As you are a scholar of the Online PG Diploma/ MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety, we would appreciate if you could share this email with your network that might be interested in the field of Human Factors.
RCSI's Human Factors in Patient Safety programmeprovides a greater awareness of risk and error in the workplace by providing participants with skills required to mitigate risk and prevent adverse outcomes.
Our flexible, part time and fully online programme also offers access to an interprofessional team of experts in surgery, psychology, nursing, pharmacy and the related fields of medical ethics, medical litigation, leadership, professionalism and communication, amongst others.
Applications will close on Tuesday the 6th of Augustor sooner if places are filled, early applications are advised to avoid disappointment as applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Programme Overview
Scholars will attend online interactive sessions and workshops one day per month. The rest of the multi-disciplinary programme including didactic teaching, discussion boards, reading, and resources are offered online, which you can access it in your own time.
This inter-professional programme is suitable for surgeons, physicians, anaesthesiologists, emergency medicine doctors, obstetricians, pharmacists, nurses and midwives working in the hospital setting, as well as safety and quality managers. Graduates achieve an in-depth understanding of error and risk in healthcare systems, you will acquire the skills to be safer and more efficient in your own practice, and gain the knowledge and skills to improve the safety and quality of care in your work systems.
The Postgraduate Diploma and MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety is an ideal qualification for anyone who currently works, or plans to work, in leadership in healthcare. An understanding of the theory around patient safety, errors, and the individual and system level factors which contribute to these, is vital for healthcare leaders. With growing understanding of the importance of patient safety in our healthcare, a qualification such as this can be very useful to develop your career in healthcare. Alumni of the programme have published their research, brought their learning back to their workplaces, and even used the programme to progress within their own area of work.
Current Scholar Testimonial: Yvonne Young, Assistant Director of Nursing in Sepsis, UL Hospitals Group, Class of 2024.
For any queries please email surgerymarketing@rcsi.ie
