Introduction
The health industry is one of the fastest growing and constantly evolving industries in the world. In Africa, the industry is rapidly changing and also faces many challenges across all the pillars of the health system.
Healthcare providers must therefore be able to understand and respond to new dynamics such as how health organizations are managed, advances in medical and information technology, health policy formulation and implementation, increased competition and growing demands for patient-centered care provision.
The Hospital Management Programme at The Institute of Healthcare Management – Strathmore Business School provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to develop and enhance a set of skills to respond to these emerging dynamics in healthcare delivery.
For Who?
Doctors ,Pharmacists, Nurses, Clinical Officers, Hospital Administrators ( Finance Managers, Human Resource Managers, Planning Managers, Departmental Heads and other administrators)
Programme Objectives
The programme seeks to provide participants with solid, theoretical and practical knowledge in Hospital Management which will in turn help in transferring knowledge from research to policy and community interventions.
Programme Benefits
- The comfort of learning from the participant’s place of choice – Home, office, when travelling etc
- Hospitals benefit from the training in that participants gain knowledge and the facilities do not lose working time through in-house training.
- Less costs are incurred by the participants-Logistics and lodging cost are very minimal
- An executive certificate in Hospital Management from Strathmore University and Neu – Ulm University of Science and Technology, Germany.
Blended Learning
The training is online, broken down into:
- 90% 0nline learning
- 10% face to face learning ( 2 days at the beginning of the course –November 1st and 2nd, 2017- for the introduction to the course environment and two days – May 30th and 31st, 2018 after the course for review and soft skill training)
Modules Covered
- Quality Management
- Health Economics and Commodity Management
- Human resource for Health Management
- Financial accounting and controlling
- Health Information Management
- Leadership, Management and Governance of Hospitals
Each Module has 12 lessons requiring a total of 20 hours.
The workload consists of:
- Self Study
- Assignments discussion forum (chat)
- Reading assignments
A seventh module (soft skills) is delivered face-to-face over 2 days.
About the Institute of Healthcare Management – Strathmore Business School
The face of healthcare is dynamic and more complex than ever, with technological innovations, new treatments, new laws & regulations, and new types of healthcare service delivery models.
In addition to negotiating the day-to-day demands of a busy and complex organisation, healthcare delivery leaders must also be able to evaluate and understand the impact of different healthcare delivery models and major service delivery programs in specific disease areas.
We have developed over time of programmes to help healthcare leaders and managers cope with this ever changing landscape.
These are and not limited to:
- MBA Healthcare Management-Anyone who wants to pursue healthcare management
- Leading High Performing Healthcare Organisations (LeHHO)-For senior health executives and leaders in the health sector.
- Managing Healthcare Business Program (MHB)- For Entrepreneurs in the Healthcare
- Pharmaceutical Commodity Supply Chain Management Program (PharmCom)- Anyone involved in Pharmaceutical supply chain
- We also offer customized programs to fit a particular organization or individual need.
About Honschule Neu-Ulm (HNU) University
The Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU) is an international business school located in an innovative economic region of southern Germany.
It offers degree programmes that focus on specific areas of industry, both profit and not-for-profit, with the overall objective of combining the theory and practice of business.
The HNU’s close relationships with business organizations, and the lecturers’ expertise are the basis of thorough practical relevance in both applied research and practice-oriented teaching.
Key Details
Dates: 13th December 2018 – 30th June 2019
Cost: Kshs. 150,000
