Project Development And Management Training For Healthcare Managers

Course Description
The project development and management training for healthcare managers course is designed to enhance the competencies of the health officials to manage development healthcare programs at various levels in the healthcare industry.

First, the course introduces participants to the fundamental concepts of healthcare project phases including project development, design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation processes of healthcare programs in the public and private sectors. Second, other aspects of the course including planning, monitoring, and evaluation in the context of the developing countries will be discussed and analyzed. Third, the course will use the participatory approach to analyze some of the critical issues in the healthcare industry including, the significance of the emerging faith-based healing and traditional healthcare systems in the developing countries, the role of health insurance in our healthcare systems, and understanding and analysis of the emerging of the deadly diseases in our communities. Finally, some case studies of healthcare projects will be reviewed in the light of best practices.

Course Learning Objectives
The objective of this course is to enhance the participants’ skills and understanding of the concepts and principles of healthcare development and management in developing countries.

Course Content
The course is organized in a workshop setting facilitated by seasoned professional facilitators with practical experience in the healthcare industry for 1 and 2 weeks organized into the following modules:

Orientation

-Registration
-Organization’s Background
-Schedule of Activities
-Ground Rules
-Dos & Don’ts Rules and Regulations
-Logistics

Overview, Challenges, and Expectations of the Course

-Overview of the healthcare system: issues, context, approaches, and challenges facing the health care system in the developing countries
-Understanding the concept of sustainable development in the context of healthcare management
Traditional and modern approaches to healthcare management systems
-Indicators of development in the healthcare system
-Components of health care development
-The Millennium Development Goals – the health goal
-Project development and models

Nature of a Project

-Objectives
-Using a SMART tool to identify objectives
-Defining a project
-Programs versus projects
-Characteristics of a project
-What is Project Management?

Project Development Process

-Define project scope
-Specify features, design
-Baseline system
-Build the product, testing
-Deliver products to customers

Project Life Cycle

Phase #1: Defining the project
Phase #2: Planning the project
Phase #3: Executing the project
Phase #4: Delivering the project

The Parameters of a Project

-Project scope
-Quality
-Cost
-Duration/Time
-Resources
-Integration
-Communication
-Procurement
-Risk

Planning the Project Implementation

-Establishing project priorities
-Project priority matrix
-Project management trade-offs
-Tools for project planning: SWOT Analysis

Implementing the Project

-Creating a work breakdown structure
-Creating a project team and project review group
-Developing status report process
-Making changes to the project
-Assessing the quality of the project
-Making forecasts
-How to use WBS tool to identify staff
-Using the Logical Framework
-Team-building factor
-Dealing with risks and uncertainty
-Time management
-Risk management process
-Change process

Monitoring the project

-How to design the monitoring system
-The project control system
-How to design a progress report system
-PERT Network tool
-Tracking Gantt Charts
-Formative evaluation
-Process evaluation
-Outcome evaluation
-Cost-benefit analysis
-Program documentation and reporting

Measuring Project Performance
Requires the Understanding of three values:
1. Planned Value (PV)
2. Earned Value (EV)
3. Actual Cost (AC)

Finding Variances in the project

1. Actual Costs (ACS)
2. Budget at Completion (BAC)
3. Cost Variance (CV)
4. Schedule Variance (SV)

Calculating the cost performance index (CPI)
Finding the Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
Completing the Estimate to Complete (ETC)
Preparing for the Estimate at Completion (EAC)
Finding the Variance at Completion (VAC)
The five rules of Earned Value Management (EVM)

Evaluating the project

-How to design evaluation metrics
-How to evaluate project against standards
-Primary targets
-How to evaluate project against stakeholders’ expectation
-How to evaluate external processes

Traditional and Faith Healing Healthcare Approaches

-Collaboration between traditional practitioners and primary health care in developing countries
-Types of traditional medicines
-Christian faith healings, traditional Chinese medicine
-The significance of alternative medicines
-Pros and cons of traditional medicine practices

Delivering the Project

-Train the clients and staffs
-Transfer documents
-Release resources
-Release personnel committed to the project
-Draw lessons learned from the project

Results-Based Project Management Approach

-What is results-based management?
-Define realistic expected results
-Focus on people: define beneficiaries
-Problem identification
-Intervention Logic
-Logic model or Results chains
-Implementation
-Monitor progress towards results

Conclusion
-Case studies and best practices
-Exercise and group presentation

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the principles of project development and management in the healthcare system; planning, project evaluation, and monitoring of health programs.
2. Identify and describe some of the issues and challenges affecting the healthcare system in developing countries.
3. Write a comprehensive evaluation and monitoring healthcare report to the stakeholders.
4. Enhance course participants’ skills in the better management of healthcare programs for private or government donors.
5. Improve participants’ skills in designing a step-by-step approach to monitoring and evaluating healthcare projects.
6. Empower participants to become better able to assess needs, articulate plans, and evaluate healthcare projects.

Learning Methodology:
The course is delivered in a workshop setting facilitated by seasoned professional facilitators with practical experience. Active participation is required and the key to the success of the workshops. Other methods used in this course include case studies and problem-solving exercises. No tests or examinations will be taken by participants in this course. Assessment of participant’s performance will be measured through effective class participation, group presentation, group project, and class attendance. This course combines presentations, lectures, class discussions, group presentations, and problem-solving exercises.

Who should attend?
The course is intended for health professionals and administrators in the healthcare industry as well as anyone who has the responsibility for developing, designing, and implementing healthcare projects. Senior public officials, managing directors of private organizations, project managers, senior project consultants, heads of departments, supervisors, personnel officers, senior government staff, and other personnel as deemed appropriate by management.

Course Duration:
1 & 2 weeks

Training Locations

(a) Stamford, CT, USA
(b) New York City, NY, USA
(c) Washington, DC, USA

(d) Toronto, Canada

(e) Lagos, Nigeria

(f) Nairobi, Kenya

(g) Dubai, UAE

Scheduled Dates:
Mar 16-27; Jun 15-26; Aug 17-28; Oct 19-30, 2023

Course Fees
The course fee is $3,700 USD for 1 week – $4,950 USD for 2 weeks. The course fee covers the following: instruction, course materials, one brand new laptop computer to take home (2-week course only), administration expenses, field trips, cultural programs, and miscellaneous program-related expenses.

How to Register
To receive a letter of invitation and supporting documents, you must complete and forward the registration form to the training director as soon as possible. To participate in this course, the applicant must:

1. Send a completed application form
2. Have a bachelor’s degree/or have relevant work experience at the senior management level
3. Be nominated by the head of his/her department
4. Be a senior member of the department/organization
5. Demonstrate a devoted interest in the course
6. Have proof of English proficiency
7. Demonstrate proof of financial sponsorship of1 the course.

CONTACT US:

For more information, please contact:

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