Leadership: Influencing Health Care Reform
Overview
Overview of the current Canadian healthcare context:
- Ministry of Health, Canada Health Act
- Structure and organization of Canadian and provincial healthcare system
- Federal and provincial Ministries of Health
- Health authorities
- Emerging trends/issues
- Healthcare reform
Factors influencing the current Canadian healthcare context:
- Historical
- Economic
- Cultural
- Political
- Social
- Legal
Framework for influencing healthcare reform:
- Primary Healthcare
- Accessible, client-centred, quality, cost-effective healthcare
- Emphasis on clients’ wellness, illness prevention, and poverty reduction
- Coordinated client care by educated healthcare professionals/interprofessional collaboration
- Public participation
- Health innovation
- Multisectoral approaches
- Role of the Multidisciplinary Healthcare Team
Concepts/strategies related to healthcare reform:
- Advocacy
- Change theory and practice
- Health care partnerships
- Health literacy
- Health-related research
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Leadership theory and practice
- Organizations
- Type and structures
- Policy development
- Strategic planning and visioning
- Risk management
- Culture and environment
- Political action
- Role of the nurse
- Technology and innovative healthcare practices
Emerging trends and issues in global healthcare systems:
- World Health Organization
- Critical examination of healthcare reform in selected countries
- Global health contributions/initiatives to healthcare reform and their impact on the Canadian healthcare system
Professional and supportive nursing practice environments:
- Professional practice standards
- Quality assurance
- Quality improvement
Faculty will facilitate the student's integration of nursing theory and promote the development of critical inquiry, clinical reasoning and judgment through learning activities such as lectures, group discussions, client-based scenarios, and using electronic resources.
This is a graded course, and the means of assessment are consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor's course outline will be available to students by the first class and list the evaluative components of the course.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the current Canadian healthcare system, including the historical, economic, cultural, political, legal, and social contexts;
- Explain the emerging trends and issues within the current Canadian healthcare system and global healthcare trends and issues that could impact the Canadian healthcare system;
- Apply principles of primary healthcare to critically examine healthcare contexts at the local, regional, national, and international levels;
- Integrate leadership skills to influence change and participate in healthcare system reform;
- Participate in creating and maintaining professional, safe, supportive, and healthy practice environments.
The instructor's course outline will be available to students by the first class and list the required textbooks and materials that students must purchase.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for NURS 4515 | |
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| There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. | ||
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
15097
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Wed | Instructor last name
Karim
Instructor first name
Suki
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Course status
Open
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| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
15098
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Wed | Instructor last name
Van Hove
Instructor first name
Anita
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Course status
Open
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