COHSASA skills development workshops

Issued by COHSASA

9 Jun 2015

COHSASA is running a series of practical workshops in 2015 on improving the care pathway for patients and improving the delivery of safe and quality healthcare by facilities. After its first successful workshop in April, COHSASA will host the second workshop on Quality Improvement from 6-8 July 2015 at the COHSASA head office in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa.

The three-day training course will include, among others, the following topics:

Day 1 General Quality Principles and Tools

Introduction to and History of Quality Management
Healthcare Quality Today
System and organisational aspects of quality and safety
A spectrum of approaches and methods to Quality Improvement: people, materials and methods
Quality Improvement Models
Quality Improvement Tools and Techniques
Collecting, presenting and analysing data and information

Day 2

Monitoring and reporting systems to measure and reduce risk and improve quality
Risk Assessment principles and methodology
Incident reporting and adverse event management
Clinical indicators and clinical audits

Day 3

Root Cause Analysis - a quality improvement essential tool

The workshops will provide attendees with the knowledge, the tools and the templates to implement various quality improvement projects and processes in their health institutions. They will be from 8.30am to 4pm daily.

Cost: R3,000 (Excl. VAT) per delegate for the Quality Improvement Workshop. Delegates will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 25 June 2015

PAYMENT DEADLINE: 30 June 2015

Registration and payment: az.oc.asashoc@ecnanif

Further information: az.oc.asashoc@nirtak

Further upcoming workshop topics:

Healthcare Organisational Risk Management
Infection Control Risk Assessment
Emergency Preparedness
Adverse Incident Reporting
Clinical Audit
Medication Errors
Morbidity-Mortality Investigations
Medical Equipment Maintenance

COHSASA, a not-for-profit organisation in Cape Town, South Africa, assists a wide range of healthcare facilities to meet and maintain quality standards.