Conferences

Summary

This one day, interactive Governance and Change Management in Healthcare Training Masterclass is a fantastic opportunity to gain important knowledge on improving these systems in your workplace.  Whether you are looking to find out how to better manage department discipline, or you need to improve your bed management strategies, the ‘Governance and Change Management in Healthcare’ Training event can’t be missed!

By attending, you’ll gain invaluable experience and facts shared by an industry expert. Deborah has extensive experience of the health industry at all levels, including governance and change management. Learn about mapping the patient journey, hospital avoidance strategies and Bridging the gap between medical, Allied Health and nursing practitioners.

Participate in interactive exercises that will increase your learning and understanding much more quickly than simply reading and hearing. Find out how you can improve governance and change management strategies in your healthcare practice...attend Tonkin Academy’s Governance and Change Management in Healthcare Training Workshop 2010!

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Learning Objectives

HEAR case studies on implementing effective governance across all departments

CONSIDER addressing the culture change required to integrate a new mindset

REFLECT on the priority and importance of the patient’s journey and experience

IMPLEMENT effective governance, accountability and change management

CHALLENGE the benefits of conventional models of care

REFLECT on why acute medical assessment units can fail

LEARN about different predictive tools that are supporting the patient flow journey

CONSIDER the importance of population health intervention for the Emergency Department

IDENTIFY the key challenges to change management models

Speakers

Deborah Grant

Deborah is the Director of Savi Group Pty Ltd, a consultancy focused on addressing governance and change management in the health sector, as well as in the local government and small business arenas.

Deborah has held senior executive positions within both public and private health services, and worked in acute, community and tertiary sectors. Deborah has over thirty years experience in the health industry.  She is a consultant Surveyor for the Australian Council of Health Care Services and is conversant with all aspects of Health Service Governance including Corporate, Clinical and Community Governance. As a registered nurse, midwife and diabetes educator, she has first hand experience in working interdisciplinary between medical, allied health and nursing practitioners.

Deborah has extensive experience in change management, including catastrophic and inspirational change.  Her extensive networking and communication skills brings to the workshops, practical examples of how to enable change through effective leadership, engagement and communication.

Conference Agenda

8:30am Registration

9:00am Governance and Accountability: Setting the foundation

• Introducing the fundamentals of Corporate, Clinical & Community Governance
• Establishing a framework for redesign to improve the functionality of your workplace
• Being aware of external influences by considering leadership, accountability & environmental  awareness
• Deciding on the best system for improvement by exploring the current context

10:30am Morning Tea

11:00am Challenges to good governance

• Understanding problem areas by mapping and analysing the patient’s journey
• Enhancing your preparedness by introducing predictive tools
• Optimising your patient flow by examining bed management and capacity planning
• Educating your staff and improving workplace practices by utilising information technology
• What are the key challenges to consider when implementing new Patient Flow strategies and models

12:30pm Luncheon

1:30pm Change Management: Making it happen

• Developing the platform to enable change through leadership, accountability & performance
• Moving forward as a team by generating inter-departmental engagement 
• Enhancing staff motivation through effective communication

3:00pm Afternoon Tea

3:30pm Developing ongoing change

• Facilitating the best systems by working within and with interdisciplinary teams
• Making the foundations for change by breaking out of your silo
• Improving communications by bridging the gap between medical, Allied Health and nursing practitioners
• How to build sustainability on your change management and governance systems

4:30pm Exercise:-

Practical exercise to demonstrate the value of implementing governance and change management in your workplace

5:30pm Close of Day One

Workshop Agenda

Pricing
(must register & pay by dates listed)