Clinical Units Management
Code
8012
Academic unit
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
Department
Saúde Pública e Organizações de Saúde
Credits
3.0
Total hours
20
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
LG1
Promote the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed for Clinical Management Units in different matrices its organization and functioning.
LG2
Develop capabilities for integrating knowledge management in complex organizations.
LG3
Encouraging critical thinking in understanding and solving problems in a multidisciplinary clinical setting.
LG4
Deepening skills for managing change in health units.
LG5
Develop management skills in clinical units correlating efficiency with quality.
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree.
Subject matter
1-Introduction to Clinical Management Units;
2-Clinical Governance;
3-Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Development;
4-Change Management;
5-Management and Information Technologies in Clinical Units;
6-Quality Management in Clinical Units;
7-Knowledge Management in Clinical Units;
8-Research, Innovation and Development;
9-Health Technology Assessment;
10-Seminar.
Bibliography
Campbell SM, Sweeney GM. The role of clinical governance as a strategy for quality improvement in primary care. Br J Gen Pract 2002;52(Suppl):S12-7.
Campos L, Borges M, Portugal R. Governação dos Hospitais. Lisboa: Casa das Letras, 2009. Degeling PJ, Maxwell S, Iedema R, et al. Making clinical governance work. BMJ 2004;329:679-81
Goodwin, N. Leadership in Health Care. Oxford: Routlegde, 2006. (Health Management Series).
Swage, T. Clinical Governance in Health Care Practice. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Butterworth Heinemann, 2004
Teaching method
Theoretical and practical sessions with group work and case studies.
Attendance and participation (10%)
Group Work (40%)
Final evaluation of individual (50%)