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Clinical Leadership During Crises (PADM90024)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | July |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Responses to disasters and terror events require leadership, and many clinicians and health service managers anticipate taking on leadership positions or find themselves in leadership roles, without any formal education in leadership. This can have negative consequences for the leader, colleagues, patients and healthcare organisations. During such crises, leaders must be able to rapidly assess a complex situation, often with limited and fragmented information, while providing effective communication to colleagues, patients and healthcare organisations. The purpose of this subject is to provide clinical and health service leaders (and aspiring leaders) with knowledge of leadership practices during crisis management and the opportunity to implement this learning and acquire new skills. Subject content will be grounded in evidence-based knowledge produced by leadership scholars and practised by leaders in Disaster and Terror Medicine and Health Management.
Topics covered will include:
- Styles of effective clinical and health service leadership
- Leading successful and productive teams
- Conflict resolution and difficult conversations
- Emotional intelligence
- Ethical issues in clinical and health service leadership
- Coaching and developing others
Teaching/learning formats include:
- Interactive facilitator presentations
- Written case studies
- Group exercises
- Small team discussions of participant leadership challenges
- Participant presentations
- Guest speakers: senior leaders in Disaster and Terror Medicine and Health Management who will share their leadership challenges and solutions.
The informal exchange of insights and experiences among participants is a key aspect of learning.
Intended learning outcomes
Following successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Apply an analytical and reflective approach to their clinical or health service leadership in crisis scenarios;
- Describe the unique and common challenges and approaches involved in managing, developing and coaching others within the context of crisis management;
- Recognise their strengths and weaknesses as a clinical or health service leader and be prepared to collaborate accordingly;
- Collaborate with practitioners from other disciplines to achieve best outcomes for their patients during a disaster or terror event;
- Demonstrate the importance of exchanging feedback, support and assistance with colleagues; and
- Apply clinical or health service leadership skills applicable to disaster and terror situations.
Generic skills
- Bring new problem solving and analytic skills to the discipline area
- Lead teams and work well as a member of a team
- Break down unfamiliar and difficult challenges, make plans for, and lead the implementation of, programs that address these challenges
- Communicate leadership visions and plans effectively through both spoken presentations and written documents.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Community Access Program
Community Access Program students must meet the entry requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PADM90013 | Leadership in Clinical Settings | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Individual Oral Presentation at workshop
| During face-to-face workshop. | 20% |
Individual Reflective Paper
| From Week 4 to Week 5 | 30% |
Action Learning Paper
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- July
Coordinator Jill Klein Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours All learning is conducted online, with two face-to-face workshops (Saturday 24 August and Sunday 25 August 2024). It is highly recommended students attend campus for these workshops, but they may attend virtually. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 15 July 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should read through the information in Week 0 which provides information about the structure of the subject, subject readings and resources, assessments, and the teaching staff. Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 15 September 2024 Last self-enrol date 16 July 2024 Census date 9 August 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 September 2024 Assessment period ends 13 October 2024 July contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
Compulsory workshops (Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August 2024) which will be delivered on campus and online for students unable to attend campus.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Community Access Program students must meet the entry requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine.
Last updated: 31 January 2024