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Human Factors in Patient Safety

Course Status

Cancelled

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe and apply concepts and methods in organizational and human factors literature
2. Assess the roles of organizational, system and human factors in patient safety and in provider/patient behavior change more broadly
3. Use appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods to identify and prioritize patient safety problems
4. Describe and propose designs for successful patient safety interventions
5. Identify and address barriers to improvement efforts
6. Identify appropriate team members for safety improvement efforts
7. Evaluate the outcomes of patient safety interventions