Courses for future hospital managers
Gerhard Polak MD DTMH outlines the 2009 catalogue of courses commencing in Europe this October
Today hospital managers have to meet varied and complex requirements. Their field of activities covers multiple disciplines and the decisions they make are of far-reaching significance for the future positioning and economic viability of their hospitals or hospital group.
It is therefore imperative to create a work environment that is attractive, despite the high workload. Economic success depends on the optimisation of organisational processes, while medical care, diagnostics and interventions must be state-of-the-art. Quality management measures taken in hospital organisation must also focus on patient safety and comfort and ensure the continuous improvement of treatment outcomes.
Special training courses prepare (future) hospital managers for these tasks by offering broad business education that provides them with the technical and methodological competence required for managing hospitals.
The catalogue medicine & health 2009* gives an overview of courses offered in hospital management. The 19th edition of medicine & health presents a comprehensive listing of and concise information on 2,500 flagship courses from 50 thematic areas structured in seven chapters. The courses and conferences included are offered and held by over 750 universities, higher education institutions and international organisations.
Specifically for hospital managers and healthcare executives, new and renowned courses and seminars organised at the regional, national or international level are listed in an exemplary and clear fashion in the chapters on hospital management and organisation, quality management, information technology, healthcare and health services as well as management for non-profit organisations (NPOs).
Examples of courses in Europe:
Health Care Management, Dresden International University
International Executive MSc in International Primary Health Care by Web-Based Distance Learning, University College London (UCL)
Master en Dirección Médica y Gestión Clínica, Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid
Master in Health Services Research, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam Master of Arts in Hospital Management, University of Leeds
MBA Health Care Management, Medical University of Vienna
MBA Health Care Management, SMBS - University of Salzburg Business School
MBA International Hospital & Health Care Management, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
MSc in Health Services Research, University of York
MBA Health Services Management, Danube University Krems
The courses are described in abstracts, which facilitates their comparison. On around 300 pages, the catalogue presents seminars, courses, summer schools and conferences taking place from October 2008 to June 2010. Each chapter starts with expert articles and includes additional short articles informing on training opportunities and career paths in the thematic fields covered. In addition, medicine & health 2009 offers comprehensive indexes, a guide to 150 selected websites and a directory of organisers.
*Price: ?39.90 (Austria and Germany), 42.00 (rest of Europe) and 51.00 (overseas, airmail). Order through bookshops or directly from: www.goinginternational.org.
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01.09.2008
