Measuring Healthcare Quality and Safety: the importance of designing and understanding indicators - 2nd edition

The Public Health Institute of the University of Porto within the scope of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and the approved application “Platform For a Global Health – Qualification of Human Health Resources”, coordinated by the Polytechnic Institute of Health of the North in the context of the WARNING N.º 01/PRR/2021 – Youth Impulse Program STEAM and Adult Impulse Program, presents below the advanced course on the topic: Measuring Healthcare Quality and Safety: the importance of designing and understanding indicators.

13/01/2024 - 27/01/2024

Saturdays (all day): from 9:00 to 18:00
Hybrid format (online in the 1st session andface-to-face in the 2nd and 3rd sessions).

Course addressed to:
- adults over 23 years old;
- residents in the national territory at the time of the actions of which they are beneficiaries.

Deadline for registration
18/12/2023

Obs.:Free course, but limited to 50 places, which will be occupied in order of registration; ATTENTION: Mandatory submission in the application form, in the field "Annex" of the pdf with the certificate of academic qualification or proof of professional experience in the health area.

- Understand the role of indicators for improving the quality of care and the main attributes of valid and reliable health measures, recognizing different data sources and understanding the challenges in obtaining high quality data;
- Know the process of choosing indicators in different contexts and which epidemiological metrics are most appropriate for measuring care quality.

*ATTENTION! Please note that applications from those selected in the previous edition will not be accepted, even if they have not completed the course.

The course is intended for professionals working in the health field.
It is particularly relevant for those who have an interest or role in the process of improving the quality of care and safety (doctors, nurses, managers), both in public and private institutions and at different levels of health care.

*Candidates must provide proof by submitting a certificate of academic qualification and/or proof of professional experience in the area of ​​health

Participant Limit:
50
Responsible:
Bárbara Peleteiro
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