QUALITY - STS Academia https://stsacademia.com Online & Classroom Courses Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:31:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://stsacademia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/STS-Acad-profile-pic-100x100.jpg QUALITY - STS Academia https://stsacademia.com 32 32 Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA): Unlocking the Secrets to Risk Management https://stsacademia.com/courses/failure-mode-effects-analysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=failure-mode-effects-analysis Mon, 05 Aug 2024 03:56:09 +0000 http://stsacademia.com/?post_type=lp_course&p=8381 This online course is for all levels of healthcare personnel to form a basic understanding of the concepts and tools in FMEA.

It will introduce you to the fundamental concepts of FMEA as a risk assessment and risk management tool to predict failures in a system or process.

By identifying the risks early in a high-risk process, actions can be taken to prevent errors and failures before they happen.

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Failure Mode & Effects Analysis or FMEA has been touted as a cure for medical errors. FMEA is a systematic, proactive method for evaluating a process to identify where and how it might fail and to assess the impact of different failures in order to identify the parts of the process that are most in need of change.

Course Objectives

This online course is for all levels of healthcare personnel to understand the concepts and tools in FMEA. It will introduce the fundamental concepts of FMEA as a risk assessment and risk management tool to predict failures in a system or process so that actions can be taken to prevent errors and failures before they happen.

Certificate

  • Yes
  • A Certificate of Completion will be awarded for completing the course.

Forum Support

This self-study online course will be forum-supported. Students can contact the trainer through the forum if they encounter any issues during the study.

Course Outline

  • Overview of risk management & patient safety
  • Introduction to FMEA
  • FMEA Process
  • FMEA Practical Tips
  • FMEA Tools

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]]> The Art & Science of Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Your Answer for Lasting Solutions https://stsacademia.com/courses/root-cause-analysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=root-cause-analysis Sun, 29 Mar 2020 10:13:52 +0000 http://stsacademia.com/?post_type=lp_course&p=8188 This online course aims to provide you with a good understanding of root cause analysis concepts and practices. It consists of an insight into the steps involved in conducting an RCA and the problem-solving tools that are used to help nail down the root causes of adverse events or close calls in healthcare.

The objective of this course is to increase your understanding of RCA and provide a practical overview of RCA in uncovering the root causes of an accident or adverse event to prevent a recurrence.

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This online course aims to provide an understanding of root cause analysis concepts and practices. It consists of an insight into the steps involved in conducting an RCA and the problem-solving tools that are used to help nail down the root causes of adverse events or close calls in healthcare.

Course Objectives

This online course aims to increase the understanding of RCA and to provide a practical overview of RCA in uncovering the root causes of an accident or adverse event to prevent a recurrence.

Certificate

  • Yes
  • A certificate of Achievement will be awarded for completing the course and passing the assessment.

Forum Support

This self-study online course is forum-supported. Students will have access to an interactive forum on the topic with the trainer.

Course Outline

  • Introduction to Patient Safety and Risk Management
  • Patient Safety Incidents
  • Overview of Root Cause Analysis
  • Cause & Effect
  • Conducting Interview
  • Developing Improvement Plans

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]]> Quality Improvement Toolkit: Essential Techniques for Results https://stsacademia.com/courses/quality-improvement-tools-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quality-improvement-tools-2 https://stsacademia.com/courses/quality-improvement-tools-2/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2019 23:16:17 +0000 http://stsacademia.com/?post_type=lp_course&p=7320 This online course is for all levels to form a basic understanding of the concepts and tools typically used in Quality Improvement (QI) projects.

It aims to provide you with the basic knowledge and up to date of Quality Improvement to support its implementation in any healthcare setting.

This course will cover the principles of healthcare quality, concepts, and application of QI models and QI tools and their appropriate usage.

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This online course aims to provide an overview of Quality Improvement (QI) Tools, by giving you the basic knowledge to support its implementation in any healthcare setting. This course will cover the principles of healthcare quality, concepts, and application of QI models and QI tools and their appropriate usage.

Course Objectives

This self-study online course is for all levels to form a basic understanding of the concepts and tools typically used in Quality Improvement (QI) projects. It will introduce the fundamentals of quality improvement in healthcare. Topics include the science and methods of improvement, features of effective teams, use of the right tools, and how to implement the change for improvement.

Certificate

  • A certificate of Completion will be awarded for completing the course.

Forum Support

This self-study online course is forum-supported. Students can contact the trainer on the forum if they encounter any issues during the study. 

Course Outline

  • Introduction to quality improvement and patient safety
  • Science of improvement
  • Identifying opportunities for improvement
  • Quality Improvement Team
  • Quality Improvement Tools
  • Implementing Change for Improvement

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