Health systems worldwide seek to prevent and treat disease and illness and improve well-being and quality of life. This specialisation focuses on improving the quality of the services provided by these systems. The specialisation content is based on the academic literature and research in quality improvement, comprehensively illustrated with real-life practical examples.You will hear from leaders in the field, including a range of guest speakers to support your learning. In this specialisation, you will explore what is meant by quality in healthcare, study approaches to improving quality; and understand what has and has not been learned through scientific study of such approaches to date.
You will gain an appreciation of the theory and practice of improving quality in health and care, through the scientific literature, and through case studies from around the world. You will learn the tools and techniques of quality improvement, how to apply them and to critique their use. You will learn to analyse data over time to guide and evaluate improvement initiatives. You will study these concepts in health service and population health settings, learning from quality improvement practitioners and experts in the field.
Overview
Syllabus
Course 1: Introduction to Quality Improvement in Healthcare
- Offered by Imperial College London. This course introduces you to the concepts, theories and application of Quality Improvement (QI) in ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Using Data for Healthcare Improvement
- Offered by Imperial College London. In this course, you will learn about the importance of measuring the quality of care and health ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Quality Improvement for Population Health
- Offered by Imperial College London. Quality improvement methods were first deployed in healthcare in e hospital settings. However, over the ... Enroll for free.
- Offered by Imperial College London. This course introduces you to the concepts, theories and application of Quality Improvement (QI) in ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Using Data for Healthcare Improvement
- Offered by Imperial College London. In this course, you will learn about the importance of measuring the quality of care and health ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Quality Improvement for Population Health
- Offered by Imperial College London. Quality improvement methods were first deployed in healthcare in e hospital settings. However, over the ... Enroll for free.
Courses
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In this course, you will learn about the importance of measuring the quality of care and health outcomes in order to determine whether Quality Improvement(QI ) initiatives have achieved their aims. You will learn about how data is utilised to identify areas of improvement and the importance of using both quantitative and qualitative data in evaluating change. You will learn about the specific methods appropriate for improvement as distinct from methods more suited to research, including how to design measurement schemes suitable for improvement initiatives
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This course introduces you to the concepts, theories and application of Quality Improvement (QI) in healthcare from a global perspective. You will hear from patients, clinicians and academics what quality improvement means to them, and how they work together to deliver change. Studying the challenges, they faced and strategies they utilised to overcome those challenges, you will learn to apply and critique core QI methods, from experts in the field. By the end of this module you will be able to: 1. Recognise the characteristics of different approaches to quality improvement in order to critique them and make decisions as to when to deploy them. 2. Explain the necessary components of a structured approach to quality improvement in order to apply key quality improvement methods to support the planning, design, implementation and evaluation of improvement efforts.
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Quality improvement methods were first deployed in healthcare in e hospital settings. However, over the past decade particularly, there has been increasing focus on the application of these methods in improving population and public health. In this course, you will apply a combination of both approaches to population health improvement. You will also learn how to study and evaluate large improvement initiatives to capture learning effectively. Learning Objectives: Apply quality improvement methods in combination with population health frameworks to design a population health improvement initiative Understand how the use of geographic information systems contributes to quality improvement Critique different study designs for studying quality improvement initiativesÂ
Taught by
Dr Thomas Woodcock
