The Basic Patient Safety Manager (BPSM) Course is a five-day, highly interactive course designed for new Patient Safety Managers (PSMs) who have been in their role less than one year. The BPSM course provides an overview of patient safety standards, practices, and resources; human factors; systems approach; safety culture; quality management; performance improvement; data collection, analysis and feedback; risk identification and mitigation; and many other topics. In addition to the classroom portion of the course, participants will be expected to complete approximately 4 hours of pre-work prior to attending the course and take part in virtual (online) continuing professional development and feedback sessions for six months following the course. This course is fully accredited through Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and the following credits will be awarded: CME, CNE, ACHE, ACPE.

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