005.

¡P         Li, K., Or, C. K. L., Duffy, V. G., & Rowland, Z. (2004). Universal access and ATM design using the virtual build methodology. In Proceedings of the 7th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference, March 9-11, 2004, Orlando, Florida, USA.