Course details

The workshop aims to provide the participants with the awareness and knowledge to appreciate the importance of patient safety in clinical practice, so as to continuously improve the quality and safety of patient care.

There is no quality without safety!

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Respond to the needs of health-care customers and their expectations for safer patient care.
  • Promote, adopt and implement best safety practices and attitudes.
  • Collaborate and actively work as a healthcare team to prevent patient harm in clinical practice.

COURSE OUTLINE

  • What is patient safety?
  • Is healthcare safe?
  • Why do errors occur?
  • Strategies to prevent harm
  • Barriers to patient safety
  • International Patient Safety Goals
  • Medication safety
  • Safe surgery
  • Patient safety – patient undergoing radiological services
  • Why do patients sue?
  • Responding to adverse events
  • Learning from adverse events
  • Cause and Effect diagrams
  • My patient – my partner in patient safety

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Nurses
  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Healthcare providers involved in patient care

CERTIFICATE AWARDED

A “Certificate of Attendance” will be awarded by Parkway College.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Parkway College Of Nursing And Allied Health

As an Approved Training Organisation by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency, Parkway College provides courses that are of a robust quality within the Continuous Education and Training framework. Parkway College is also a member of the Singapore Association of Private Education (SAPE). Healthcare and professional education are the forte of Parkway College. Upholding its motto of “Live, Learn and Grow”, the major thrust of its programmes is student-centric teaching methodology which creates the right ingredients for a potpourri of learning outcomes. Besides being equipped with competencies, students will embrace lifelong learning and develop ownership to chart their personal growth. The combination of the right skills, right attitude and right mindset will augment their success in the workplace and enhance their career aspirations and employability in the marketplace.

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