Sustainable Care: ASF Accreditation Training [MT-09-EN]

Sustainable Care: ASF Accreditation Training [MT-09-EN]

Across healthcare systems in Georgia and the broader South Caucasus region, facilities pursuing accreditation under the Agency for the State Supervision of Medical Activities (ASF) framework frequently encounter a persistent gap between policy intent and verifiable, documented practice in sustainable care. This gap carries direct consequences: inconsistent infection prevention protocols, fragmented waste management systems, and inadequate environmental health controls contribute to measurable increases in healthcare-associated infections and regulatory non-compliance — challenges the WHO estimates affect hundreds of millions of patients globally each year. As Georgia continues to consolidate its universal healthcare reforms and align its quality infrastructure with European and international norms, the ability of quality teams to operationalize sustainable care standards is no longer supplementary — it is foundational to safe, accountable service delivery. This course addresses that gap with precision, equipping professionals with the specific competencies required to achieve and maintain full ASF compliance in sustainable care across diverse facility types.

The course is grounded in the ASF accreditation standards for sustainable care, interpreted in conjunction with WHO guidelines on environmentally sustainable health systems, ISO 14001 environmental management principles, and Joint Commission International (JCI) quality and patient safety frameworks. Content is structured around the Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) improvement cycle, enabling participants to translate regulatory requirements into operational workflows, documentation systems, and audit-ready evidence. Instructional methods include annotated case analyses drawn from Georgian and regional facility contexts, structured self-assessment tools, and applied scenario exercises that mirror the conditions of an ASF compliance review.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish the specific sustainable care requirements embedded within ASF accreditation standards from analogous provisions in JCI and ISO 14001, identifying where Georgian regulatory expectations diverge or align with international benchmarks.
• Construct a facility-level sustainable care compliance roadmap that maps current practice gaps against ASF criteria, assigns accountable roles, and establishes measurable performance indicators with defined timelines.
• Implement documentation and record-keeping systems that satisfy ASF auditor requirements for sustainable care, including evidence portfolios, corrective action logs, and performance monitoring reports.
• Evaluate existing infection prevention, waste management, and energy use practices within their facility against WHO and ASF minimum standards, identifying non-conformities that pose accreditation risk.
• Design staff orientation and competency verification processes that embed sustainable care standards into routine clinical and administrative workflows, reducing reliance on episodic compliance preparation.
• Apply root-cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies to recurring sustainable care non-conformities, producing structured improvement plans suitable for submission in accreditation review cycles.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for quality managers, accreditation coordinators, infection prevention officers, and senior nursing administrators working in hospitals, polyclinics, and outpatient surgical facilities seeking or maintaining ASF accreditation in Georgia. It is equally relevant to facility directors and department heads who bear institutional accountability for sustainable care performance indicators and compliance documentation. Professionals at mid-to-senior career stages who lead or directly support accreditation preparation cycles will derive the greatest practical benefit, though early-career quality team members preparing to assume compliance roles will find the structured frameworks immediately applicable.

Course Structure

This self-paced online course is delivered through GMJ Academy’s interactive learning environment and requires approximately 8–10 hours of study, including case analyses, applied exercises, and a summative competency assessment aligned to ASF evaluation criteria. Participants who successfully complete the course and pass the final assessment are eligible to receive a GMJ Academy certificate of completion with associated CPD credit hours recognised for continuing professional development purposes.