Curriculum

Three-months certificate course: Basics of Quality Improvement

Fees

INR 5900/- (inclusive of taxes)

About this course

To charter a meaningful, prosperous career in the healthcare industry, an individual must be equipped with the skills and knowledge to improve the quality of healthcare. As someone who is tasked with providing hands-on care for patients, healthcare professionals who are also administrators should aim for strong positive impacts on patients' lives.
To cater to this very important need of a credible e-learning course in quality improvement, BMJ has launched a three months certification course in quality improvement.This course is an ideal starting point for healthcare workers who are interested in acquiring knowledge and skills to lead patient safety and quality improvement in their institutions. The course modules emphasise practical application in everyday practice, providing the tools and techniques to ensure successful implementation of improvement methodology. The learning assumes very little prior exposure to improvement methodology, principles and tools.
BMJ is one of the world's leading providers of medical knowledge and education & is known around the world for the quality of content. Like our other credentialed courses, the content for this course is evidence based and peer reviewed.

Eligibility

Any graduate/3 year diploma holder working in the healthcare sector like doctors, nurses, quality officers, patient safety officers, quality and safety managers, pharmacists, pharmacy managers, administrators, improvement advisors/consultants.
This course is suitable for the health care professionals who are interested in acquiring knowledge and skills to lead patient safety and quality improvement in their institutions.

Assessment and Certification

Assessment: Situational based MCQ
Certification by BMJ, and HSSC on successful completion of the course
Criteria for certification: Minimum 70% score on assessment

To apply for the course, please click here

For more information, please write to us at education.india@bmj.com or you can call us at +91-120-4345733, +919650052070 (09:30 AM - 05:00 PM, Monday to Friday).

About BMJ Group

BMJ Group is a global healthcare knowledge provider with a vision for a healthier world. The values-driven organisation shares knowledge and expertise to improve health outcomes through three key areas: publishing and events, careers and learning, and digital health.

About Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC)

Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) is a non-profit organization working under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) promoted by healthcare industry and leaders . HSSC is engaged in the development of a quality eco-system for vocational education and skill development in the Indian healthcare sector. HSSC aims to assess and certify candidates on skill qualifications in the healthcare sector including AYUSH, the social sector and Hospital management services

Course Directors

Dr. Kieran Walsh

Clinical Director, BMJ Learning & BMJ Best Practice

Dr Kieran Walsh is Clinical Director at BMJ. He is the clinical lead of the medical education and clinical decision support products at BMJ. He has a vast amount of experience in online medical education, clinical decision support, face to face delivery of medical education, and both summative and formative assessment. He has published over 200 papers in the biomedical literature and has written four books: the first and only book on cost effectiveness in medical education; a dictionary of quotations in medical education; a history of medical education in 100 images; and the Oxford Textbook of Medical Education. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University. In the past he has worked as a hospital doctor specialising in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine.

Course objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

1. Understand the key components of a successful and sustainable programme of change
2. Know about quality improvement and its application for improvement to clinical care
3. Know the importance of clinical leadership within the healthcare system
4. Understand the key concepts of measurement in QI projects and have a greater practical knowledge of data collection and analysis
5. Define patient safety and know the harm caused by errors and system failure
6. Recognize the human factors and factors affecting error and human performances
7. Understand your stakeholders and know why relations are important
8. Understand the importance of a well designed intervention
9. Understand the importance of a project management framework for QI projects
10. Understand a system and its relation to healthcare and the difference between them