Design and evaluation of interventions for the improvement of Quality in Health Care
| Title | Σχεδιασμός και αξιολόγηση παρεμβάσεων για τη βελτίωση της ποιότητας στη φροντίδα υγείας / Design and evaluation of interventions for the improvement of Quality in Health Care |
| Code | ΤΙΜΚΠΒ021 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Zoi Tsimtsiou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021915 |
Programme of Study: PPS Social-Preventive Medicine and Quality in Health Care (2024-today)
Registered students: 10
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality in Health Care and Patient Safety | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600290352
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290352
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16298
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to:
• become familiar with change management tactics in the context of improving quality of health care and patient safety
• understand the concept of economic evaluation and the use of health economics tools regarding the allocation of available resources, as well as its contribution to decision-making
• practice with the necessary tools to design practices to ensure and improve individual dimensions of quality in healthcare, with emphasis on patient safety
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Managing change in the context of improving quality in health care and patient safety
- Patient safety: Identification and management of risks in health services
- Health care and the specificities of the health care market
- Basic concepts of Economics with application to Health
- The supply of health services
- Measuring health and health outcomes
- Economic evaluation of health interventions
- Selection of quality indicators in the hospital
- Essential tools for quality improvement (QI essential tookit)
- Case studies in quality improvement and patient safety
Keywords
Quality Improvement, Change, Tools, Patient Safety
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 58.5 | 2.3 | ✓ | ||
| Tutorial | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Self-study | 78 | 3.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 187.5 | 7.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of students will be carried out through:
• The preparation of a written assignment (40% participation in the final grade)
• Their performance in the exams with multiple choice questions (60% participation in the final grade)
A pass mark in the examinations for the courses of the MSc is considered to be the higher or equal to six (6).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. Gerald J. Langley, Ronald D. Moen, Kevin M. Nolan, Thomas W. Nolan, Clifford L. Norman, Lloyd P. Provost. 2nd Edition.
Last Update
23-03-2025
