Leadership collaboration during health reform: an action learning approach with an interagency group of executives in Tasmania

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siobhan Harpur
Keyword(s):  
Health Reform ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
State Health ◽  
Executive Leaders ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
Healthcare Workforce ◽  
New Knowledge

Objective. To use an action learning approach to encourage a group of executive leaders, responsible for the implementation of a state health reform agenda, to consider the leadership required to drive improvement in healthcare services. Methods. Based on an assertion that knowledge is co-produced and that deliberative and structured conversation can be a mechanism to drive change, an action learning approach was used to facilitate an interagency group of executive leaders, responsible for the implementation of a state health reform agenda, who were encouraged to consider the leadership required to drive improvement in healthcare services. Results. It was difficult to assert how the group contributed specifically to the implementation of the health reform agenda but individuals gained insights and there was informal resolution of institutional tensions and differences. The method may provide new knowledge to the reform process over time. Conclusions. Getting the participants together was challenging, which may reflect the reality of time-poor executives, or a low commitment to giving time to structured and deliberative informal dialogue. Further work is required to test this thesis and the action learning approach with other parts of healthcare workforce.

scholarly journals Great debate: how clinicians make their views heard in health reform

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Scott Blackwell ◽  
Kim Gibson ◽  
Shane Combs ◽  
Rowan Davidson ◽  
Carolyn Drummond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Reform ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
Great Debate ◽  
System 2 ◽  
The Many

PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS in Australia and internationally are faced with the need to implement significant reforms. These reforms are driven by the need to balance the delivery of best practice clinical care with rapidly spiralling cost pressures. With much of the agenda for reform driven by managerial, administrative and even political priorities, clinicians have often felt sidelined from the reform process. Indeed, there is some evidence that clinicians have had decreased enthusiasm for their work in recent years, coinciding with a greater role of nonmedical managers and more restrictions on resources.1 There is a wealth of experience and intelligence within the clinical workforce that can contribute to finding solutions to the many complex issues facing the health system.2 This experience and intelligence is expressed in advice on the clinician?s specific areas of expertise and often within their own environment. This may work against the clinician having an effective impact on the reform agenda at the macro level. In that context, the establishment of a Clinical Senate in Western Australia to inform the health reform process by debating major issues that impact across the system is innovative. The Clinical Senate requires that Senators adopt a broad view, set aside their particular clinical allegiances and debate the issues in the best interests of the community. The Clinical Senate is a forum that allows clinicians to influence statewide-level processes through formally recognised channels. This article examines the rationale, processes and operation of the Clinical Senate in WA as a mechanism for effective clinician input into health reform.

Satu Kahkonen and Anthony Lanyi. Institutions, Incentives, and Economic Reforms in India. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2000. 516 pages. Hardback. Price Indian Rs 595.00.

2001 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
Attiya Y. Javed
Keyword(s):  
Reform Process ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Social Rules ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Rural Governance ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Economic Landscape ◽  
Number Of Authors

The economic reform process began in India in 1991. However, the reform agenda is still far from its goals as is evident from low per capita income. Thus, this reform effort has not produced the desired outcome of a faster rate of economic and social development in a meaningful way. It is the premise of this volume that to transform the social and economic landscape, the proposed reforms should be broadbased and multi-pronged which take into account incentives for the stockholders in both the private and public sectors. The institutions are the rules that govern economy and include the fundamental legal, political, and social rules that establish the basis for production, exchange, and distribution. The two editors of this volume have received contributions from a number of authors and the wide range of papers are grouped under five main headings: political economy of reforms, reforming public goods delivery, reform issues in agriculture and rural governance, and reforming the district and financial sector.

scholarly journals To Volunteer or Not? Perspectives towards Pre-Registered Nursing Students Volunteering Frontline during COVID-19 Pandemic to Ease Healthcare Workforce: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6668
Author(s):  
Betsy Seah ◽  
Ben Ho ◽  
Sok Ying Liaw ◽  
Emily Neo Kim Ang ◽  
Siew Tiang Lau
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Strategic Partnerships ◽  
Healthcare Workforce ◽  
Student Volunteer ◽  
Operational Processes

COVID-19 has caused a shortage of healthcare workers and has strained healthcare systems globally. Pre-registered healthcare students with training have a duty of care and can support the healthcare workforce. This study explored factors influencing the willingness of final-year nursing students to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of professional identity in volunteering as healthcare workers, and strategies to improve future volunteering uptakes and processes. A qualitative study using focus-group discussions was conducted. Final-year nursing students who volunteered, students who did not volunteer, and lecturers who supervised student volunteers were recruited. Interviews were conducted online, video-recorded, and transcribed verbatim. A thematic analysis was used. The themes were “wavering thoughts on volunteering”, “bringing out ‘the nurse’ in students through volunteering” and “gearing up to volunteer”. Findings suggested the need to look beyond the simplicity of altruism to the role of professional identity, operational, and motivational factors to explain nursing students’ decision to volunteer and their volunteer behavior. Providing accommodation, monetary and academic-related incentives, supporting the transitionary phase from students to “professional volunteers”, promoting cohesive and positive staff–student volunteer relationships, and establishing a volunteer management team are strategies identified to improve volunteering uptake and operational processes. Our findings advocate strategic partnerships between hospitals/communities and academic institutions in providing various healthcare services during pandemics.

State Health System Performance And State Health Reform

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (Suppl2) ◽  
pp. w664-w666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Davis ◽  
Cathy Schoen
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Health Reform ◽  
Health System Performance ◽  
State Health

scholarly journals Small Defamation Claims in Small Claims Jurisdictions: Worth Considering for the Sake of Proportionality?

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Gould
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
Administration Of Justice ◽  
Small Claims ◽  
The Law ◽  
Defamation Law

Online communication continues to pose challenges for the law and the administration of justice. One such challenge concerns its propensity to give rise to small defamation claims between ordinary people given the often-enormous costs of litigating defamation claims before the ordinary courts. This article promotes a reform agenda directed to meeting this challenge by (1) demonstrating the need for a proportionate means for resolving small defamation claims, having regard to access to justice considerations and other wider concerns; (2) establishing reasonable grounds for seriously considering deploying the traditional small-claims-proportionate response – small claims jurisdictions – for this purpose notwithstanding contraindications including the infamous complexity of defamation law; and (3) advancing a research pathway for the proportionate treatment of small defamation claims to guide decision-making and innovation. This article also advocates for consideration of this important issue in the ‘national reform process’ launched in 2018 for Australian defamation law.

scholarly journals Pelatihan Penerapan Online dan Blended Learning pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di Pondok Pesantren Arrahman Kabupaten Lombok Tengah

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Dedi Sumarsono ◽  
Taufik Suadiyatno ◽  
Muliani Muliani ◽  
Moh. Arsyad Arrafii ◽  
Abdul Kadir Bagis
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Evaluation Sheet

This community service was aimed at training the teacher to be familiar with the usage of learning approach that can be applied in the time of covid-19. The training was conducted at Pondok Pesantren Arrahman attended by teachers of Madrasah Tsanawiyah, Aliyah, and SMK Darul Kamilin Bakan. To reach the goal of the program, the material and the application about the learning approach in detail for both online learning and blended learning was delivered to the participants. At the end of the program, evaluation was conducted by giving evaluation sheet to the participants to know whether or not the target of program is achieved. The response of the audience reveals that the program gave some good advantages for the participants as they have new knowledge about the learning approach applied in the time of covid-19. The participants also expected that the same program is conducted in the near future.

Education and Training for Digital Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 207-222
Author(s):  
Sisira Edirippulige ◽  
Buddhika Senanayake
Keyword(s):  
Health Workforce ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Services Research ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Systematic Education ◽  
And Training

Digital health is fast becoming an integral part of healthcare services. Research evidence suggests that digital health can benefit stakeholders involved in healthcare, including patients and care providers. As digital health continues to integrate into routine healthcare, practitioners may require new knowledge, skills, and competencies to make the best use of it and to be able to communicate with an increasingly digitally-enabled consumer. Much effort has been made to systematic education and training relating to digital health, an important aspect in developing the digital health workforce.

Innovations in Collaborative Web Design

2007 ◽  
pp. 148-164
Author(s):  
Madelon Evers
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Multidisciplinary Design ◽  
Design Decision ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Design Projects

In this chapter we analyse the link between multidisciplinary design and team learning, which, we argue, need to be supported in equal measure during Web design projects. We introduce a new approach to collaborative Web design, called the “Design and Learning Methodology,” as a way to support these two processes. The approach involves many stakeholders, including future website users, in design decision-making. It structures stakeholder participation through multidisciplinary design teams (MDTs). It uses professional facilitators to guide design and learning processes. Facilitation tools are drawn from a combination of action learning methods, which help MDTs reflect and act on new knowledge gained from design experiences, and human-centred design, which is an international protocol for achieving quality in interactive systems design (ISO 9000 series). Based on our research, we describe how facilitation of the process of learning from design contributes to continuous improvement in collaborative competencies needed for Web design.

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