Advanced Certificate in Patient Safety

Patient Safety Priorities

Hundreds of thousands of patients are harmed or die each year due to unsafe practices in healthcare organizations. Unexpectedly, such unsafe healthcare practices have shifted medical error to be the third leading cause of death in the USA (251,454 patients die in hospitals each year) as per a published literature review in the BMJ in May 2016. Understanding the patient safety principles and implementing the healthcare safety priorities is the first step toward improving patient care and saving patient lives. This Patient Safety Priorities Workshop is tailored to provide positive insight on Patient safety and the essential practices to cultivate patient safety culture in the healthcare organization, work toward excellence, and finally identify and minimize potential risks in healthcare practices.

OBJECTIVES AND TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

1. Recognize The 18 Safety Targets of the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

2. Identify components of patient safety…