Anesthesia (Evening Education)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: SHM026
Course Name: Quality and Accreditation in Health
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
2
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. DİLEK KOLCA
Course Lecturer(s): Öğr. Gör. DİLEK KOLCA
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: In the Quality and Accreditation in Health course, it is aimed to teach the concept of quality first and then to provide responsibility for quality and accreditation in health institutions.
Course Content: Introduction to quality management, historical development of quality management in the world and in Turkey, basic concepts of quality management, quality control and quality assurance concepts, total quality management and its elements, accreditation calibration concepts, evaluation of service quality (SERVQUAL), EFQM, JCI – ISO, in health quality standards (SKS Version 5), examples of quality management practices in health services.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understands the concept of quality
2) Understand the Concept of Quality in Health Services
3) Knows the importance of customer satisfaction in healthcare institutions
4) Learn how to measure quality in health services
5) Knows the importance of teamwork in quality improvement
6) Learn the tools used in quality improvement
7) Understands the importance of patient safety

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the Course, Aim of the Course and Learning Objectives
2) Quality Concept
3) The Concept of Quality in Health Services
4) Customer Satisfaction in Health Institutions
5) Measuring Customer Satisfaction in Health Institutions
5) Measuring Customer Satisfaction in Health Institutions
6) Measuring Quality in Health Services
7) Teamwork in Quality Improvement
8) Midterm
9) Continuous improvement
10) Tools Used in Quality Improvement
11) Standard, Accreditation and Standardization Concepts
12) Certification in the Health Sector
13) Quality Awards in the Health Sector
14) Patient Safety in the Health Sector
15) Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Marşap, A. (2014). Sağlık İşletmelerinde Kalite, İstanbul: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
Söyük, S. ve Yenidikici, Ü. A. (2019). Sağlık İşletmelerinde Kalite Yönetimi, İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Açık ve Uzaktan Eğitim Fakültesi.
References: Kaya, S., Tengilimoğlu, D., Işık, O., Akbolat, M. ve Yılmaz, A. (2013). Sağlik Kurumlarinda Kalite Yönetimi, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Yayını.
Oksay, A. (2016). Sağlik Hizmetlerinde Kalite Tam Olarak Ne Demek, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 8(14), 181-192.
https://kalite.saglik.gov.tr/

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Anesthesia technician has professional consciousness.
2) He/She knows the duties, authorities and responsibilities of the anesthesia technician and exhibits ethical behaviors that will carry out harmonious teamwork in the operating room.
3) He/She has the basic knowledge, skills and equipment suitable to the contemporary health technician approach, to be able to carry out communication with the patient, to take responsibility and to develop solutions when faced with an unforeseen situation related to the field.
4) Without giving any harm to patients,he/she gives importance to hygiene asepsis-antisepsis, sterilization, contamination and infection with the basic knowledge about the health care work environment.
5) He/She recognizes and uses the medical terms used in anesthesia applications.
6) He/She knows the basic structure and functions of human body and biochemical mechanisms and uses them in their professional studies.
7) He/She has information about basic anatomy and diseases related to systems.
8) While applying his / her profession, he / she can benefit from appropriate information sources and information technologies.
9) He/She has awareness of lifelong learning.
10) He/She follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
11) He/She has knowledge about ethical principles and rules in the field.
12) He/She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer Driving License required by the field.
13) He/She has internalized team work, has the knowledge of basic anesthetic pharmacology and performs anesthetic and analgesic applications together with anesthesia physician.
14) To have general first aid knowledge and to show proper approach and correct application skills in emergency situations.
15) He/She has the necessary discipline for team work and carries out activities for the development of employees under its responsibility.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Anesthesia technician has professional consciousness.
2) He/She knows the duties, authorities and responsibilities of the anesthesia technician and exhibits ethical behaviors that will carry out harmonious teamwork in the operating room.
3) He/She has the basic knowledge, skills and equipment suitable to the contemporary health technician approach, to be able to carry out communication with the patient, to take responsibility and to develop solutions when faced with an unforeseen situation related to the field.
4) Without giving any harm to patients,he/she gives importance to hygiene asepsis-antisepsis, sterilization, contamination and infection with the basic knowledge about the health care work environment.
5) He/She recognizes and uses the medical terms used in anesthesia applications.
6) He/She knows the basic structure and functions of human body and biochemical mechanisms and uses them in their professional studies.
7) He/She has information about basic anatomy and diseases related to systems.
8) While applying his / her profession, he / she can benefit from appropriate information sources and information technologies.
9) He/She has awareness of lifelong learning.
10) He/She follows information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level.
11) He/She has knowledge about ethical principles and rules in the field.
12) He/She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer Driving License required by the field.
13) He/She has internalized team work, has the knowledge of basic anesthetic pharmacology and performs anesthetic and analgesic applications together with anesthesia physician.
14) To have general first aid knowledge and to show proper approach and correct application skills in emergency situations.
15) He/She has the necessary discipline for team work and carries out activities for the development of employees under its responsibility.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 2 0 0
Midterms 1 0 0
Final 1 0 0
Total Workload 0