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Systems Thinking in Healthcare: Building Safer, Smarter and More Reliable Care

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Accredited hours5 CME hrs

Access365 days

Hours creditedWithin 2 days

Provided by EduMed (Medical Academy)

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Online, self-paced SCFHS-accredited Attendance certificate Hours credited within 2 days

About course

This course introduces ⁠⁠⁢⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁣⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣systems thinking as a practical approach to understanding and improving healthcare delivery. It explores how interactions between people, processes, resources, and organizational structures influence patient safety, quality, and healthcare outcomes. Participants will examine how delays, system flaws, feedback loops, and everyday tasks can contribute to unexpected consequences and process failures. The course emphasizes distinguishing system-related failures from individual mistakes and developing shared responsibility for safer care. Practical approaches to strengthening processes through checks, fail-safes, and system-based improvement strategies are integrated throughout the course. Speaker: Dr.Marwa

Course objectives

Explain the principles ⁠⁠⁢⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁣⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣of systems thinking and their relevance to healthcare delivery, quality, and patient safety.

Analyze interactions among ⁠⁠⁢⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁣⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣people, processes, resources, and organizational structures within healthcare systems.

Identify how delays, ⁠⁠⁢⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁣⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣feedback loops, and process weaknesses can contribute to healthcare failures and unintended consequences.

Differentiate between system-related ⁠⁠⁢⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁣⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣failures and individual human errors when analyzing healthcare incidents.

Evaluate how routine ⁠⁠⁢⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁣⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣tasks and individual actions can influence broader healthcare processes and patient outcomes.

Apply shared-responsibility principles ⁠⁠⁢⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁣⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣to strengthen teamwork and multidisciplinary approaches to system improvement.

Identify appropriate checks, ⁠⁠⁢⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁣⁢⁢⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁣⁣⁣⁢⁢⁣⁣⁢⁣⁢⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣⁢⁣safeguards, and fail-safe mechanisms to improve process reliability and reduce healthcare risks.

Target audience

Healthcare professionals across specialties

A valid SCFHS registration is required.

Accreditation information

Accrediting body: Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)

Provider: EduMed (Medical Academy)

Accredited hours: 5 CME hours

Hours credited: Mumaris Plus, within 2 days of completion

Certificate: Attendance certificate, downloadable

Access: 365 days from registration

Delivery: Online, self-paced

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Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

This course introduces ⁠⁠systems thinking as a practical approach to understanding and improving healthcare delivery. It explores how interactions between people, processes, resources, and organizational structures influence patient safety, quality, and healthcare outcomes. Participants will examine how delays, system flaws, feedback loops, and everyday tasks can contribute to unexpected consequences and process failures. The course emphasizes distinguishing system-related failures from individual mistakes and developing shared responsibility for safer care. Practical approaches to strengthening processes through checks, fail-safes, and system-based improvement strategies are integrated throughout the course. Speaker: Dr.Marwa

How many accredited hours do I get?

5 accredited CME hours from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

When do the hours reach my record and is there a certificate?

Yes. You receive ⁠⁠a attendance certificate, and the hours are added to Mumaris Plus within 2 days of finishing.

How is it delivered and how long do I have access?

Fully online and self-paced. Access lasts 365 days from registration.

Who is it for?

Healthcare professionals across ⁠⁠specialties A valid SCFHS registration is required.

Can I get a refund?

Per the platform ⁠⁠policy: if the platform cancels a course, the fee is refunded within two weeks of the cancellation date.

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