Chart Your Course to Success: Browse New Education Courses Today
Explore our brand-new training from the Improvement Academy.
Kickstart your learning journey with our two newest courses: Measurement for Improvement and NSQHS Standard 1: Clinical Governance. Developed by our team of expert clinicians at the ACHS Improvement Academy (IA), these courses are tailored to enhance your professional development and keep you at the forefront of industry advancements.
Delivered through virtual formats, our courses are accessible to learners from all backgrounds.
NSQHS Standard 1 – Clinical Governance Update
Based on the National Model Clinical Governance Framework, this course aims to deepen understanding of clinical governance and its vital role in driving continuous improvement.
We had some great engagement from participants in our first session. Arun Govind, CEO of ARHC Consultants, shared his thoughts on the experience, remarking, "Bernie's educational session on clinical governance was truly outstanding! Excellent insights!"
Healthcare professionals from all backgrounds can benefit from this course.
Key Training Objectives
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Understand Clinical Governance Framework – regulatory and professional responsibilities
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Gain insight into patient safety and risk to patients
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Know how to respond to serious incidents
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Understand the requirements for patient-centred care
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Know how to establish a comprehensive governance framework to meet the needs of all stakeholders.
Register for an upcoming session here.
Measurement for Improvement
Measuring performance is fundamental to improvement. Healthcare professionals often encounter challenges with measurement for a variety of reasons including time constraints, lack of education/ training and resistance to change. This course is designed to teach how measurement can be incorporated over time into your daily practice to drive sustainable improvements.
We are excited to kick-off our first session in May 2024. This is a basic – intermediate level training session suitable for frontline staff, patient safety specialists, quality improvement mangers and department or unit managers.
Key Training Objectives
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Gain insights into the measurement expectations of organisations with respect to overall governance and accreditation of health services.
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Understand how the measurement of processes over time allows insight and opportunities to redesign processes of care, specifically related to run charts and statistical process control charts.
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Relate measurement to Deming's theories of profound knowledge and the concept of special and common cause variation.
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Understand the basic measurement tools that can be used every day even in the absence of technology
Register for an upcoming session here.
The ACHS Improvement Academy hosts an extensive range of educational courses in quality improvement, partnering with consumers, healthcare leadership and more. To browse our full range of courses, visit our website here.
