Module 1: The Science of Patient Safety

Faculty: Robert M. Wachter, MD

This module introduces the key principles, core concepts and underlying theories of patient safety and medical error.

Module 2: Advancing Patient Safety through Systems Thinking and Design

Faculty: Doug Bonacum, MBA, BS, and Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD

This module examines contemporary approaches to patient safety through an exploration of error theory, systems thinking and reliable design.

Module 3: Identifying and Mitigating Patient Safety Risk

Faculty: Barbara J. Youngberg, BSN, MSW, JD

This module describes the processes required for effectively reporting, investigating, and analyzing patient safety incidents and medical errors.

Module 4: Balancing Systems and Individual Accountability in a Safety Culture

Faculty: Gerald B. Hickson, MD, and Barbara M. Balik, EdD, MS, RN

This module addresses patient safety culture as a fundamental aspect of safe, high quality care. Key concepts include Just Culture, human error, accountability, and disruptive behavior.

Module 5: Increasing Patient Safety Awareness and Practice among Clinicians and Staff

Faculty: Julianne Morath, RN, MS, and Pauline F. Robitaille, MSN, RN, CNOR

This module presents effective strategies for educating, engaging and training clinicians and staff in patient safety initiatives.

Module 6: Strategies for Engaging Executive and Clinical Leaders

Faculty: Gary S. Kaplan, MD, FACMPE

Based on the notion that leadership behavior should model institutional behaviors, this module teaches the core principles of effective leaders, including evidence-based leadership competencies and behaviors as well as change management theory.

Module 7: Obstacles and Opportunities for Patient and Family Engagement in Patient Safety

Faculty: Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD

This module addresses patient and family centered care as a driving factor in the modern patient safety movement.

Module 8: Methods for Measuring Performance and Clinical Outcomes

Faculty: Maulik S. Joshi, DrPH

This module introduces measurement techniques and methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of patient safety efforts and target specific areas for improvement.

Module 9: The Role of Health Information Technology in Patient Safety

Faculty: Jane D. Englebright, PhD, RN, and Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH

This module concentrates on health information technology (HIT) as a means to facilitate effective communication among healthcare providers and their patients, while also supporting the delivery of safe, evidence-based care

Module 10: The National Landscape: Policy, Regulation, and the Environment

Faculty: Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc

This module covers the external influences in the field of patient safety by exploring new and emerging trends in healthcare policy at the federal, state and local level.

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Continuing Education Credits

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