CLINICAL AUDIT
COURSE
USING CLINICAL AUDIT TO
IMPROVE PATIENT CARE
Who should attend
The course is best suited to individuals who have been recently appointed to jobs that involve supporting clinical audit or to individuals who have been in the job for less than a year. The course is intended for people who want in-depth knowledge of best practice in all stages of the clinical audit process.
What you learn
The course prepares staff to lead, carry out or support clinical audits in clinical services. It is aimed at working with clinical groups to achieve evidence of improvements in the quality of patient care, using the clinical audit process.
Each participant receives a 640–page, 20–chapter Clinical Audit Manual and other learning and reference materials.
Certificates of completion of the course are provided. This course is Certified as conforming to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements in the UK by The CPD Certification Service.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS COURSE
‘An excellent course thoughtfully and robustly designed. Support materials of high quality and facilitator supportive and very knowledgeable. A course I would recommend without hesitation.’
‘Excellent course with useful anecdotes and real-life examples to put learning into context.’
‘The course was very intense. I learnt a great deal and I’m pleased I started this course at the beginning of my new job. Very informative and the facilitator is great!’
‘I have thoroughly enjoyed this training and it has helped me gain confidence in clinical audit. I’m looking forward to applying my knowledge in practice.’
CLINICAL AUDIT
COURSE
ADVANCING CLINICAL AUDIT
Who should attend
The course is for individuals who have at least one year’s experience in a job that involves supporting clinical audit, including a national clinical audit.
What you learn
The course helps participants strengthen clinical audit activities in their organizations. It provides practical advice on how to enhance key stages in the clinical audit process and helps participants think strategically about how to ensure that clinical audits actually benefit patients. The course reviews how objectives for a clinical audit should be expressed, exceptions and operational definitions for quality-of-care measures, managing clinician review of preliminary audit data including provision for implicit measures of quality, and how actions should follow a ‘theory of change for improvement’.
Each participant receives a copy of our Clinical Audit Manual and other learning and reference materials.
Certificates of completion of the course are provided. This course is Certified as conforming to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements in the UK by The CPD Certification Service.
WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS COURSE
‘The delivery of content. The amount of information and learning was immense,
but the delivery kept it fresh and interesting. I now feel comfortable in
how the audit process should be planned and implemented.’
‘Filling the gaps of knowledge, I didn’t have. I now have the ‘gold standard’
to work to and if I can achieve these, I know I am managing good audit.’
‘The facilitator is a delight – very easy to listen to and
encourages interactive engagement. Thank you!’
CLINICAL AUDIT
WORKSHOP
GETTING CLINICAL AUDIT RIGHT
TO BENEFIT PATIENTS
Who should attend
The workshop is designed for clinical staff who need or want to carry a clinical audit the right way. Doctors and other healthcare professionals in training programmes benefit from participation in the workshop.
What you learn
The workshop helps clinical staff to work with colleagues to identify subjects that are worth the time to carry out a clinical audit for a clinical service. Participants design a clinical audit for a priority subject and know what to do to analyse and act on their findings.
Each participant receives a detailed 214–page reference book on clinical audit, Getting Clinical Audit Right to Benefit Patients, and a 48–page Clinical Audit Workbook with examples of clinical audit designs and practical assignments for participants to complete in the workshop.
Certificates of participation in the workshop are provided. This workshop is Certified as conforming to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements in the UK by The CPD Certification Service.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
‘This was an extremely worthwhile course and I really value the way that it has been designed to focus on each individual’s audit ‘need’. The step-by-step exercise was very helpful. Will definitely recommend.’
‘Overall, very informative and enjoyable. Instruction is very clear and explained really well.’
‘Often the process of audit can be overwhelming and the thought process of conducting one. It was broken down in a simple but non-patronizing way. Very structured process that was made user friendly. Liked the style of workshop leader’s teaching and the way it was interactive and supported you through doing an audit you could complete. Excellent workshop and thoroughly enjoyed the day.’
‘The facilitator is so lovely and knowledgeable and approachable. Really helpful!’
CLINICAL AUDIT
WORKSHOP
CLINICAL AUDIT LEADS
Who should attend
The workshop is designed for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and other healthcare professionals who are responsible for leading clinical audit in their specialties, services or professions. The workshop also is suitable for clinical audit committee members and staff supporting clinical audit.
What you learn
Many clinical staff are asked by their clinical directors to take on the leadership of clinical audit in their services; however, they may have little preparation for the role. When done properly, clinical audits can be effective in producing improvements in the quality of patient care. A Clinical Audit Lead can enhance the possibility that clinical audits will benefit patient care by proactively leading their colleagues through carrying out the best possible clinical audits for their service.
The workshop suggests ways in which Clinical Audit Leads can and should be proactive facilitators of quality improvement in their clinical services, using the clinical audit process. Practical guidance such as how to assess the design of a clinical audit, how to lead discussion among colleagues about the preliminary findings of a clinical audit, how to recognize additional ‘exceptions’ to quality-of-care measures and acknowledge implicit judgements about the quality of patient care made by colleagues, and how to find and act on causes of problems impeding the quality of care are included in the workshop.
Each participant will be provided with a copy of a 60-page book, Leading Clinical Audit.
Certificates of participation in the workshop are provided.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
‘First study day I have enjoyed and learned a lot from in a long time.’
‘Structural, piece–by–piece, detailed approach to approaching and conducting audit.’
‘I can’t isolate one part; my understanding built as the day went on.’
‘The workshop leader’s ability to apply the information to real scenarios.
Her openness and generosity with advice.’
CLINICAL AUDIT
WORKSHOP
HOW TO TEACH CLINICAL AUDIT
Who should attend
The workshop is for experienced clinical audit staff who are expected to teach others how to do a clinical audit. The workshop also is suited for clinical audit leads and clinical tutors who may have responsibility for teaching clinical audit to doctors, nurses or other healthcare professionals in training.
What you learn
We designed the workshop in response to requests from clinical audit staff who wanted to learn how we provide effective teaching on clinical audit. The workshop sets out a framework for designing any teaching session, provides a structured approach to planning what to teach and how, and gives advice on how to get learners involved in practical work.
Each participant is provided with a copy of a 116-page How to Teach Clinical Audit book.
Certificates of completion of the course are provided. This course is Certified as conforming to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements in the UK by The CPD Certification Service.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
‘Overall the workshop has been fantastic and I feel motivated and excited
about planning my teaching sessions.’
‘I found the tutor a very inspirational teacher who really makes you think about
what you should be doing and how you should be doing it.’
‘All aspects were very beneficial and have made me more focused on the
way clinical audit training should be taken forward within my organization.’
‘Definitely the most valuable training I have been on.’