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The course Principles of Health Management aims to contribute to the training of executives so that health professionals would be able to ensure the rationalism and social legitimacy in the Health Sector. Given the multiple difficulties and constraints that health sector is facing, and the scale of social challenges and expectations, management of health services is a “panacea”.
This course mainly deals with the presentation of technical practices and scientific principles of administration and management in relation to the main challenges in the health sector. At the same time it constitutes a systematic exploration and mapping of the various elements that compose health sector displaying the social, cultural , epidemiological , political , legal and administrative aspects of the health field . Also, examines the tools for decision making in health services. Knowledge that will be gained will be the passport for executives to locate their position in health care units.
Finally, it tries to prove that the conception, preparation, reception and implementation of decisions, precondition individuals and social groups. |
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The learning outcomes of the course aimed at:
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Presentation of contemporary and valid knowledge relevant to health care and the management of Health Units
- critical reflection of the main problems in the health sector
- introduction to the ways of research and knowledge production, concerning the issues of management and health management
- familiarity with the social and cultural standards that cultivate professionals in the health sector.
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- Organisation management
- Health Organisations and Health Services
- Planning –Scheduling in an Organisation
- Organisation
- Human Resources in Health Organisations
- Principles of Organisation Management
- Administration – Operation of Health Organisations and Operations
- Sociological Aspects of Hospital Identity and Operation
- Hospital Management and the Economy
- Health Management and Health Policy
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All didactic material is located in the Books and Articles section of the Module. |
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By the end of the Module you have to submit a 2000 word essay on the following topic:
“The Importance of Applying Managerial Theories and Practice in the Health Service Sector”. |
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