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Patient Safety Courses

Patient safety courses can help you learn risk assessment, incident reporting, root cause analysis, and effective communication strategies. You can build skills in developing safety protocols, conducting safety audits, and implementing quality improvement initiatives. Many courses introduce tools like incident management systems and safety culture assessments, that support applying these skills in healthcare settings.


Popular Patient Safety Courses and Certifications


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    Duke University

    Rust Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Containerization, Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Docker (Software), Jenkins, Application Deployment, DevOps, LLM Application, Hugging Face, Large Language Modeling, Test Case, Restful API, Serverless Computing, Generative AI, Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Natural Language Processing, Computer Programming, Cloud Computing

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    267 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Yale University

    Introduction to Medical Software

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Software Development Life Cycle, Medical Devices, Systems Development, Usability, Medical Privacy, Regulatory Affairs, Verification And Validation, Human Factors, Regulatory Requirements, Quality Management Systems, Risk Management, Medical Management, User Interface (UI), Software Design, Healthcare Project Management, Software Testing, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), User Research

    4.8
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    282 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Science Matters: Let's Talk About COVID-19

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Community Health, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Health Systems, Socioeconomics, Health Policy, Emergency Response, Patient Evaluation, Immunology, Diagnostic Tests, Microbiology, Media and Communications, Molecular Biology, Pathology

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    222 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Medical Cannabis: The Health Effects of THC and CBD

    Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Pharmacology, Public Health, Health Policy, Gerontology, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Science and Research, Substance Abuse, Research, Hospice, Medication Administration, Health Care, Clinical Research, Mental and Behavioral Health, Exercise Science

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    516 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Digital Health

    Skills you'll gain: Health Technology, Data Visualization Software, Telehealth, Agile Methodology, Health Disparities, Health Informatics, Health Care, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Systems, Electronic Medical Record, digital literacy, Interoperability, Clinical Data Management, Public Health, Tableau Software, Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, Digital Transformation, User Centered Design, Analytics

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    340 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Diagnóstico y tratamiento del dolor neuropático en atención primaria

    Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Neurology, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient Evaluation, Diagnostic Tests, Patient-centered Care, Patient Treatment, Primary Care, General Medicine, Medical History Documentation, Science and Research, Clinical Assessment, Chronic Diseases, Public Health, Pharmacology

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    319 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Child Housing Assessment for a Safer Environment Teach-Out

    Skills you'll gain: Injury Prevention, Fire And Life Safety, Electrical Safety, Accident Prevention, Safety Training, Safety Standards, Health And Safety Standards, Working With Children, Risk Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Sustainable Construction in a Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Architecture, Sustainable Design, Construction, Materials Management, Procurement, Architectural Engineering, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Engineering, Systems Thinking, Waste Minimization, Health And Safety Standards, Innovation

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    26 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    L&T EduTech

    MV Substation - An industrial approach (PART-B)

    Skills you'll gain: Electrical Substation, Electrical Systems, Electrical Wiring, Low Voltage, Electrical Equipment, Electrical Safety, Electrical Power, High Voltage, HVAC, Mechanical Design, Construction, Civil Engineering, Safety Standards, Building Design, Schematic Diagrams, Engineering Calculations, Thermal Management, Firewall

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    AI For Medical Treatment

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Statistical Analysis, Clinical Trials, Treatment Planning, Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Patient Treatment, AI Personalization, Machine Learning, Text Mining, Health Informatics, Medical Terminology, Natural Language Processing

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Florida

    The Meat We Eat

    Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Cooking, Food Safety and Sanitation, Sustainability Standards, Nutrition and Diet, Manufacturing and Production, Environment and Resource Management, Manufacturing Processes, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    210 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    AI Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LangChain, OpenAI API, Embeddings, Image Analysis, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, LLM Application, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Applications, Multimodal Prompts, Hugging Face, Generative AI, Application Deployment, OpenAI, API Gateway, Vector Databases, Software Engineering

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular patient safety courses

  • Rust Programming: Duke University
  • Introduction to Medical Software: Yale University
  • Science Matters: Let's Talk About COVID-19: Imperial College London
  • Medical Cannabis: The Health Effects of THC and CBD: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Digital Health: Imperial College London
  • Diagnóstico y tratamiento del dolor neuropático en atención primaria: Universidad de los Andes
  • Child Housing Assessment for a Safer Environment Teach-Out: Johns Hopkins University
  • Sustainable Construction in a Circular Economy: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • MV Substation - An industrial approach (PART-B): L&T EduTech
  • AI For Medical Treatment: DeepLearning.AI

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