Massive open online course (MOOC) learning builds capacity and improves competence for patient safety among global learners: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Education about patient safety has historically been limited in health professionals curricula and largely inaccessible to the general public. We developed a massive open online course (MOOC), The Science of Safety in Healthcare, to present the foundational patient safety principles to a broad global audience of health professionals, learners, and patients interested in patient safety.

Objectives

To describe the Science of Safety in Healthcare MOOC, its effects on patient safety competence, and the satisfaction of course participants.

Methods

The five-week video-based course was delivered in 2013 and 2014, and was organized in five modules: 1) overview of science of safety and safety culture, 2) enabling and contextual factors that influence patient safety

SUBMITTER: Gleason KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8316390 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature