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Patient Safety
Patient Safety course will provide a comprehensive understanding of patient safety and its fundamentals while shedding light on the most common worldwide problems and mistakes relating to patient safety. This course also discusses the importance of the critical components comprising a safety culture, explains the impact of human factors on safety, provides information on the importance of teamwork and communication, explores the root causes for patient safety related mistakes and their aftermath, and discusses universal protocols to implement patient safety.
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the principle and theory of patient safety
- Understand the burden of unsafe practice
- Be aware of common mistakes related to patient safety and discuss universal protocols to prevent them
- Understand the role of health practitioners in improving patient safety
- Be able to describe and discuss the national patient safety goals and practical applications of each
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Patient Safety
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Explain and discuss patient safety and its culture
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Describe the Swiss Cheese Model
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Summarize and examine the global burden of unsafe medical care and its adverse effects
MODULE 2: HEALTH CARE ERROR AND SAFETY ISSUES
MODULE 3: PATIENT SAFETY FACTS AND QUALITY CARE PATIENT SAFETY IN CHILDREN
MODULE 4: BASIC CONCEPTS IN PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
MODULE 5: W.H.O. GUIDELINES FOR SAFE SURGERY
MODULE 6: PATIENT SAFETY GOALS AND PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
MODULE 7: MEDICATION SAFETY
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