Patient Safety Certificate Course

Course overview

This interactive multimedia certificate course is comprised of three four-hour course modules. Upon successful completion, you will receive a Patient Safety Certificate to display proudly. Module 1 discusses the relative risk for harm to patients in the health care system. Large studies and reports, such as the ones from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, revealed that harm to patients from medical errors is rampant and ultimately much of it is preventable. Armed with that knowledge, Module 2 focuses on how health care organizations can both find and identify the risks that exist for their patients, as well as learn how to mitigate and prevent errors from occurring in the first place. Module 3 explores the framework for success in advancing patient safety in health care organizations. Leadership is one of the most critical elements in a successful patient safety program. Safety is dependent on senior leaders directing efforts that foster the culture and commitment required to address the underlying systems that allow medical errors and harm to occur to patients.