Post Graduate Course in Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Faculty of Medicine

Academic year

2011-2012

DGES Code

3895

Course Type

Non Degree Course

Qualification Awarded

Diploma/Certificate

Duration

1 Year(s)

ECTS Credits

60.0

Organisational Unit/Department

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Course Coordinator(s)

Rui Manuel Carvalho Marques Santos (RSANTOS@FMED.UC.PT)

ECTS Departmental Coordinator(s)

Rui Manuel Carvalho Marques Santos (RSANTOS@FMED.UC.PT)

Study Programme: Qualidade e Segurança em Cuidados da Saúde

Calendar: 1st Semester
Start date: 12-09-2011
End date: 13-01-2012; 2nd Semester
Start date: 20-02-2012
End date: 22-06-2012

Objectives and Profile of the Programme

The Postgraduate Course of Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare has as main aim to build knowledge and create skills in healthcare providers that make them capable of care for patients in agreement with the basics of Quality and Patient Safety. They must also to be a changing factor and a contributing element to quality continuous improvement. The specific aims will be: To know quality, quality in healthcare and patient safety concepts; To know how to use quality indicators, in evaluation, monitoring or benchmarking; To know and how to use strategies of continuous improvement of quality and patient safety; To know the legislation about Health related to quality and patient safety; To know the patient rights and obligations; To know the medical error, the factors contributing to them and how to deal with the problem in order to lower the incidence. Competences to be developed by students: To know the legislation about Health related to quality and patient safety; To know the patient rights and obligations; To know the medical error, the factors contributing to them and how to deal with the problem in order to lower the incidence; To know what are high reliability organizations and how to transform the healthcare units The University of Coimbra has as mission to create, critical analysis, culture transmission and diffusion of science and technology fostering the economical and social development, environment protection and promotion of social justice based on knowledge. The organic units of Medicine and Economy also share the teaching, research and technical development as main objectives, taking in consideration the socioeconomically reality. The course of Quality and Patient Safety on Healthcare as an objective the promotion of social justice and better use of science in the process of caring for the patient. The course will be provided in two semester with Quality and Patient Safety evenly distributed. The students must also complete the online courses of the IHI Open School.

Mode of Study

Part-time,B-learning, After working hours

Access to Further Studies

This Post Graduate in Quality and Safety in Health Care Course does not grant a degree, but it allows students to have access to a higher level training, namely 2nd cycle studies (Master’s Degree).

Admission Requirements

The applicants should have a degree in any subject related to healthcare, namely Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy or Allied Health Professions, a good knowledge about the health system and professional experience, working on the health sector will be a factor of preference. The applicants should have a degree on a related healthcare profession; basic informatics knowledge and internet use capability, and statistical concepts. They have to show also a good knowledge about the use of English.

Recognition of Prior Learning

The provisions of article 45 in the Decree Law no. 74/2006, 24th March, with the words of Decree Law no.107/2008, 25th June shall apply.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The legal framework for the qualification is established by the decrees: Decree-Law no 74/2006, 24th March, amended and republished by the decree: DL no 107/2008, 25th June; Ordinance no 782/2009, 23rd July.

Professional Goals

Quality Managers, members of quality and safety committes concerned with quality and patient safety in healthcare

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading