Program for Chairs of Clinical Services 2018

Program for Chairs of Clinical Services is organized by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Executive and Continuing Professional Education (ECPE) and will be held during Jan 14 - 26, 2018 at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is chairs of major clinical departments in teaching hospitals whose responsibilities require them to allocate resources, develop policies, and provide leadership. Potential participants include heads of departments of medicine, surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, family medicine, psychiatry, neurology, anesthesiology, pathology, and radiology. Chairs of other major departments with residency programs are also eligible. Participants will be selected with a view to ensuring an appropriate mix and balance in the class. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 48.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description :

The curriculum is organized around the following interrelated courses taught by a faculty experienced in executive education for physicians and other key decision-makers in the health system:
• Institutional Strategy
• Health Economics
• Financial Analysis and Control
• Management of Operations
• Organizational Issues
• Legal Issues

The Program’s overall objective is to enhance and develop participants’ leadership abilities and effectiveness. This is accomplished by providing broader understanding of their responsibilities as leaders; perspective on some of the critical leadership and management issues they face; and understanding and awareness of concepts and techniques relevant to management.

Learning objectives are :

Upon Completion of the Program, Participants Will Have Gained:
• Increased understanding of their responsibilities and tasks as leaders of clinical departments and members of the leadership group of their institution
• A broader appreciation of an insight into the external challenges facing, and changes occurring in, academic medical centers; the range of options and responses available; and the implications for their own institution, clinical service, and academic program
• New perspectives on issues they face currently and on those which arise in the future
• Knowledge of relevant concepts and techniques in several key management disciplines
• New methods to analyze problems and an enhanced capacity to identify the critical questions
• Greater effectiveness as departmental and institutional leaders in formulating and implementing new initiatives and managing change.