Le renouvellement de cette alliance stratégique constitue une voie pour promouvoir l’excellence dans le domaine du leadership en santé et pour offrir aux étudiants du programme FHSI une équivalence complète au programme de Leader certifié en santé (CHE/LCS).
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The University of Alberta’s Fellowship in Healthcare System Transformation (FHSI) program has renewed its strategic alliance with the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) to increase the leadership capabilities of health care managers in Canada.
Through this agreement, participants in the Fellowship in Healthcare System Transformation program will receive full equivalence to the Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation, the only certification program for Canadian health leaders. This program offers individual leaders several benefits including support for lifelong learning in health services leadership; assistance with career advancement; peer recognition and serves as an essential career designation.
Stephan (Steve) Plourde, CHE, Chief Operating Officer at the CCHL, said: “We are excited about this collaboration with the University of Alberta, who show their commitment to health leadership by committing to have the CHE as a preferred designation for their students. The FHSI program is the first academic program in Alberta to be fully aligned to the CHE designation and the LEADS framework”.
Laura McDougall, MD, Dean of the School of Public Health, said: “The FHSI supports the development of leaders who will be able to solve health system problems in an increasingly complex environment. This requires strong leadership skills, combined with academic rigour and operational ingenuity. This partnership with CCHL cements the relationship between the two organizations, thereby ensuring that the principles of leading in a caring environment are foremost in the minds of our fellows as they progress in their leadership journey.”
This collaboration will also allow for both organizations to better address the constantly evolving needs of health leaders and align themselves with the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework. This framework is a foundation for Canadian health leadership development and defines the knowledge, skills and attitudes a leader must have to positively contribute to the Canadian health care system.
About the University of Alberta, Fellowship in Healthcare System Improvement Program
With Canada’s health system performance trailing many other countries, there is a critical need for leaders who can bring about transformative change. Designed for people with significant health system experience who are eager to enhance their capacity to lead such change, this program provides a unique mix of learning and action-oriented experiential opportunities. It delves into areas such as: system thinking; leading effective, sustainable change; international health system performance; managing health systems in a political environment; optimizing health human resources; developing a people-centered quality culture, and incorporating innovation into sustainable system transformation.
For more information about University of Alberta’s FHSI program, visit https://www.ualberta.ca/en/public-health/programs/professional-development/fellowship-in-health-system-improvement/index.html
About the College
The Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL), a national member-driven non-profit association, is the connected community that develops, supports, and inspires health leaders across Canada. The College strives to provide the leadership development, tools, knowledge and networks that members need to become high impact leaders in Canadian healthcare.
Through LEADS, the CHE designation, credentialing, training, conferences, mentoring and a nationwide careers network, we support health leaders in every sector and region, from every professional background and at any stage of their career.
Located in Ottawa, the College collaborates with 20 chapters across the country and engages with its 4,500 members and 80 corporate members to promote lifelong learning and professional development while recognizing leadership excellence.
For more information about the College, visit: www.cchl-ccls.ca
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