Course OverviewBoth the Diploma and Masters' courses in Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety are on-line/distance learning courses designed to accommodate the busy healthcare provider or simulation centre team member. Healthcare simulation is the modern way to educate healthcare providers to achieve high performance and to improve patient safety. It encompasses manikin based training for teamworking, task trainers for procedural skills, simulated persons for communication skills and virtual /augmented reality. Show
By completing the Diploma, you will learn how to use simulation in your own practice to deliver better safer healthcare. You will also learn how to use healthcare simulation for quality improvement, systems and process testing and for facilities planning. By completing the Masters programme you will go on to understand how to use simulation for research and how it can support research. If you are a healthcare provider, involved in healthcare education and research or have an interest in patient safety, then this course will be important for you. A qualification in Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety will help you to achieve your career goals in healthcare and simulation. What makes this course unique ...
Scholarships available Applications and SelectionsWho Teaches this CourseDr Paul O'Connor, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons) There are a number of guest lecturers on the programme from medical, nursing, technology & gaming, business and simulation backgrounds including:
Requirements and AssessmentPostgraduate Diploma Science Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety
Masters of Science Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety
Key FactsEntry Requirements
Additional RequirementsDurationMSc—24 months; PDipSc—12 months Next start dateSeptember 2023. Please note places are limited and will be assessed and awarded on merit. A Level Grades ()QQI/FET FETAC Entry RoutesNFQ levelMode of studyDistance Learning ECTS weightingMSc 120 ECTS; PDipSc 60 ECTS AwardCAOCourse codeMSC-HSP; PGD-HSP Course OutlineBoth the Diploma and the Masters are online/distance learning courses supported by two intensive immersive face-to-face two-day simulation based education workshops in The Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation in University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland PDip Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety The course will be delivered in six sequential modules during the academic year.
The course will be assessed through:
MSc Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety
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Module details for MSc Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety Module details for PDipSc Healthcare Simulation and Patient SafetyWhy Choose This Course?Career OpportunitiesThe main goal of the course is to develop expertise in design and implementation of healthcare simulation. This will allow you to become a leader in education and open up opportunities in senior academic posts within healthcare. For those with an interest in patient safety, you will gain expertise in human factors and how healthcare processes can be improved. If running a simulation centre, you will develop skills in stakeholder engagement and demonstrating a return on investment allowing you to progress to senior management positions within organisations. Who’s Suited to This CourseIf you are a doctor, nurse, allied health professional (e.g. speech and language, pharmacy, physiotherapy), paramedic or dentist and have an interest in simulation technology, you should consider applying for one of our simulation courses. If you work in a simulation centre as a technician, manager or director and are keen to develop your expertise and progress your career then you should consider applying for a course. Learning OutcomesTransferable Skills Employers ValueWork PlacementStudy AbroadRelated Student OrganisationsCourse FeesFees: EU€5,500 p.a. 2022/23 Fees: Tuition€5,360 p.a. 2022/23 Fees: Student levy€140 p.a. 2022/23 Fees: Non EU€9,000 p.a. 2022/23
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