Abstract
The JSQC division of healthcare quality and safety was established in December 2005 with the aim of developing management techniques for quality and safety of healthcare and establishing a quality management system for healthcare. The scope of the division's activities is not limited to research, but also includes outreach to disseminate the results to society, education to develop human resources, and networking of people related to the quality and safety of healthcare.
The division is currently active in the management of three research groups, and a training course called the Basic Course on Quality Management of Healthcare. In this paper, we report on these activities in recent years.
Although all the research groups were temporarily suspended due to the impact of COVID-19, they have continued their research activities by utilizing the online system. In addition, the QMS-H research group held an information exchange meeting on COVID-19. In the basic course, e-learning has been offered, and more participants are taking the course than ever before.
