COMSTECH TRAINING COURSE ON “HEALTH AND HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT”

In collaboration with Health Services Academy, Pakistan

Date: 21^st-23^rd June, 2022
Venue: COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad.
Deadline for Applications: 5^th June, 2022

Introduction

The public sector healthcare facilities of the underdeveloped and developing countries mostly face the problems of underutilization and under functioning, along with the technical and allocative inefficiency. Furthermore, the management of private sector is also reported to be inefficient, and service-centered. Specific Management tools and techniques, such as strategic management, management by objectives, quality assurance methods, monitoring and evaluation of the health systems outputs and outcomes, and economic appraisal are not practiced in both public and the private sectors.

One of the primary reasons for all these issues is that most health managers lack formal training in health management. Insufficient management knowledge, and lack of skills and expertise in management further undermine their capability to contribute to improve the health system. The way forward is the continuous education and training leading to the capacity building of the mid-level health managers and encouraging them to apply their knowledge in their respective settings.  Keeping this in mind, COMSTECH in collaboration with Health Services Academy, Pakistan, has organized a training course in Health and Hospital Management, catering to the needs of the OIC countries.

Objective

• To develop management skills that encompasses the main aspects of problem-solving typically faced by health managers.
• To apply certain techniques in the resolution of selected management issues.
• To learn about basic methods of quantitative analysis being used by health managers.
• To demonstrate change management, communication, and leadership skills.
• To define what quality means from the standpoint of diverse stakeholders.
• To explain the relationship of effectiveness, efficiency, cost and quality.

Target Audience:

The training course is open to healthcare managers, students, researchers, scientists, academicians, policy makers, paramedics, nurses, and anyone relevant to the field of health and hospital management.

Key Contents:

The workshop will cover the following topics:

• Principles of Hospital Management
• Hospital Financial Management
• Managing Human Resource in Health
• Introduction to Performance Management
• Effective Communication in Hospitals
• Behaviors Change Communication
• Principles of Hospital Planning and Designs
• Medical Records and Hospital Inventory Management

Travel & Local Hospitality:

COMSTECH will arrange local hospitality for (limited number) selected participants. Travel support will be provided to the speaker/resource persons only. Participants are expected to get their travel funding from their parent organizations/country of origin.

Registration Process:

1. For physical participation register at the following link: Registration closed
2. For virtual participation register at the following link: https://forms.gle/W6HPQbsadBmS4kia6
3. Read instructions in the application form carefully and submit a properly filled form along with your CV. Foreign participants must submit a scanned copy of passport.
4.  Selected candidates will be notified through email; hence, applicants are required to check their emails regularly.

Venue:

The workshop will be held at the COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan. The city with the backdrop of Margalla Hills and National Park was purpose-built as the capital of sixth largest globally and second most populous (in OIC) country Pakistan in the year 1966. Pakistan, according to the Forbes magazine, is a hidden treasure for tourists with rich cultural diversity, ancient history, diverse landscape, cuisines, modern cities, and locally produced items.

Tentative List of Speakers:

1. Dr. Shahzad Ali Khan
   Vice Chancellor
   Health Services Academy (HSA),  Islamabad.
2. Dr. Tariq Mahmood Ali
    Associate Professor
    Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad.
3. Dr. Ahmad Hussen Tareq
   Technical Lead HPTT/ Associate ProfessorHealth Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad.
4. Lt Gen Dr. Asif Mumtaz Sukhera (Retired) HI(M)
   Vice Chancellor
   Mohi-ud-Din Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Mirpur AJ&K
5. Major General Muhammad Salahuddin Qasim (Retired), HI (M) 
   Chair Policy Board
   MTI, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Workshop Coordinators:

Muhammad Haris Akram
Program Manager
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: haris@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad
Program Officer
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: Haseeb.ahmad@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681