Major change, organizational reform, and a focus on efficiency and health outcomes are facts of life for today’s healthcare leaders and healthcare organizations. Although managing organizational change is a critical managerial competency, for some, the leadership skills required for minimizing resistance to change may only be learned through experience. This makes simulations an ideal medium for teaching change management and providing “hands-on” experience for the participants.
This session will describe the authors’ experience in using a simulation exercise called Central-Valleyview with graduate and undergraduate health services administration students. By using a simulation that is grounded both in the theory of change management and the application of these principles in the healthcare field, students can enhance their leadership skills in the management of change by doing the following:
• identifying the forces for and against change
• understanding and balancing stakeholder interests
• applying change
This webinar will show the participant how to implement this Change Management course into your own curriculum.