309.732.01
Organizational and Human Factors in Patient Safety
Course Status
Cancelled
Course Status
Cancelled
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
M, W, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
309.730 is strongly recommended, or students must get instructor consent
Provides students with the essential concepts, methods and tools to enable them to design effective patient safety interventions and evaluate their impact.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe and apply concepts and methods in organizational and human factors literature
- Assess the roles of organizational, system and human factors in patient safety and in provider/patient behavior change more broadly
- Use appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods to identify and prioritize patient safety problems
- Describe and propose designs for successful patient safety interventions
- Identify and address barriers to improvement efforts
- Identify appropriate team members for safety improvement efforts
- Evaluate the outcomes of patient safety interventions
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduate students are not permitted in this course