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43 - HCM - Healthcare Management & Administration
HCM 113 - Health & Hospital Management Training & Orientation Program
Course Description
This training course helps participants to advance their career in medical administration. They'll gain a firm grasp of medical and scientific terms used day-to-day in hospitals, GP surgeries and other medical settings. In this course, participants will gain the skills to communicate effectively and manage staff, processes and healthcare resources at all levels
Course Objectives
- Being familiar with skills and knowledge needed for medication administration
- Understanding roles and responsibilities to be followed for medication reminders, medication assistance and medication administration
- Appropriate training for the caregiver to ensure safe medication administration
- Discussing current health care delivery system as it relates to the economics, accessibility and overall health of the population
Who Should Attend?
- Health managers
- Doctors
- Those who are working in a primary care and social care environment
- Those who are interested in a career in administration
Course Details/Schedule
Part 1
Perception and Determinants of Health and Disease
- Definitions of health and disease
- Determinants of health
- Measuring and prioritizing health problems
Management and Administration of Health and Health Services
- Definition of management
- Differences from administration
- Characteristics of health services
Part 2
System Approach to Health Services, Principals of Health Policies
- Definitions of system and health system
- Components of health systems
- Partners
- Comparison of different systems
Part 3
Basic Concepts of Health Economics
- Resources and scarcities
- Markets and health markets
- Need, cost, demand, provision concepts; economic evaluation of health services
Funding Mechanisms of Health Services
- Health services financing and health expenditures
Part 4
Health Services Provision
- Organization of primary health services and curative services
- Linkage between various parts of the system
- Availability of and access to services
- Management of health professionals
Part 5
Visits to Different Hospitals (Government, Private, and Foundation Hospitals)