Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 1: Introduction to the Course
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

Format for the Curriculum

  • 10 learning modules
  • For each module:
    • Text slide presentation
    • References for further study
    • Post-test questions
  • You have to review the text slide presentation of the module before you can take the “Post-test”
  • All residents and fellows will be expected to complete all 10 modules during their training program
  • You will be able to download a "certificate of completion" of this course (for your files) when you have successfully completed all the modules
  • Print out a copy of this "certificate of completion" and give it to your GME program director or program coordinator
  • Your GME program will keep this in your “portfolio” as evidence of competency in “Systems- Based Practice” and “Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
 
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