Clinical Audit Workshop

Course details

The aim of this workshop is to deliver a programme to clinicians in methods, theory, and practices of the Clinical Audit process. Clinical audit involves comparing current practice to evidence based best practice in the form of standards. This quality improvement seeks to improve the patient care and outcomes through systematic review of care, against explicit evidence based criteria and the implementation of change.

This course will be of interest health care professionals or health care managers who plan to engage in clinical audit as part of their work. Prior knowledge of clinical audit is not required.

Main topics which will be discussed:

• Overview of Clinical Audit in health care
• Definition of Clinical Audit
• The steps of the Clinical Audit cycle
• Overview and practical use of tools and techniques for Clinical Audit

Learning outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, you:

• Should have an insight into managing and leading a clinical audit project from start to finish
• Will have acquired practical knowledge of the application of tools and techniques
• Will have a clear definition and understanding of clinical audit and how this fits with care
• Will be able to apply theory to practice