Clinical Audit, Quality Assurance and Service Improvement
Distinguish audit improvement and research.
What you will learn
- Distinguish audit improvement and research.
- Define standards and measures.
- Collect reliable proportionate data.
- Interpret change over time.
- Plan and evaluate a small test of change.
- Sustain improvements and quality assurance.
Course content
6 lessons + final assessmentSelect a lesson to view its details.
01Choose the right approachNot started
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02Define the standard and measuresNot started
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03Collect dependable dataNot started
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04Interpret numbers and variationNot started
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05Test changes and learnNot started
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06Sustain and assure qualityNot started
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18 questions · 30 minutes · Pass: 15 correct
Who this course is for
Assessed knowledge of audit, improvement measurement and quality assurance.
Prerequisite: Courses 16 25 and 37 recommended.
Scope and professional boundaries
Assessed knowledge of audit, improvement measurement and quality assurance. Does not authorise unapproved research, equipment calibration or independent changes to clinical protocols.
References
- HQIP Best practice in clinical audit 2020 ↗
- UK HRA What approvals and decisions do I need ↗
- Zambia NHRA Authority to conduct research ↗
- ACSQHC Communicating for safety standard Actions 6.05 and 6.06 ↗
- National Health Research Act No 2 of 2013 Zambia ↗
- Zambia Data Protection Act No 3 of 2021 ↗
- HPCZ National Healthcare Standards for Zambia Third edition February 2026 ↗
- Radiation Protection Authority Zambia RPA SG 1 Licensing Notification Exemption and Exclusion 2015 ↗
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement Model for Improvement ↗
- NSW Clinical Excellence Commission Model for Improvement ↗
- WHO Patient safety curriculum guide multi professional edition 2011 ↗
- IAEA Radiation Protection and Safety in Medical Uses of Ionizing Radiation SSG 46 2018 ↗
