Health Care Quality Improvement and Safety Management
| Study location | Canada, Ontario, Kitchener |
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| Type | Graduate Certificate, College |
| Nominal duration | 1 year / 2 semesters |
| Study language | English |
| Course code | 1627 |
| Tuition fee | CA$19,393 per year The fee is for the 2024–2025 academic year and includes tuition (CA$15,844), health insurance and ancillary charges. The fees displayed are estimates for two semesters and are subject to change. |
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| Registration fee | CA$400 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$100) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). Please REVIEW the EdviseCanada`s fee policy. |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate Diploma (or higher) To be eligible for admission, you must possess:
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. |
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| Language requirements | English For direct admission, you must be from an English-speaking country or, you must provide one of the English language proficiency tests below:
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Overview
Quality improvement and safety management play a key role in enhancing staff and patient safety and the positive healthcare delivery experience.
Conestoga’s innovative program in Health Care Quality Improvement and Safety Management will allow you to develop a skillset in leading quality improvement and patient safety activities in a healthcare setting. 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.
Career opportunities
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.