Risk Management in Heath Units

Students must have basic knowledge in the field of occupational health and public health.

The use of expository and interrogative methodologies will allow the explanation of theoretical concepts and their framing, as well as the assessment of their mastery by the students.
The existence of a theoretical-practical matrix will allow, in addition to exposing the contents, the use of interactive methodologies, favoring the demonstration, illustration and applicability of these contents and concepts to different real situations and circumstances. It will thus allow the development of the aforementioned skills.

The student must acquire knowledge of:
Hazards and Risks in Health Units
patient safety
Health and Safety of Workers in Health Units
Infections in healthcare
Risk management systems in health facilities
The student must acquire skills to:
Recognize and assess hazardous and risky situations in health facilities
Recognize critical points in patient safety
Potential for hospital infections
The student must acquire skills to:
Assess and intervene in patient and worker safety in hospital units
Assess potential risk situations and act to minimize impacts
Integrate intervention teams

Quality and Patient Safety
Historical perspective and key developments in patient safety
Taxonomy in patient safety
Magnitude of the problem and the contributing factors of error and adverse events
Patient law and safety
Health Care Related Infections
Medication error and patient safety
safe surgery
Patient safety and diagnosis
laboratory errors
Risk management of falls and pressure ulcers
Patient safety in emergency services and intensive care units
non-clinical risk management
safe maternity
Patient safety in primary health care
Safe and Reliable Health Organizations
Economic consequences of errors and adverse events
Accreditation and patient safety
Patient safety culture
Patient Safety Indicators
Communication between healthcare professionals and patient safety
Patient involvement: challenges, strategies and limits

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