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Organisation and Management of Midwife Work
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:16.08.2022 09:40:44
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MDAK_340 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Midwifery | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilze Ansule | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, mdak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061568 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Public health and epidemiology, the concept of health, philosophy and medical ethics, introduction to evidence-based care. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote the acquisition of knowledge about the current principles and methods of organising maternal and child health care, as well as the set of health care organisations, its policy and financing issues in the country and in the world. To acquaint students with the theoretical assumptions of health care management and practical methods to use the opportunities. To provide an understanding of the quality management system in the health care system. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Health care system in the world and in Latvia. Principles of health care organisation and management. The work of a midwife manager in ensuring and promoting the health care process of the mother and child, the legal acts determining professional activities. (ICM, EMA guidelines) | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The work of a midwife manager in organising and promoting the maternal and child health care process, theory and practice | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Decision making process. Cooperation with governmental and non-governmental institutions. Influence of human factor | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Leadership in midwifery practice. Lifelong learning | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Health care organisation models, philosophy and strategy. Organisational culture. Factors influencing work productivity and job satisfaction | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Personality in the work environment and psychosocial factors, their evaluation methods. Error and experience monitoring | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Management styles. Professional deformation in the work environment, burnout, monitoring and prevention opportunities | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Personnel projection and planning. Personnel motivation, establishment of a wage system and performance assessment | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Analysis of literature and informative sources placed in e-studies and indicated in the study course, presentations on lesson topics. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Independent work (25%), presentation in classes (25%), final test (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of mastering the study course, students will be able to define maternal and child health care policy, Latvian health care policy documents in general. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will acquire the ability to apply the Republic of Latvia and international health care legislation and recommendations, including the ICM, and EMA guidelines in the organization of midwifery in their professional activities. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Will be able to define and analyze the basic principles of quality management system. Will be able to analyse and offer solutions to improve the organisation and provision of maternal and child health process. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | WHO recommendations, “Standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities”, 2016. | ||||||||
| 2 | Dukāte I. Vadībzinības rokasgrāmata. R., Zvaigzne ABC, 2004. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Forands I. Biznesa vadības tehnoloģijas. SIA “Latvijas izglītības fonds”, Rīga, 2004. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | “Leadership 2050 : Critical Challenges, Key Contexts and Emerging Trends”. Matthew Sowcik, Anthony C. Andenoro, et.al. 2015 | ||||||||
| 5 | Workplace Conflict Resolution Essentials for Dummies. Book Cover Image. by Vivian Scott, and Vivian Scott. PUBLISHER John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. 2015 | ||||||||
| 6 | Human Resources Management for Health Care Organizations: A Strategic Approach. Joan E. Pynes, Donald N. Lombardi, and Joan Pynes, 2012. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | WHO, Disability: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2 | Scrivens, E. (2004). Quality, Risk, and Control in Health Care. Maidenhead: Open University Press. | ||||||||
| 3 | The Politics of Maternity. Rosemary Mander and Jo Murphy-Lawless, 2013. | ||||||||
| 4 | Levy Shankman, MarcyAllen, Scott J.and more. “Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students”, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015. | ||||||||
| 5 | Modern health care delivery systems, care coordination and the role of hospitals, 2012. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | European Organization for Quality. Available from: www.eoq.org | ||||||||
| 2 | European Agency of Health at work. Available from: https://osha.europa.eu/lv | ||||||||
| 3 | WHO, Maternal and perinatal health. Available from: https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/materna… | ||||||||
| 4 | The European Midwives Association (EMA), Position Papers. Available from: http://www.europeanmidwives.com/news | ||||||||
| 5 | International Confederation of Midwives. Available from: https://www.internationalmidwives.org/icm-projects/ | ||||||||
| 6 | “Performance Leadership”. Karen Moustafa Leonard and Fatma Pakdil. Business Expert Press, 2016 | ||||||||
