Advanced Quality and Safety in Health Care

Catalog description

This course focuses on managing the continuum between safety and quality and the strategic importance of these concepts to healthcare organizations and clients. Trends in patient safety and healthcare quality, practices in different healthcare environments, and practices related to improving safety and quality will be examined. The course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills in systems thinking and in preventing, learning from and resolving error and addressing adverse events. Interprofessional teamwork, the use of information technology and data are emphasized in promoting safer healthcare and improved outcomes.