Selected topics in Quality and Patient Safety (DHV350)
Course description for study year 2024-2025
Course code
DHV350
Version
1
Credits (ECTS)
10
Semester tution start
Spring, Autumn
Number of semesters
1
Exam semester
Spring, Autumn
Language of instruction
English
Content
The course addresses selected topics within quality and safety in healthcare and gives the PhD candidate in-depth knowledge and analytical skills at an advanced level. The course focuses on topics that are key to understanding and analyzing quality and patient safety together with influencing mechanisms at micro, meso, and macro levels. Examples of topics:
- Regulation and inspection strategies
- Handovers, care coordination, and safety culture
- Simulation, training, and education
- Teamwork and micro systems
- Reporting and learning from adverse events
- Improvement and improvement strategies
- The role of patients
- Resilience
Learning outcome
The following learning outcomes will be achieved after completion of the course:
Knowledge
The PhD candidate will:
- Possess advanced knowledge of quality and patient safety as a research field.
- Possess advanced knowledge of relevant theoretical approaches and methods.
Skills
The PhD candidate can:
- Apply relevant theoretical approaches and methods on selected quality and patient safety topics.
- Critically analyze the relationship between micro, meso, and macro level factors and their influence on quality and patient safety.
General competence
The PhD candidate can:
- Organize and present selected research literature on quality and patient safety and lead discussions in open seminars/groups.
- Search for and apply research literature to analyze a self-selected research problem that can be developed into a scientific article.
Required prerequisite knowledge
Exam
| Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual paper on self selected topic | 1/1 | Passed / Not Passed |
List of self-selected literature (approx 500 pages) to be submitted together with the individual paper.
Coursework requirements
- Presentation of scientific literature in open seminars/discussion groups.
- Prepare a short abstract (approx 250 words) on the self-selected research topic to be addressed in the individual paper. Abstract should include background, topic, research problem/question, and plan for relevant literature searches. The abstract will be approved by the course coordinator.
- List of self-selected literature of approx 500 pages relevant for the individual paper.
