The course covers the following topics:

• Science of safety
• Errors and adverse events in health care
• Models of safety and change
• Culture of safety
• Detection and reporting of injuries and errors
• Investigative methods
• Disclosure of adverse events
• Improvements of clinical systems
• Policy interventions

Course Objectives

• Recognize the extent of problems in patient safety in medical care
• Describe the role of various systems and factors in creating safety and in causing errors and adverse events
• Discuss problems and issues in measuring and reporting safety
• Demonstrate knowledge of the basics of conducting an incident investigation and disclosing an adverse event
• Explore solutions to improve patient safety