Handbook

The course aims to develop students understanding of different approaches to leading and managing at different levels in health services in local and international contexts to improve individual, community and population level outcomes.  Students will be introduced to the common and overlapping skills and features of effective health leadership within public health agency settings requiring coordinated system-wide action through to health care management in more clinically focused patient delivery settings. Topics include management and leadership theories and models; systems perspectives and strategic thinking; influence, power and leading change; managing interprofessional teams and motivating staff; conflict management and improving health worker performance.