
Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Health Care Quality Improvement and Safety Management
The Health Care Quality Improvement and Safety Management course from Conestoga College will allow you to develop a skillset in leading quality improvement and patient safety activities in a healthcare setting.
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
January, May, September
Tuition Fee
CAD 7,692 per year
Location
Kitchener – Doon, Milton – Steeles Ave.
About the program
In the Health Care Quality Improvement and Safety Management course from Conestoga College you will learn to apply project management and lean methodologies to effectively lead the planning, implementation, management, and evaluation of quality improvement projects within clinical and operational programs. By joining a growing field of quality improvement and safety management, you will become an important member of the healthcare team supporting continuous improvement culture and directly contributing to enhancing quality care and patient safety.
Careers
This program will be a complementary dual-offer program to Health Care Administration Management (#1506). This program will also be attractive to students pursuing allied health, nursing, or PSW credentials to gain a skillset in administration and management in a long term care setting. Graduates may also choose to complement their studies with an additional graduate certificate or may choose to pursue a relevant Master’s degree in alignment with their previous educational background.
Courses Included
- Project Management
- Collaborative Practice for Health Care Quality
- Quality Improvement in Health Care
- Applications of Lean in Quality Improvement and Safety Management
- Human Factors in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Management
- Incident Review Methods for Quality Improvement
- Health Care Operations











