Learn the hottest topics in healthcare: You won’t want to miss our brand-new training courses in 2024
Explore our latest interactive and virtual training options that will equip you with new skills and accelerate your career development.
The ACHS Improvement Academy (IA) is excited to kickstart the year with the launch of the latest new courses: Measurement for Improvement and NSQHS Standard 1: Clinical Governance.
Developed by our expert faculty of clinicians at the ACHS Improvement Academy in response to your feedback, these new courses are designed to support your continued professional development and help you stay ahead of the learning curve. Courses are delivered through virtual and interactive formats, and we welcome learners of all backgrounds.
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NSQHS Standard 1 – Clinical Governance Update
Gain comprehensive knowledge of NSQHS Standard 1 Clinical Governance and the National Model Clinical Governance Framework, and their application in various healthcare settings. Gain insights into cultural factors affecting patient safety and quality care, while understanding the key drivers of safety incidents. Recognise the pivotal role of leadership in continuous improvement.
Key Objectives
- Understand Clinical Governance Framework – regulatory and professional responsibilities
- Gain insight into patient safety and risk to patients
- Know how to respond to serious incidents
- Understand the requirements for patient-centered care
- Know how to establish a comprehensive governance framework to meet the needs of all stakeholders.
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Measurement for Improvement
Measurement for improvement requires a specific set of principles including shifting away from averages and before and after measures. In this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of how to include measurement for improvement over time into your everyday practice.
Key Objectives
- Gain insights into the measurement expectations of organisations with respect to overall governance and accreditation of health services.
- 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.
- Relate measurement to Deming's theories of profound knowledge and the concept of special and common cause variation.
- Understand the basic measurement tools that can be used every day even in the absence of technology.
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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.
