GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    APPLIED QUALITY OF CARE
  • Qualification awarded:
    Master (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    75,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    2
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Blended
MANAGEMENT:

  • Fatjó Hurios, Francesc

  • Mestre Roca, Gabriel

  • Nicolás Arfelis, Jose Maria

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

- Graduates and holders of pre-EHEA degrees and diplomas in medicine and surgery.
- Graduates and holders of pre-EHEA degrees and diplomas in nursing.
- Holders of bachelor's degrees or university diplomas in health sciences.
- Other technicians, holders of pre-EHEA diplomas/degrees or bachelor's degrees working in the health area.

ADMISSION FOR APPLICANTS NOT HOLDING A DEGREE QUALIFICATION:

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To gain extensive knowledge of the foundations and tools of quality care.
- To understand the basic concepts of clinical safety and the most commonly used tools of the discipline.
- To broaden the understanding of the processes and procedures involved in safe drug management.
- To acquire a broad understanding of the main concepts and principles of people-centred care.
- To understand and learn how to use the main tools required to develop and improve people-centred care.
- To deepen knowledge of processes and procedures that relate healthcare quality to people-centred care.
- To discover the main external systems for assessing the quality of health systems.
- To learn an advanced system for the design of quality plans.
- To learn the main strategies for knowledge management in organizations.
- To learn how to describe the principles of organizational innovation.
- To learn strategies for records policies.
- To learn about the system of internal audits.
- To learn the principles of monitoring and benchmarking systems.
- To gain knowledge and skills in applying process management methodology.
- To understand, optimize and review the healthcare process (process flows).
- To learn operational management techniques (application of the lean and six sigma techniques) to improve the efficiency of organizations.
- To gain knowledge and skills in applying lean management methodology and tools to the health system.
- To gain knowledge and skills in applying the DMAIC method (Define-Measure-Analyse-Improve-Control) of six sigma to the healthcare system.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • First year:
      1.900,00 €
    • Second year:
      3.000,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    12/1/2018
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    9/29/2019
  • Classes begin:
    9/30/2019
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