Mecit Can Emre Simsekler, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Department of Management Science and Innovation
University College London (UCL)
Boston House, 37 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6EY
[email protected]
EDUCATION
2011 – 2014
2009 – 2010
2008 – 2009
2002 – 2007
University of Cambridge, UK
Ph.D. in Engineering
University of Warwick, UK
M.Sc. in Digital Manufacturing Management
University of Warwick, UK
Centre for Applied Linguistics (Pre-sessional English Programme)
University of Istanbul, Turkey
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
WORK & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2014 Summer
2012 Summer
2011 – 2014
Harvard University Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
Visiting Researcher in the Centre for Patient Safety & Quality Research
University of Tokyo, Japan
Visiting Researcher in the Centre for Medical System Innovation (CMSI)
Cambridge University Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK
External Researcher in the Patient Safety & Risk Unit
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Risk Management, Innovation Management, Healthcare Service Improvement, Design Management,
New Product Development, Systems Safety Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, E-Health
PUBLICATIONS
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Yetisen, A. K., Martinez-Hurtado, J. L., Vasconcellos, F. C., Simsekler, M. C. E., Akram, M. S.,
Lowe, C. R., (2014) ‘The Regulation of Mobile Medical Applications’, Lab on a Chip, DOI:
10.1039/C3LC51235E (Lab on a Chip 2014 Top 10% and Hot Article)
Simsekler, M. C. E., Card, A., Ruggeri, K., Ward, J. R., Clarkson, P. J., (2014) ‘A Comparison of
the Techniques Used to Support Risk Identification in Healthcare Settings’ Clinical Risk, The
Royal Society of Medicine Journals (under revision)
Card, A. J., Simsekler, M. C. E., Clark, M., Ward, J. R., Clarkson, P. J., (2014) ‘Use of the
Generating Options for Active Risk Control (GO-ARC) Technique Can Lead to More Robust Risk
Control Options’ International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine, DOI: 10.3233/JRS-140636
Kurutkan, M. N., Usta, E., Orhan, F., Simsekler, M. C. E., (2014) ‘Application of the IHI Global
Trigger Tool in Measuring the Adverse Event Rate in a Turkish Healthcare Setting’ International
Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine (in press)
Simsekler, M. C. E., Long, J., Ward, J. R., Clarkson, P. J., (2014) ‘Use of System Mapping
Approaches in Identifying Patient Safety Risks’ (under preparation)
Simsekler, M. C. E., (2011) ‘Toward a Hazard Identification Method for Healthcare System
Quality Improvement’ Technical Report, Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
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Simsekler, M. C. E., Long, J., Ward, J. R., Clarkson, P. J., (2013) ‘Understanding the Differences
in Hazard Identification Process in Healthcare and Other High-Hazard Industries’, ISQua's 30th
International Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland
Orhan, F., Simsekler, M. C. E., Ozgules, B., (2013) ‘A New Approach in Risk Assessment for
Healthcare Services: Risk Identification in Bow-Tie Model through a Case Study’, 7th
International Conference on Healthcare Quality, Accreditation and Patient Safety, Antalya, Turkey
Simsekler, M. C. E., Ward, J. R., Clarkson, P. J., (2013) ‘Considering Different Nature of Hazards
in Risk Identification for Patient Safety Improvement’, IARMM 2nd World Congress of Clinical
Safety – Risk in Clinical Care, Heidelberg, Germany
Long, J., Simsekler, M. C. E., Ward, J. R., Clarkson, P. J., (2013) ‘Design for Patient Safety – A
Prospective Hazard Analysis Framework for Healthcare Systems’, IARMM 2nd World Congress
of Clinical Safety & Risk in Clinical Care, Heidelberg, Germany
Simsekler, M. C. E., Ward, J. R., Clarkson, P. J., (2012) ‘The Importance of System
Familiarization for Hazard Identification in Healthcare Environments’, 6th International
Conference on Healthcare Quality, Accreditation and Patient Safety, Antalya, Turkey
Simsekler, M. C. E., Masuda, S., Go, S., Hiromichi, K., (2012) ‘The Differences in Safety Culture
to Hazard Identification between Japan and the UK’, University of Tokyo CMSI Report, Japan
INVITED TALKS & SEMINARS
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2014
2014
2014
2012
5th IHI Healthcare Quality Leadership Academy, Boston, USA
5th International Congress on Performance in Health and Quality, Antalya, Turkey
10th EMSAZ Summit, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
Risk Management in Healthcare, Hitachi Hospital, Hitachi, Japan
AWARDS & HONORS
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2008 - 2014
2013
2013
2013
2012
2011
2010
Full Scholarship for postgraduate, by Turkish Ministry of National Education
Conference Grant, by Rex Moir Fund Cambridge
Conference Grant, by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CLAHRC
Grant for Research Development GRADschool, by the University of Cambridge
Full Scholarship for Summer Research Programme, by the University of Tokyo
Full Scholarship for SAP TERP10 Certification Course, by SAP Germany
Special Bursary for the M.Sc. Course, by the University of Warwick
ORGANISATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2014
2012 – Present
2011 – Present
2011 – 2014
2012
Teaching Assistant in Engineering Drawing, University of Cambridge, UK
Peer Reviewer for a number of design and management related journals
Chapter Leader, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School for
Health Professions, based in Cambridge, MA, USA
President, Cambridge University Turkish Society, UK
Committee Member, Transferable Skills Conference in Mechanics, Materials and
Design Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, UK