Course
Selected topics in Quality and Patient Safety (DHV350)
Dette er emnebeskrivelsen for studieåret 2025-2026
Fakta
Emnekode
DHV350
Vekting (stp)
10
Semester undervisningsstart
Autumn
Undervisningsspråk
English
Antall semestre
1
Vurderingssemester
Autumn
Content
The course addresses selected topics within quality and safety in healthcare and gives the PhD candidate in-depth knowledge and analytical skills at an advanced level. The course focuses on topics that are key to understanding and analyzing quality and patient safety together with influencing mechanisms at micro, meso, and macro levels. Examples of topics:
- Foundations and theoretical approaches to safety and quality
- Macro level factors
- Teamwork and micro systems
- Improvement and improvement strategies
- The role of patients and carers
- Different perspectives (resilience, safety culture, learning, leadership, etc)
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The PhD candidate will:
- Possess advanced knowledge of quality and patient safety as a research field.
- Possess advanced knowledge of relevant theoretical approaches, perspectives, and methods.
Skills
The PhD candidate can:
- Apply relevant theoretical approaches and methods on selected quality and patient safety topics.
- Critically analyze the relationship between micro, meso, and macro level factors and their influence on quality and patient safety.
General competence
The PhD candidate can:
- Organize and present selected research literature on quality and patient safety and lead discussions in open seminars/groups.
- Search for and apply research literature to analyze a self-selected research problem.
Forkunnskapskrav
Exam
| Form of assessment | Weight | Duration | Marks | Aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual paper on self selected topic | 1/1 | Passed / Not Passed |
List of self-selected literature (approx 500 pages) to be submitted together with the individual paper.
Vilkår for å gå opp til eksamen/vurdering
- Presentation of scientific literature in open seminars/discussion groups.
- Prepare a short abstract (approx 250 words) on the self-selected research topic to be addressed in the individual paper. Abstract should include background, topic, research problem/question, and plan for relevant literature searches. The abstract will be approved by the course coordinator.
- List of self-selected literature of approx 500 pages relevant for the individual paper.
