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International Accreditation of Healthcare Facilities
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International Accreditation of Healthcare Facilities
ASF provides and verifies training for healthcare facilities and health professionals. Two distinct tracks: courses delivered through the ASF Academy at academy.gmj.ge, and independent verification of external training providers who want their programmes recognised within ASF accreditation.
Education & Training
Training that counts.
Evidence that follows.
Healthcare professionals in most countries are required to demonstrate ongoing learning to maintain their licence to practise. CME (Continuing Medical Education) and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) are the frameworks that govern this. ASF training is designed to count within these frameworks — not as a workaround, but as genuine, assessable learning.
ASF does not grant CME/CPD credit unilaterally. Credit recognition depends on the jurisdiction and the applicable accreditation body. What ASF provides is training that is designed, documented and assessed to meet the criteria used by the major frameworks. Verified Providers listed by ASF may carry their own accredited CME/CPD status from their home jurisdiction.
A hospital where staff cannot demonstrate structured ongoing learning is a hospital that cannot demonstrate quality. The Training Passport exists precisely to make CME/CPD visible — to surveyors, to regulators, to insurers, and to patients. A facility where every staff member holds a current Training Passport with documented CME/CPD hours is a facility that can prove its workforce is learning.
CME/CPD frameworks ASF training aligns with
The Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS) awards European CME Credits (ECMEC®) through its EACCME® system. ASF training is benchmarked against UEMS criteria. ASF leadership holds a senior role in the UEMS Section of Public Health. ECMEC credits are recognised in 40+ European countries and convert to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for US physicians.
In France, all licensed health professionals must complete DPC (Développement Professionnel Continu) annually. DPC is governed by the Agence Nationale du DPC (ANDPC) and must combine knowledge improvement with practice analysis. ASF training modules in quality improvement, patient safety and complaint management are designed to meet DPC programme criteria. French healthcare facilities using ASF training for staff DPC compliance should confirm programme registration with ANDPC.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) programme and the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Mainpro+ framework govern CPD for Canadian physicians. ASF’s evidence-based practice and quality improvement modules are designed against MOC Section 2 (self-learning) and Section 3 (assessment) criteria.
WHO does not operate a direct CME accreditation system, but WHO Collaborating Centres and affiliated organisations recognise structured CPD aligned with WHO guidelines. ASF training aligned with the WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide and the WHO Global Competency Standards for refugee and migrant health is structured for recognition in WHO-programme contexts. [Reference needed]
For Verified Providers
Training providers who already hold CME/CPD accreditation from UEMS/EACCME, ANDPC, RCPSC, CFPC, ACCME or equivalent bodies are given priority consideration in the ASF Verified Provider assessment. Their existing accreditation status is documented in the ASF training register alongside the Verified Provider mark.
Track 1
The ASF Academy at academy.gmj.ge is the primary delivery platform for ASF training. Courses are designed for clinical and non-clinical staff in healthcare facilities. They feed directly into the Training Passport. Completion is recognised within ASF accreditation and benchmarked against UEMS and European CME standards.
Courses are available online, on-demand, in English, French and Georgian. Selected programmes include facilitated cohort sessions with ASF faculty.
Track 2
External training organisations — universities, professional associations, specialist institutes, commercial providers — can apply for ASF Verified Provider status. ASF independently assesses whether their programmes meet the quality standards required for recognition within ASF accreditation.
A Verified Provider’s courses carry the ASF Verified mark, feed into the Training Passport of staff at accredited facilities, and are listed in the public ASF training register.
Every member of staff at an ASF-accredited facility receives a Training Passport — a personal, portable, verifiable record of every training completed through ASF or an ASF Verified Provider.
The Passport is tied to the individual, not the institution. If a nurse completes medication safety training at one facility and moves to another ASF member facility, the record moves with them. No re-training unless the standard has changed.
The Training Passport is updated automatically on course completion. It is accessible to the individual and, with consent, to any ASF-accredited facility they work at. It is linked to the ASF accreditation register — a facility’s surveyor can verify staff training status as part of any survey.
What the Training Passport records
Available from day one of membership
The Training Passport is included in every ASF membership. There is no separate enrolment. Every staff member of an accredited facility receives one automatically on the facility’s accreditation date.
All courses are designed for the real conditions of small and medium healthcare facilities in transitioning health systems. No assumed infrastructure. No assumed IT department. Delivered online, on-demand, in English, French and Georgian.
Core patient safety principles for all clinical and non-clinical staff. Incident reporting, near-miss culture, the Swiss cheese model. Required for ASF accreditation. Available in EN/FR/KA.
Safe prescribing, dispensing and administration. High-alert medications. Reconciliation on admission and discharge. Aligned with WHO medication safety challenge.
Standard precautions, hand hygiene, PPE selection, isolation protocols, waste management, and sterilisation. Benchmarked against WHO IPC core components.
Tracer methodology, patient identification, surgical safety checklist, fall prevention, and pressure injury prevention. Based on ASF survey methodology.
PDSA cycles, run charts, fishbone analysis, and how to write a quality improvement plan. Designed for quality leads with no prior QI training.
How ASF surveyors use tracer methodology — and how facilities can use the same tool internally between surveys. Practical, with case examples from Georgia.
Board roles, accountability structures, conflict-of-interest management, and governance standards relevant to small hospitals. Aligned with ASF governance domain.
For department heads and clinical leads. How to build a quality culture, conduct a safety briefing, and use data to lead improvement.
Staff competency frameworks, credentialling, performance management, and workforce planning for small healthcare facilities.
Budgeting, cost control, procurement governance, and financial reporting for non-finance managers in healthcare. No accounting background required.
How to write a meaningful strategic plan, set measurable goals, and link strategy to the accreditation work plan.
The ASF complaint taxonomy, complaint investigation, written response standards, and systemic learning from complaint patterns.
For patient council members. How to read a quality report, raise a concern formally, and fulfil the role of independent council representative.
What patients are entitled to, how to exercise rights, and how facility staff should respond. Available to both patients and clinical staff.
How small hospitals contribute to population health, community reporting, and public accountability beyond the facility walls.
Maintenance schedules, calibration records, equipment inventories, and procurement standards for clinical equipment.
Medical records standards, GDPR and local data protection, information governance, and reporting to national health systems.
Risk assessment, evacuation planning, drills, and documentation. Applicable to any facility regardless of size or specialisation.
Structure of a research paper, literature review methodology, writing for a non-native English audience. Gateway to the GMJ publishing pathway.
How to convert a QI project into a publishable case report. GMJ editorial guidance included. [Reference needed — news.gmj.ge]
How to read a systematic review, appraise a clinical trial, and apply evidence to everyday practice. Benchmarked against RCPSC CME standards.
The Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). Crossref member (DOI prefix 10.66636, ISSN 3088-4322). It publishes original research, quality improvement case reports, editorials and systematic reviews relevant to healthcare quality in transitioning health systems.
ASF members receive editorial support — not editorial preference. A trained editor helps with structure, methodology and language. The peer review and editorial decision are always independent of ASF membership. A hospital that generates evidence about its quality improvement is a stronger facility and a more credible accredited one.
What GMJ publishes
Any training provider — university, professional association, specialist institute, commercial training company — can apply for ASF Verified Provider status. Verification is independent of whether the provider is affiliated with ASF. What matters is whether the programme meets the quality standards required for recognition within healthcare facility accreditation.
ASF verifies training across all disciplines relevant to the operation of a healthcare facility. This is not limited to clinical training.
Patient safety, infection control, medication management, emergency procedures, clinical skills, diagnostics, nursing practice, pharmacy.
Quality improvement methodology, standards interpretation, audit, accreditation preparation, surveyor training.
Board governance, clinical leadership, management for healthcare, strategic planning, performance management.
Financial management, procurement, HR management, payroll, healthcare contracting, insurance navigation.
Medical equipment, facility maintenance, health information systems, laboratory operations, supply chain.
Patient communication, complaint handling, teamwork, cross-cultural care, language training for clinical environments.
ASF assesses the programme against a set of quality criteria adapted from international CME benchmarks, including UEMS European CME standards and Accreditation Canada’s education quality framework.
Submit the programme description, learning objectives, delivery method, assessment approach, faculty credentials, and evidence of prior delivery.
ASF reviews the submission against published criteria. An independent assessor evaluates learning design, faculty independence, and outcome measurement.
Verified programmes receive the ASF Verified Provider mark, are listed in the public training register, and feed into the Training Passport of staff at accredited facilities.
Verification is renewed annually. Providers submit a brief update on delivery, participant numbers, and any changes to programme content or faculty.
The Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS) sets the European standard for continuing medical education. ASF training is benchmarked against UEMS criteria for CME/CPD credit recognition. ASF leadership holds a senior role in the UEMS Section of Public Health. [Reference needed]
Accreditation Canada’s education quality criteria — used in its Qmentum programme — inform ASF’s Verified Provider assessment methodology. Nine Georgian hospitals achieved Accreditation Canada certification through the PHIG partnership in 2023. [Reference needed]
ASF clinical safety courses are aligned with the WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide (Multi-professional Edition, 2011) and the WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030, Strategic Objective 7: apply learning from safety incidents.
ASF operates in countries with significant refugee and migrant populations. Our health worker training integrates the WHO Global Competency Standards for the Provision of Health Services to Refugees and Migrants (Geneva, December 2021), including the six competency domains: cultural competency, effective communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, professional conduct, and systems navigation. An accompanying WHO e-learning course was launched in September 2024. ASF is positioned to deliver this training in priority settings.
As an ISQua-engaged since 2024, ASF develops its training methodology in line with ISQua’s internationally recognised principles for external evaluation. Surveyor training is formally benchmarked against ISQua surveyor standards.
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) principles for independence, disclosure and outcomes measurement inform ASF’s approach to faculty selection and programme quality assurance.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s MOC framework is a reference standard for ASF’s evidence-based practice and self-directed learning modules. [Reference needed]
As an organisation headquartered in Paris, ASF aligns its quality framework with the standards of the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) — France’s independent authority for healthcare quality and accreditation. HAS certification criteria, including the Référentiel de Certification des établissements de santé (Certification 2020, updated 2022) and HAS quality indicators (IQSS — Indicateurs de Qualité et Sécurité des Soins), inform the patient safety and governance dimensions of ASF standards. HAS is the competent authority for accreditation-equivalent certification in France; ASF’s work in transitional health systems is complementary to, not a substitute for, national certification requirements. has-sante.fr
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