Education & CPD

Introduction to Clinical Audit

5.5NMBI CEUs

* These prices include online discounts - prices may be higher if booked over the phone or in person.

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  •   Date: Tuesday, 23 July 2019
  •   Registration: Tuesday, 23 July 2019 10:00
  •   Start: Tuesday, 23 July 2019 10:00
  •   End: Tuesday, 23 July 2019 16:00
  •   Location: The Richmond Education and Event Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7

Description

This programme equips participants with the necessary skills to implement clinical audit in their practice and enable them to deliver evidence of improved performance for safer and better care for patients. Participants will be provided with an overview of clinical audit and be informed about each stage in the clinical audit cycle: topic selection, standards development, data collection, data analysis, reporting, implementing changes and re-audit. A detailed overview will be given on the characteristics and dimensions of quality as well as how best to measure and monitor quality in the workplace. There will be an emphasis on continuous quality and safety improvement in healthcare.

  • Tuesday, 23 July 2019

  • 10:00
    Overview of Quality and Health Care
  • 10:45
    Tea/Coffee Break
  • 11:00
    Overview of CA theory
    A clear understanding Clinical Audit and how it ‘fits ‘into the Irish Health System
  • 12:30
    Definition of Clinical Audit
  • 13:00
    Lunch
  • 13:45
    Audit Cycle
    • PRACTICAL WORKSHOP ON STAGES OF CLINICAL AUDIT • Standard setting • Overview of tools and Techniques for clinical audit • Clinical Audit proposal form
  • 16:00
    Evaluation
  •   Location: The Richmond Education and Event Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Reading List

For access to any of the references below, please contact the library. e: library@inmo.ie, t: 01 6640614

  1. National Institute for Clinical Excellence , (2002) Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit , Oxon, Radcliffe Medical Press.

  2. Health Service Executive , (2008) Appendix 17 Sample Clinical Audit Report Extract from the Guiding Framework for the Implementation of Nurse and Midwife Prescribing in Ireland .

  3. Health Service Executive. , (2013) Quality and Patient Safety Directorate A practical Guide to Clinical Audit .

  4. Health Service Executive, (2008) Healthcare Audit Criteria and Guidance .

  5. Health Service Executive. , (2013) Quality and Patient Safety Directorate A practical Guide to Clinical Audit .

  6. Health Service Executive , (2008) Appendix 17 Sample Clinical Audit Report Extract from the Guiding Framework for the Implementation of Nurse and Midwife Prescribing in Ireland .

  7. Health Service Executive, (2008) Healthcare Audit Criteria and Guidance .

  8. National Institute for Clinical Excellence , (2002) Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit , Oxon, Radcliffe Medical Press.

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