RCSI PG Diploma in Human Factors in Patient Safety Start August 2026 - June 2027 Provisional Online Interactive dates for Year 1 *Please note: This timetable is provisional. Interactive days may change. Classes are full day or half days starting at 9:30am (Irish Time)
Module 1: Error and Safety in Acute Healthcare Wednesday 26th August - Sunday 1st November (10 weeks)
3 online interactive days
31 August 2026 (Monday)
Introduction to the programme and to Human Factors in Patient Safety
6 October 2026 (Tuesday)
Expert Day
21 October 2026 (Wednesday)
Group Project presentations
Module 2: Personal Effectiveness and Non- Technical Skills Monday 2nd November – Sunday 24th January (11 weeks) 9 November 2026 (Monday)
Stress Day
3 December 2026 (Thursday)
Leadership Day
21 December 2026 - 3 January 2027
Holiday Break
13 January 2027 (Wednesday)
Group Project presentations
3 online interactive days
Module 3: Leadership of process and quality Improvement Monday 25th January – Sunday 28th February (5 weeks) 28 January 2027 (Thursday)
Leadership/change management
8 February 2027 (Monday)
Process improvement
24 February 2027 (Wednesday)
Group Project presentations
3 online interactive days
Module 4: Professionalism and Advanced Communication Monday 1st March - Sunday 9th May (10 Weeks) 5 March 2027 (Friday)
Professionalism
8 March 2027 (Monday)
Ethics
26 March 2027 - 31 March 2027
Holiday Break
8 April 2027 (Thursday)
Advanced Skills Day
28 April 2027 (Wednesday)
Group Project presentations
4 online interactive days
Module 4: Professionalism and Advanced Communication Monday 10th May– Friday 20th June (7 weeks) 12 May 2027 (Wednesday)
Introduction to research
17 May 2027 (Monday)
Research ethics
14 June 2027 (Monday)
Applied research techniques
3 online interactive days
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