3 ECTS credits
78 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4012381EEW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
Department
Public Health Sciences
Educational team
Johan Bilsen (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

-background information about quality care in health care
-different definitions of quality, and especially of quality(care)in health care
-most current concepts in quality care
-most important methods and procedures in promoting and evalutating quality care in health care
-Belgian legal framework concering quality care in health care

-students have to demonstrate their knowledge and skills by developing and presenting an initiative of quality improvement (group work)

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Kwaliteitszorg in de gezondheidszorg, Prof. J. Bilsen en Lic. M. Buts
Digital course material (Required) : slides van de presentaties gebruikt tijdens de hoorcolleges (online via pointcarré), Pointcarré
Practical course material (Required) : relevante artikels en wetgeving (online via pointcarré of via hardcopy), Pointcarré of hardcopy
Additional info

During a part of the lectures the students are coached in analysing a concrete example of quality improvement in health care (from their own work experience). They are expected to give a group presentation on this case and to discuss it with the teacher and fellow students . These lectures require compulsory attendance.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

-Students have gained insight in the context and background information that makes it necessary to care for quality in health care
-Students are able to define 'quality' and translate it to the specific conditions in health care
-Students know the current concepts in quality care and safety in health care, and is able to explain these by means of concrete examples from health care practice
-the student knows the most important methods and measuring instruments used in quality evaluation in health care.  
-Students have gained insight in the Belgian legal framework on this subject

-Students are able to develop an example of quality improvement initiative in healthcare and to present and discuss it with peers and teacher

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
LEC Presentation determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 70% of the final mark.

    Note: written exam (14/20)

Within the LEC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Presentation with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

    Note: group presentation of own initiative quality improvement + discussion peers and teacher (6/20)

Additional info regarding evaluation

-written examination (14/20)
-group work: analysis and presentation of a case in quality improvement  in healthcare, including discussion with peers and teacher in class (6 / 20)

To pass the exams, the student has to obtain at least 10/20 for both parts 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Biomedical Sciences (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Management and Policy in Health Care: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Health Sciences: standaard traject (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)