Full course description
LocationPDI 125- Back Classroom
Prerequisite None
Full Schedule on 12/13/2024 from (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM) EST
Facilitator Dr. Zachary Pruitt - USF
Description
This 2.5-hour course will cover the role of the manager in health care organizations. Three prominent perspectives on the essential functions of the manager in all industries will be discussed, including Systems Thinking, Peter Drucker’s Five Basic Functions of the Manager, and Evidence-based Management. This session will also describe how health care management is different than management in other sectors, including the health care manager’s role on the interprofessional team. Finally, this session will review the skills necessary for managers to lead health care organizations.
Learning Objectives As a result of attending this session, participants will:
- Describe the management role in all types of organizations.
- Differentiate general management from health care management.
- Identify the functions of the manager on the interprofessional health care team.
- Understand how health care managers act as leaders.