What is innovation?
What does innovation mean? Innovation, according to the Collins Dictionary, is ‘the introduction of new ideas, methods, or things’. Innovation can take many forms, including: Service or service delivery innovation …
Course: Future-proofing the Health Workforce
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Wrap up
In this video, Sheree does a quick wrap-up of Week 2 and the course. Congratulations on completing this course and thank you. We hope that you have found it stimulating, …
Making innovation work
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” …
Examples of workforce innovation
In this step we will learn about evidence based innovations, including role substitution (sometimes called job substitution) and service delivery models that have the potential to make the best use …
Gloria’s story
In this video Gloria Nambozo shares with us her personal story of her experience as a health professional and health leader in Uganda. Gloria also talks about the challenges health …
Assisting with the transition – settling in
Many countries, including Australia use a number of approaches to address health workforce shortages. According to the the Australian Medical Association, international medical graduates in Australia, currently comprise 40% of …
The challenges of a globally mobile health workforce
Mark Avery is an academic and the Program Director for Health Services Management at Griffith University. He is the President of the Queensland branch of the Australasian College of Health …
The challenges of the multigenerational workforce
How do we successfully manage a multigenerational workforce? Generations working side by side is a reality in healthcare workplaces. What is important is for leaders to make the most of …
The changing demographics
Generational differences in the workplace are one aspect of diversity. There is a rapidly changing workforce dynamic with different generations working together and a globally mobile health workforce. So how …
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Want to make a difference to health workforce planning and management? Take the next step. Don’t stop here! Explore more. Why not consider doing further studies at Griffith University? We’re …
Week 1 wrap up
We hope that you’ve enjoyed the course so far and you’re looking forward to the second week. In this short video Sheree does a quick round up of the main …
Finding and applying the evidence
It is important to evaluate and select evidence based solutions to workforce planning. Let’s look at the following case study to help us evaluate information in order to make decisions …
The hybrid manager
Hybrid managers were introduced to health services to provide clinical leadership and strengthen governance. So who is the hybrid manager? The hybrid manager is the term used to refer to …
Leaders and managers of health systems?
How do clinicians construct their identities as leaders and managers? Leader or Manager Leaders provide the strategic vision and direction for health care organisations and prioritise and allocate the necessary …