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Introducing the challenge of quality in health care

How do we understand and define quality improvement in healthcare?

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The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqhs-standards

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Quality care: International contexts

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Quality care standards in Australia

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The need for ethics in research and quality practice

Historical aspects of research ethics and key ethical principles in research

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Questionable ethical conduct

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Core ethical principles in the conduct of research

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Developing a quality improvement question

Developing your research question

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The literature review

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Callahan, J. L. (2014). Writing literature reviews: A reprise and update. Human Resource Development Review, 13(3), 271-275. https://doi.org/doi:10.1177/1534484314536705

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How to write a literature review

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The 5 Cs of a literature review

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Developing your research proposal

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Quality and evidence-based practice: an introduction

Evidence-based practice, quality assurance and quality improvement in healthcare

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Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2017). National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards accreditation workbook.  https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/National-Safety-and-Quality-Health-Service-Standards-Accreditation-Workbook.pdf

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Research frameworks: Qualitative

Research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement

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Hierarchy of research evidence

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Research types: A brief overview

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Epistemology: What does it mean to know

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Key concepts in qualitative research

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Research frameworks: Quantitative

Reading and appraising research articles: Quantitative research

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Key concepts in quantitative research

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Sampling, data collection, and data analysis in quantitative research

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Data analysis methods in quantitative research

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Healthcare quality improvement frameworks for patients and organisations

Evidence-based practice and research

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Quality improvement

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