Risk Management Systems improve safety and quality of care. This workshop will demonstrate the components of a risk management system and how to use it to monitor risk and demonstrate accountability for effective clinical governance to meet quality standards and ensure high-quality care.

Course outcomes:

• Know the expected risk management documentation to have in place
• Gain ideas for checking if your service has a culture of risk awareness and accountability
• Learn the best practice risk management processes that comply with the International Standard for risk management and quality standards for aged and disability services
• Understand the expected processes for risk escalation, communication and reporting
• Discover ways to use Risk Registers to enable effective clinical governance
• Gain awareness of clinical governance accountabilities for risk management decision making and the role of committees
• Gain case study practice in organisational risk management decision making