Professional Certificate in Safeguarding Patient Safety

• Understanding Patient Safety: Foundational principles, importance, and benefits of safeguarding patient safety in healthcare settings. • Patient Safety Culture: Building and promoting a positive safety culture, including communication, teamwork, and learning from mistakes. • Risk Management: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to enhance patient safety. • Incident Reporting and Analysis: Systems and processes for reporting, investigating, and learning from patient safety incidents. • Patient Involvement: Engaging patients and families in patient safety efforts, including shared decision-making and patient-centered care. • Clinical Human Factors: Understanding human factors and ergonomics in healthcare, and their impact on patient safety. • Medication Safety: Strategies for reducing medication errors and ensuring medication safety. • Safe Surgical Practices: Best practices for promoting safety in the operating room and during surgical procedures. • Infection Prevention and Control: Measures for preventing and controlling infections in healthcare settings. • Continuous Quality Improvement: Utilizing data, evidence-based practices, and improvement methodologies to enhance patient safety and quality of care.