A globally recognized credential for healthcare professionals committed to advancing patient safety, reducing preventable harm, and building safer healthcare systems.
CPPS validates expertise in the core domains of patient safety, including safety science, human factors, systems thinking, risk reduction, just culture, and safer care design. It is designed for professionals who play a critical role in improving care reliability, preventing avoidable harm, and strengthening safety across the continuum of care.
Unlike traditional patient safety training that focuses only on incident reporting or compliance, CPPS teaches healthcare professionals how to understand safety systems, apply patient safety science, reduce risk proactively, and create safer care environments through structured and evidence-based approaches.
At RISI, our CPPS training program combines structured learning, real healthcare scenarios, practical application, and exam-focused preparation aligned with internationally recognized patient safety standards.
Our CPPS pathway is ideal for professionals who want to move beyond incident response and learn how to identify risks proactively, improve systems, strengthen safety culture, and lead safer care delivery.
CPPS provides practical, structured learning in the essential components of patient safety excellence.
Foundations of patient safety science
Human factors and systems thinking
Just culture and safety culture principles
Risk identification and proactive risk reduction
Error prevention and safer care design
Incident reporting and learning systems
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and systems-based investigation
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Communication and teamwork for patient safety
Safety leadership and high reliability principles
Measuring and monitoring patient safety performance
Evidence-based patient safety improvement strategies
CPPS is designed for real healthcare safety improvement — not theoretical patient safety discussions. Participants learn through structured, scenario-driven methods that build real capability.
Live interactive sessions
Real healthcare safety case studies
Practical patient safety scenarios
Incident analysis exercises
Risk assessment applications
RCA and FMEA practice
Applied systems-thinking examples
RISI prepares professionals not only to earn the CPPS credential, but to apply patient safety science in practice. Our approach combines internationally recognized patient safety standards, practical learning, real healthcare scenarios, systems-based thinking, and evidence-based improvement methods to help professionals reduce harm, strengthen safety culture, and lead safer healthcare systems with confidence.
Governed by the Certified Board for Professionals in Patient Safety, affiliated with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), US — ensuring globally recognized standards for every CPPS professional trained at RISI.
Original program breakdown including learning areas, exam readiness support, and course objectives.
The CPPS designation recognizes expertise in patient safety, risk reduction, and quality improvement, leading to improved patient outcomes. It is awarded to those who demonstrate proficiency through rigorous examination and a commitment to advancing safety standards in healthcare.
Certified Board for Professionals in Patient Safety affiliated by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (US).
