Course Description
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
Sim Tianseng
Infection Control Expert
Sim Tianseng is the principal trainer and founder of STS Academia. He provided training and consultancy on Infection Control, Quality & Safety to hospitals and institutions in Singapore and the region. STS had worked previously as a chief infection control officer at Parkway Pantai Hospitals in Singapore for more than 10 years and served as a lecturer at Parkway College. He was an adjunct lecturer at Flinders University, Master of Health Administration program conducted in Singapore from 2012 until 2022.
