FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Department of Health Management

HIM 470 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Healthcare Management During Crisis

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
HIM 470	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	-
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Case Study Field trip / Observation Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Bilçin Tak Meydan
Course Lecturer(s)	-
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	Teach how hospitals could manage the external and internal disasters and emergencies is the main aim of the course.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; A. External disasters and emergencies: 1. To build a disaster/emergency preparedness system in hospitals, 2. To manage acute phase of the disaster/emergency situation by responding accurate and timely decisions, 3. To conduct post-disaster activities including assessment of the responding phase and planning necessary improvements. B. Internal disasters and emergencies: 1. To conduct risk analysis and determine necessary steps to be taken. 2. To evacuate patients and hospital staffs injured due to incidents like fire, explosion, collapses emerged in the hospital, 3. To build a system for managing triage zone and transferring patients and other causalities based on their needs, 4. To develop and implement a recovery plan post-disaster phase
Course Description	External and internal disasters and emergencies may emerge in hospitals and/or have effects on hospitals are examined In the course. Moreover, the methods, technics, tools for preparedness for disaster and emergencies , responding to disasters and emergencies and post- disaster/emergency assessment and resilience are analyzed based on literature and best practices.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction: The scope and content of the course, teaching methodologies will be used during the semester
2	Managing unexpected: Definition of Disasters, crises and emergencies have effects on healthcare settings.	Students are supposed to examine The Ministry of Health Hospital Disaster and Emergency Situation Management Planning requirements
3	External disasters and emergencies: Classification of external disasters, (Man-made vs Natural; slow- effect vs rapid-effect disasters, types of external disasters and emergencies	Students are expected to watch two documentaries: Bhopal Chemical Explosion Disaster and Fujiyama Nuclear Leaks Disaster
4	Internal disaster and hospital emergencies: Definitions, types and possible complication each types
5	Disaster Management conceptualization and disaster management frameworks.
6	Analysis of hospital disaster /emergency situation management system documents: The policy , procedures, proses flowcharts and other documents
7	Analysis of hospital disaster /emergency situation management system documents: The policy , procedures, proses flowcharts and other documents	Students are required to examine İzmir Ekonomi Üniversite Hastanesi Hospital Disaster and emergency Plan
8	Pre-disaster phase: Risk analysis and preparedness of disasters and emergencies
9	Midterm exam
10	Responding Phase: Taking appropriate and effective measures to reduce severity of the incidents, evacuating patients and staff who injured because of the incidents, planning care of the patient and injured staff based on triage system.	Observation: Students will attend to İzmir Ekonomi Üniverstesi Hastanesi evacuation planning , implementing and assessment meetings as observers.
11	Past disaster phase: Assesing and analyzing weaknesses; planning and implementing necessary improvements in hospitals
12	Building an organizational resilience capability in hospitals: The role of safety culture
13	The importance of human factor in case of disaster and emergencies: Building an Individual reflectivity and mindfulness competencies in healthcare professionals.
14	Health systems resilience during COVID-19: Lessons for building back better	Health systems resilience during COVID-19: Lessons for building back better, WHO, 2021, UK, ISBN 978 92 890 5187 3
15	Practice: Based on a scenario a disaster management phases will be analyzed in the class.
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	60
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class			0
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1		0
Final Exam	1		0
		Total	48

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

Program Competencies/Outcomes

* Contribution Level

To be able to acquire and use theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of health management.

To be able to create and use new information by integrating information in the field of health management with information from different disciplines

To be able to solve the problems that require expertise by using scientific research methods.

To be able to solve a problem in the field of health management by using appropriate problem solving techniques.

To be able to transfer the current developments in the field of health management with the data and to transfer them systematically to the groups in and out of the field in written, oral and visual form.

To be able to critically examine the norms governing corporate culture and organizational communication, to develop them and to take action to change them when necessary.

To be able to develop implementation plans in health management field and to evaluate the results within the framework of health services management quality processes.

To be able to act by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while managing health institutions.

To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in the problems encountered in the related field applications while managing health institutions.

To be able to plan and manage the activities of the employees whose under their responsibility while managing health institutions.

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

To be able to collect data in the areas of “Health Management” and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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