CPH 710 - ADVERSE EVENTS IN HEALTHCARE: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION

College of Public Health

Credits: 3

This course will focus on the epidemiology, history, methods, and ancillary laboratory tools used in the study and control of healthcare associated adverse events, including discussions of key concepts and theory, basic types of epidemiological investigations and study designs, and distinctive problems associated with specific risk factors. Adverse events will be discussed as components of patient safety and the quality of care.