Assessing and Managing Trends and Risks
Why is it important to monitor trends and prepare for risks in healthcare?
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
Assessing and Managing Trends and Risks
Why is it important to monitor trends and prepare for risks in healthcare?
This short course will give you the opportunity to critically explore both managing trends and assessing risks in healthcare. You will have the opportunity to study various case studies and consider forecasting, the process of variation and the source of variability. During this course, you will also consider how to deal with system-wide incidents.
What topics will you cover?
- Forecasting demand
- Variation process
- Sources of variability
- Dealing with system-wide incidents
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of forecasting and variation
- Describe what a system-wide incident is
- Summarise the process of business continuity planning
Who is the course for?
For healthcare professionals and administrators wishing to progress into middle or senior management role, as well as policy makers, executives, consultants and service providers in the health sector.
Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
Ike teaches healthcare leadership & management. A Senior Fellow of HEA; he brings over 15 years of leadership and management experience in global health and development practice and higher education.
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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