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Leading Clinical Handover

Leading Clinical Handover online education program

The University of Queensland Centre for Health Innovation and Solutions Queensland Health Patient Safety Centre Med-E-Serv Pty Ltd

The scope of this project was to create an online education program that provides clinical leaders with evidence-based concepts that underpin effective handover to improve patient safety. The education is designed to prepare and empower clinical leaders to critique existing and candidate clinical handover processes within their area of responsibility, and to positively influence clinical handover culture in the health care workforce. Leading Clinical Handover is aimed at health care professionals with managerial, team leader or advanced clinical responsibilities. This online course can be completed in short, 15 minute segments and gives clinicians the tools to improve the clinical handover processes, using evidence-based principles.

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Leading Clinical Handover online education program

Public Report on Pilot Education Program

Leading Clinical Handover (PDF 253 KB)

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Centre for Health Innovation and Solutions

Queensland Health Patient Safety Centre

Med-E-Serv


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