Location

Productivity and Quality Institute - Alexandria

Objectives

• The healthcare system has become a complex structure that requires immense human and financial resources due to the rapid increase in knowledge challenging decision makers and clinicians. So, governance has emerged as a framework that can help introduce and ensure responsibility and accountability between decision makers, healthcare providers and beneficiaries through maximizing mutual participation in the setting of direction and priorities and ensure performance through scientific and transparent processes. This course aims to explain the main concepts of healthcare governance, clinical and board governance as well, focusing on incorporation of the main governance principles and practices in hospitals to achieve sustainable organizations with high level of integrity and transparency. Furthermore, it aims to clarify the main pillars of clinical governance and the key elements of risk management practices as an integral factor for the success of any organization. Moreover, it aims to

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:  Identify governance in health care  Identify the principles of good governance  Determine the domains of corporate governance  Describe the main pillars of clinical governance  Identify clinical governance role in quality and patient outcomes improvement  Determine the role and responsibilities of the board of directors  Identify the internal and external audit process  List the different elements of internal control system  Define risk management process  Apply principles of hospital sustainability and responsibility  Discover the importance of stakeholder mapping, engagement and rights  Recognize the importance of transparency and disclosure practices

Course Contents

Introduction to healthcare governance  The different levels and principles of healthcare governance  The concepts of Governance, Management and leadership  Difference between governance and management  Corporate governance and its objectives  Role of effective governance Clinical governance  Principles and objectives  Pillars of clinical governance  Credentialing Staff, Education, Training and Professional Development:  Research & Development  Clinical Audit  Clinical Effectiveness  Clinical Risk Management  Governance and Information Management The Board of Directors  Board Purpose, Structure & Composition  Board Practices and Activities  BODs specialized committees  Key Enablers of Effective Governing Practices Audit, control and risk  he role of the internal and external audit  The relationship between audit and control  The elements of internal control system  The control framework  Importance of risk management  Risk management