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Course convenor: Professor Lucy Gilson
The overall programme goals are to support South African health managers, particularly those within the public sector, to develop the practices and behaviours of strategic and effective leaders in order to strengthen the South African health system.
The postgraduate Diploma is also part of a broader health management programme, known as the ‘Oliver Tambo Fellowship Programme’. This name was chosen, after consultation with the Tambo family, in recognition of Oliver Tambo’s strong and inspiring leadership.
The Programme entails a full partnership between the School of Public Health and Family Medicine and the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB).
The programme comprises:
See the School of Public Health website for full details.
Direct course enquiries to the course administrator.
Download the Celebrating Innovative Health Management in the Public Sector Conference report, click here
View the 2011 Celebrating Innovative Health Management in the Public Sector Conference presentations below.
Prof Marian Jacobs – Opening address
Prof Lucy Gilson – Objectives, expectations and logistics
Dr Jennifer Reddy – Health system innovations
Dr Jennifer Reddy – quality improvement
Ms Tina Maartens – Health care improvement projects
Dr Johanne More – Culture change at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Dr Mmabatho Kekana – Rural hospital leadership in KwaZulu-Natal
Dr Zenia Barnard – Communities of Practice: Building an effective network for leadership support
Shaheem de Vries – Part 1 – Metro EMS Emergency Control Centre: A Case Study in Process Management
Shaheem de Vries - Part 2 – Metro EMS Emergency Control Centre: A Case Study in Process Management
Prof Peter Gordon – Implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist at Groote Schuur Hospital
Dr Felipe Montoya – The challenge of theatre services
Dr Anthony Reed – PGWC Start time monitoring policy
South African Revenue Service – Innovative Health Management in the Public Sector
Ms.M.V.Mavundla – Recent experiences with introduction of lean management in public sector hospitals
Dr Anton Grutter – A Facilitator’s Perspective on the Newcastle Lean Management Initiative
Norman Faull et al – Lessons from a multi-site lean healthcare experiment
Ms Moorane Sarah Mamitsela – The Dr CN Phatudi hospital lean project experience
Dr L.M Phalatsi – The Kalafong hospital lean project experience
Read more about the conference: http://www.uct.ac.za/dailynews/?id=7855