Walking (more like crawling) among giants (Harrison Thorn) Working with the CEO and the Board of Alfred Health July 29, 2022 By ACHSM Admin career, Clinical governance, health outcomes, health service delivery, internship, public health, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
How not to waste a good healthcare crisis (Tinto Cherian) COVID, in all its might, crippled the day-to-day functioning of people, organisations, governments, and social structures. It will be constructive to appraise the lessons this crisis invoked on our accustomed conventional systems and the visions that the resilience and experience instilled. June 3, 2022 By ACHSM Admin challenges, Clinical governance, COVID-19, government, health outcomes, health service delivery, patients, public health, public service, regional, remote, rural, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Pledging Allegiance: the dual loyalties of the public service (Harrison Thorn) From the ‘West Wing’, to ‘Parks and Recreation’, and Australia’s own ‘Utopia’; there are many enjoyable and humorous representations of life in the public service. This semester I am excited to join its ranks at the Victorian Department of Health and learn about life as a government employee. October 6, 2021 By ACHSM Admin career, government, health service delivery, internship, placement, public health, public service, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Starting a new role in the virtual world (Matthew Macaulay) The one thing that has been certain during the COVID pandemic is uncertainty. October 27, 2020 By ACHSM Admin career, challenges, Change, COVID-19, fresh starts, General, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Tips for adapting to change and being resilient Over the past 6 months, we have seen unprecedented changes to the way we work, the way we live and the way we learn. September 21, 2020 By ACHSM Admin career, challenges, Change, COVID-19, fresh starts, General, mental health, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Transitioning - A move from the world of supply chain management to health policy administration The intricacies in governance and change management that precedes implementation of new policies or organisational change was quite fascinating. This has been quite helpful in bridging the gap between my experiences as a healthcare staff working at the coalface and policy administration. August 14, 2020 By ACHSM Admin Change, Clinical governance, health outcomes, health service delivery, internship, public health, technology 0 0 Comment Read More »
Learning the A-Z of health service delivery in Victoria As an Australasian College Health Service Management (ACHSM) Victorian intern we get the unique opportunity to work at four different workplaces within the health sector, complete post graduate study and attend a variety of professional development activities over a two-year period. June 5, 2020 By ACHSM Admin career, health service delivery, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
The role of a health manager during a health crisis – Responding to COVID-19 and leading through uncertainty When I commenced the health management internship in 2020, I would never have expected to be involved in one of the largest public health crises to affect the Australian health system. COVID-19 has infected over 2 million people and resulted in 161,000 deaths globally. May 8, 2020 By ACHSM Admin challenges, Change, COVID-19, General, health service delivery, public health 0 0 Comment Read More »
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and the new Health Manager Ensuring the delivery of safe and high-quality patient care is the responsibility of everyone that work within the health service – including the patient themselves. Introduced in 2013, the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards stipulate the level of care consumers can expect to receive during their episode of care. May 1, 2020 By ACHSM Admin Clinical governance, health service delivery, patients, public health, safety 0 0 Comment Read More »
From the suburbs to the city I was so excited to learn that I had a place in the ACHSM Intern Program, and even more excited when I found out that my first placement of the Program would be in the city. March 4, 2020 By ACHSM Admin fresh starts, internship, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Settling into a new professional environment A steep learning curve of the internship is settling into new and unfamiliar environments. We start 4 jobs in 2 years, each placement is vastly different and generally involves a role that we have had limited prior experience in. Integrating quickly into new working environments is always challenging and is a skill that needs to be developed like any other. But some simple methods can be utilised to make the transition easier and more effective. September 26, 2019 By ACHSM Admin career, challenges, fresh starts 0 0 Comment Read More »
The challenges in providing rural healthcare According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 75% of the population does not get enough exercise and 69% of the population are considered overweight or obese in rural communities. July 26, 2019 By ACHSM Admin challenges, health service delivery, obesity, public health, regional, remote, rural 0 0 Comment Read More »
What is value-based healthcare? Have you ever heard of value-based healthcare? When I was first introduced to the term during my initial days at Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) in January 2019 on my very first placement, I thought it was another one of those ‘word salads’ - I understood each of the individual words, but the whole term made no sense! July 4, 2019 By ACHSM Admin cost efficiency, dental, health outcomes, public health, value 0 0 Comment Read More »
10 advantages of working in regional and rural health Shortly after Simonne Collins took the opportunity of a new position as an ACHSM Management Intern, she was informed she would be completing her first placement at a regional hospital in Victoria. As this placement draws to a close, she reflects on the many advantages of working in regional and rural health services. June 19, 2019 By ACHSM Admin internship, placement, regional, rural, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Aviation accidents and patient safety Aviation is by no doubt a high risk industry, but it is a relatively safe one. The National Safety Council in the US estimated in 2017 that the lifetime odds of death for being a passenger on a plane is 1 in 188,364.2 This shows that it is highly unlikely for someone to die due to a plane accident. On the other hand, healthcare, the high risk industry that is often not perceived as one by the public, has a much lower safety profile. April 26, 2019 By ACHSM Admin aviation, patients, safety 0 0 Comment Read More »
The role health managers can play in creating culturally safe environments for Aboriginal people The colonisation and historical events that have occurred in Australia have had and continue to have devastating impacts on Aboriginal people. Accessing healthcare can be particularly difficult for our First Nations people due to a deep mistrust and the institutional racism present in most hospitals. February 22, 2019 By ACHSM Admin challenges, health service delivery, indigenous, patients, public health, regional, remote, rural 0 0 Comment Read More »