Continuing Education Certificate in Quality and Patient Safety
Advance your healthcare career with the essential skills needed to promote safe, efficient, and patient-centered clinical practices.
Format 100% online
Start date January 2025
Duration 16 weeks
Language Spanish
Protect your patients
Acquire the expertise to design and implement protocols that reduce the risk of adverse events in hospitalized patients. Develop communication skills for managing teams during crisis situations, and learn how to design epidemiology studies that can be applied in healthcare facilities ranging from small clinics to large hospitals.
- Receive a comprehensive overview of factors contributing to patient safety.
- Master the components of quality healthcare.
- Understand connections between patient safety and bioethics.
- Learn the World Health Organization’s patient safety cycle and the various stages of risk management.
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Why specialize in Quality and Patient Safety?
In a healthcare industry that is becoming increasingly competitive and efficiency-focused, a Certificate in Patient Quality and Safety can give you a competitive edge. The healthcare sector needs professionals who can help improve services and deliver patient-centered care.
Advance your career by taking on positions of responsibility such as quality coordinator in health centers, healthcare institutions, and hospitals. Seize the opportunity to join quality and patient safety committees in different healthcare settings.
- Provide the necessary knowledge for safe clinical practice in healthcare organizations.
- Understand the patient safety cycle as defined by the WHO and the phases of risk management.
- Design protocols to reduce the risk of adverse events in hospitalized patients.
- Make informed decisions based on a comprehensive perspective of patient safety.
- Create epidemiological studies to be implemented in health centers and hospitals.
- Improve communication skills to coordinate teams during crises.
Education for the real world
The Continuing Education Certificate in Quality and Patient Safety is based on practical training and adapted to the real needs of today’s job market.
Learn at your own pace
Live classes are recorded so you can watch them whenever you want. You have unlimited access to all course materials and resources.
Personal guidance
Your academic advisor will provide guidance and support throughout the program to help you reach your goals.
Updated content
The program is continuously evolving to stay aligned with the latest trends and technologies in the industry.
Your U.S. education
Enjoy your academic experience with instructors and classmates from the U.S., Latin America, and around the world.
Format
We offer this Certificate in Quality and Patient Safety in an online learning format to give you maximum flexibility. Advance at your own pace, anytime and anywhere.
Online
Start dates
January, May, or September.
Language
Spanish.
Classes
Pre-scheduled weekday classes: participate in real time and/or watch the recorded sessions.
Study program
16 weeks (4 months)
160 contact hours + individual work
Health Technology Assessment. Safe clinical practices: Surgical safety.
- Sterilization.
- Patient safety in:
- Surgical services.
- Anesthesiology and resuscitation.
- Pediatric services.
- Hospital emergency services.
- Oncology services.
- Primary care.
Medical-legal aspects of clinical practice. Bioethics and patient safety.
- Responsibility of the health professional.
- Medicalization of society.
- Bioethics and patient safety.
- Second victims.
Clinical risk management: The safe use of medications and healthcare-related infections.
- High risk medications.
- Medical product safety.
- Medication reconciliation.
- Environmental biosafety in healthcare facilities.
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): Prevention and control strategies.
Why study at MIU?
MIU’s Certificate in Quality and Patient Safety prepares you to take the next step in your professional career. If you study with us, you can enjoy:
- Access to quality networking that connects you with students from all over the world, broadening your horizons and your opportunities.
- Flexible methodology that includes onboarding, personal advising, live and recorded classes, 24/7 technical support, and access to all the online resources.
- Affordable prices and a simple enrollment process for easy access to a high-quality education.
Student profile
This Certificate is intended primarily for medical doctors, nurses, and healthcare managers interested in increasing their expertise in the field of patient safety.
It is also beneficial for students who wish to gain a comprehensive overview of this field to advance their professional career.
Requirements
To gain admission to this program, you must submit:
- Your most recent diploma and transcript.
- A completed application form.
- Payment of the non-refundable $50 enrollment fee.
- Your updated resume.
- A copy of your passport or official ID.
A leader in online education
We are proud to be part of PROEDUCA, an educational group at the forefront of online learning at the international level. This allows us to offer you a high-quality U.S. education at a competitive and affordable price.
Thanks to our alliance with PROEDUCA Universidades, the Continuing Education division at MIU City University Miami has strategic agreements with Unir in Spain and Latin America, Internaciones in Guatemala, Fundación Unir in Colombia, and Newman in Peru.
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Thanks to our alliance with PROEDUCA Universidades, the Continuing Education division at MIU City University Miami has strategic agreements with Unir in Spain and Latin America, Internaciones in Guatemala, Fundación Unir in Colombia, and Newman in Peru.