About This Course
This course, sponsored by Stanford University School of Medicine and presented by the Department of Quality and Clinical Effectiveness at Stanford Health Care, aims to equip healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and address medical errors. By understanding and applying The Joint Commission guidelines and the National Patient Safety Goals, participants will learn to identify, analyze, and prevent potential medical mishaps in a clinical setting.
What Students Will Learn
- How to integrate National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) requirements in clinical practice, focusing on patient identification, Universal Protocol, labeling, and medication reconciliation.
- Development of practical skills for improving team communication, crucial for preventing and addressing medical errors.
- Techniques to evaluate root causes and contributing factors of medical errors.
- Methodologies to implement procedures or steps to ensure the prevention of medical errors in the future.
Course Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites are required for this course. It is designed to cater to physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals across all specialties.
Course Coverage
- Understanding and applying The Joint Commission guidelines.
- Interaction with real case studies to investigate and analyze medical errors.
- Implementation of National Patient Safety Goals in various healthcare settings.
- Development and enhancement of communication skills within healthcare teams.
Who This Course Is For
This course is ideally suited for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who are interested in improving patient safety and preventing medical errors, regardless of their specialty.
Real World Application
Skills acquired from this course can be applied in daily medical practice to enhance patient safety, effectively communicate within healthcare teams, and systematically analyze and prevent potential errors in medical settings. Certification from this course also plays a crucial role in meeting continuing education requirements for various medical professionals.