ISQua Fellowship Programme
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The Fellowship Programme inspires the advancement of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety initiatives within the healthcare industry.
It achieves this through fostering a global community of passionate healthcare professionals, who are united by a single common goal: safer healthcare.
All Fellows benefit from the three core values of ISQua: Knowledge, Network and Voice.
If you are a healthcare professional who is passionate about improvement, the Fellowship Programme will enable you to achieve your personal goals.
ISQua Education Values
Knowledge
Learn from a wide range of international experts and peers, and start making improvements within your own personal context.
Network
Expand your professional network, make new contacts and become a valued member of our community.
Voice
Share your thoughts, ideas and opinions, and showcase your research with international peers. Be confident in implementing improvement.
Knowledge
Learning Resources
Gain access to the vast library of educational resources, including regular live webinars and masterclasses.
Mentorship
Receive the opportunity to be mentored by international experts in quality and safety in health care.
Internship
Apply for a place on the ISQua Internship Programme with a global quality and safety organisation.
Community
Learn from the collective knowledge and wisdom of the ISQua Community.
Network
Engage
Network and engage with the extended ISQua Community through our online platform.
Virtual Events
Join our online video chat discussions and meet international healthcare professionals.
Conference Sessions
Attend Member, Fellow, and ISQua Expert exclusive sessions at the ISQua Conference.
Graduate
Graduate in front of your peers and international experts at the ISQua Conference.
Voice
Showcase
Showcase your work and share your story with the ISQua Community.
Discuss
Participate in peer discussions via our regular webinars and online virtual events.
Recognition
Use the post nominal FISQua and receive a Fellowship Certificate upon graduation.
Confidence
Be confident in implementing change within your own personal context.
Fellowship Testimonials
Hear from some of our current Fellows as they share their thoughts regarding their own personal journey through the Fellowship Programme, and how it has helped them to achieve both their personal and professional goals.
Programme Details
The ISQua Fellowship is a continuing education programme which offers you a unique opportunity to be part of a vibrant global community where everyone can learn, share and be empowered.
Fellowship Year 1
Programme type: Self-paced
Programme delivery: Online
Start date: Immediate
Duration: 12 months
Who is it for? Healthcare professionals and front line staff who are passionate about healthcare quality and safety
Content themes:
1. Leading for Quality and Safety
2. Person-centred Care
3. Patient Safety
4. Quality Improvement
5. Health Information Technology
6. External Evaluation Systems
7. Quality and Safety in Resource Challenged Countries
Credits required: 60 credits
Award: FISQua, ISQua Fellowship Certificate
Fellowship Year 2+
Programme type: Self-paced
Programme delivery: Online
Start date: Immediate
Duration: 12 months
Who is it for? Healthcare professionals and front line staff who are passionate about healthcare quality and safety
Content themes:
1. Leading for Quality and Safety
2. Person-centred Care
3. Patient Safety
4. Quality Improvement
5. Health Information Technology
6. External Evaluation Systems
7. Quality and Safety in Resource Challenged Countries
Credits required: 40 credits
Electives: If you are attending or presenting conferences, hosting workshops, publishing books or articles, or completing other further education courses, these activities can be used to complete the 40 credits required.
Award: Continued validity of FISQua
Virtual events
We host regular virtual events designed to bring our Fellowship community together and spark new conversations and new connections in healthcare.
Programme Curriculum
The ISQua Fellowship Programme curriculum is presented under a range of themed tracks. Each track delivers a wide range of topical and interactive content in the form of easy-to-follow modules. Modules are delivered through a variety of webinar and presentation recordings, practical case studies, publication reviews, and discussions. The Fellowship Programme consists of a vast library of interactive activities, ensuring that there is engaging content available for all healthcare backgrounds and interests.
Leading for Quality and Safety
Health Information Technology
Person Centred Care
External Evaluations Systems typically take the form of regulation, licensure, accreditation and certification. This track introduces participants to ways in which these areas can be approached and implemented.
External Evaluation Systems
Patient Safety
Resource challenged countries face enormous challenges in delivering safe and quality driven health care. This track looks at ways in which those challenges can be tackled and overcome.
Quality & Safety in Resource Challenged Countries
Quality Improvement
What our Fellows say
"Every area learnt on the Patient Safety module of the Fellowship Programme has made me a better person. I am more empowered and ready to change my organization, and the world. I am ready to champion quality and patient safety. I will educate and empower more people, and organizations on matters quality and patient safety."
Jane Ngivu
Quality & Safety Manager
Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, Kenya
Fellowship Fees
| New to ISQua? | Credits | Duration | Cost | LMIC Cost* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership & Fellowship | 60 | 12 months | €450 | €225 |
| Renewing your Fellowship | Credits | Duration | Cost | LMIC Cost* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership & Fellowship renewal | 40 | 12 months | €300 | €150 |
* ISQua offers 50% discount to participants who were born in and currently work in low income and lower middle income countries as ranked by the World Bank. Applicants must upload the first page of their passport and letter from their employer to verify they qualify for this discount.