(WHO) Patient Safety Curriculum Guide - CAIPE

Example 3: Integrating patient safety into pre-existing
subjects–example A. See chart A.6.3.
A number of subjects could set aside some
sessions where the main objective of the tutorial
or lecture is to cover a patient safety topic.
In the fourth year there could be a lecture on
medication safety as part of therapeutics, a
workshop on safe drug administration, and a PBL
or small group learning format where a case is
discussed that demonstrates the multifactorial
nature of error using a case or medication error.
Chart A.6.3. Implementation of patient safety as a stand-alone subject into pre-existing
subjects (A)
Year 1 PBL Patient
safety
case
Clinical skills
Patient
safety
activity
Lecture Patient
safety
topic
Year 2 PBL Patient
safety
case
Clinical skills
Patient
safety
activity
Lecture Patient
safety
topic
Year 3 PBL Patient
safety
case
Clinical skills
Patient
safety
activity
Lecture Patient
safety
topic
Year 4 PBL Patient
safety
case
Clinical skills
Patient
safety
activity
Lecture Patient
safety
topic
Example 4: Integrating patient safety into pre-existing
subjects–example B. See Chart A.6.4.
Work together with subject leaders to incorporate
elements of patient safety into selected
educational sessions. Although the main focus
of the session is not a patient safety topic,
elements of patient safety education are weaved
into the session. For this to occur, session
objectives should include an element
of patient safety. See Box A.6.4 for examples.
The more patient safety topics are integrated
into the established curriculum, the easier
it will be to incorporate the performance
requirements in a meaningful way,
and provide context for patient safety
concepts.
45 Part A 6. How to integrate patient safety learning into your curriculum