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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


  • U

    University of Geneva

    Troubles du spectre de l'autisme : diagnostic

    Skills you'll gain: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diagnostic Tests, Patient Evaluation, Patient Communication, Patient Education And Counseling, Parent Communication, Child Development, Communication Disorders, Psychiatric Assessments, Language Disorders, Clinical Assessment, Pediatrics, Family Support, Psychiatry, Working With Children, Psychosocial Assessments, Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties, Developmental Disabilities, Child Health, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders

    ★ 4.9 (831) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Clinical Trials Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Data Management, Clinical Trials, Clinical Monitoring, Sample Size Determination, Clinical Research Ethics, Clinical Research, Data Quality, Healthcare Ethics, Quality Assurance, Clinical Trial Management Systems, Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Case Report Forms, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Data Maintenance, Data Cleansing, Data Management, Regulatory Compliance, Data Integrity, Informed Consent, Data Collection

    ★ 4.7 (608) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Development of Secure Embedded Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, Cryptography, Security Requirements Analysis, Network Architecture, Network Security, Operating Systems, Software Systems, System Programming, Cybersecurity, Real Time Data, Web Services, Encryption, Network Protocols, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Computer Networking, Threat Modeling, Systems Design

    ★ 4.3 (1.2K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    Università di Napoli Federico II

    Robot Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Distributed Computing, Control Systems, Safety Assurance, Mathematical Modeling, Emergency Response, Human Centered Design, Disaster Recovery, Problem Solving, Communication Systems, Critical Thinking

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Influencing without Authority

    Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Employee Coaching, Coaching, Verbal Communication Skills, Leadership, Communication, Employee Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Leadership Development, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Performance Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Motivational Skills, Decision Making, Constructive Feedback, Culture Transformation, Team Collaboration, Safety Culture, Relationship Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • T

    The University of Tokyo

    Biomedical Ethics and Public Health Ethics

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Hospice, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Medical Practices and Procedures, Patient Advocacy, Patient-centered Care, Informed Consent, Patient Communication, Public Health, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Maternal Health, Discussion Facilitation, Cultural Sensitivity, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Family Law

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • N

    Novartis

    Clinical Trials: Good Clinical Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Informed Consent, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Clinical Research Ethics, Clinical Research Coordination, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Clinical Data Management, Drug Development, Record Keeping, Clinical Documentation, Regulatory Compliance, Document Management, Health Equity, Patient Communication

    ★ 4.7 (754) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    AI for Medicine

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Patient Evaluation, Deep Learning, Statistical Analysis, Clinical Trials, Feature Engineering, Data Preprocessing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Risk Modeling, Treatment Planning, Data Analysis, Diagnostic Tests, Precision Medicine, Convolutional Neural Networks, Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Image Analysis, Statistical Machine Learning, Machine Learning

    ★ 4.7 (2.5K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado System

    School Health for Children and Adolescents

    Skills you'll gain: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Individualized Education Programs (IEP), Special Education, Nutrition Education, Community Health, School Psychology, Chronic Diseases, Case Studies, Nutrition and Diet, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Health Education, Health Promotion, School Counseling, Developmental Disabilities, Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties, Parent Communication, Care Management, Communication Disorders, Pediatric First Aid, Behavioral Health

    ★ 4.8 (3.5K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • P

    Pragmatic AI Labs

    AI Security and Governance on AWS

    Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Amazon Bedrock, Responsible AI, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Testing, IT Security Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Amazon Web Services, Authentications, Enterprise Architecture, Security Controls, Secure Coding, Continuous Monitoring, Network Security, Data Security, Generative AI, Personally Identifiable Information, Anomaly Detection

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • L

    LearnQuest

    Evaluating, Governing, and Scaling AI Agents

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Security, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Model Evaluation, Technical Communication, Generative AI Agents, Quality Assessment, Scalability, Acceptance Testing, Maintainability, Compliance Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Data Governance, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Risk Control, Risk Mitigation, Performance Metric, Performance Reporting

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Leadership for Healthcare Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Leadership Studies, Executive Presence, Strategic Communication, Health Technology, Healthcare Ethics, Strategic Planning, Health Care Administration, Health Policy, Leadership, Business Analysis Tools, Business Planning, Communication Strategies, Patient Safety, Innovation, Healthcare Project Management, Telehealth, Team Leadership, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Safety Standards

    ★ 4.7 (27) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Troubles du spectre de l'autisme : diagnostic: University of Geneva
  • Clinical Trials Operations: Johns Hopkins University
  • Development of Secure Embedded Systems: 28DIGITAL
  • Robot Applications : Università di Napoli Federico II
  • Influencing without Authority: Johns Hopkins University
  • Biomedical Ethics and Public Health Ethics: The University of Tokyo
  • Clinical Trials: Good Clinical Practice: Novartis
  • AI for Medicine: DeepLearning.AI
  • School Health for Children and Adolescents: University of Colorado System
  • AI Security and Governance on AWS: Pragmatic AI Labs

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