Course Description
Physicians are increasingly being asked to tackle projects with high stakes deliverables, but don’t always have the proper knowledge to lead them toward successful outcomes. This course has a unique focus on the physician’s role in project management, and explores the nuances of traditional, dyad and triad project leadership models. Throughout this course you will find new ways to reduce costs, identify risks, increase productivity and boost your competitive advantage through project management strategies, such as use of the Triple Constraint. The roles of the project manager, team members, stakeholders and sponsors will be discussed in detail, along with the importance of ongoing clarity and communication. Whether you are taking on a small project or a large initiative, improving your project management skills can help ensure project tasks are met on time and under budget.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the roles physicians can and should play in the management of healthcare projects
- Identify the four phases of a project and explain their impact on project outcomes
-Explain project team roles and their importance in the project management process
-Recognize different project types and reasons why some projects are not labeled
-Utilize the Triple Constraint to evaluate project scope, time, cost and quality outcomes
-Recognize the importance of clarity and communication when working with stakeholders -Develop strategies to improve dyad and triad project leadership outcomes
Meet Your Faculty
Laura Synnott, MHSA, FACHE
Throughout this course, project management expert, Laura Synnott, will share her extensive experience managing projects of all shapes and sizes and describe the role that physicians can and should play in the management of healthcare projects. Synnott will also share stories of her own successes and failures, practical examples, and new strategies and concepts that can be applied within your own organization to help find future success in healthcare project management.
Disclaimer
The American Association for Physician Leadership® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Association for Physician Leadership® staff and the faculty presented for this activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. The American Association for Physician Leadership® designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Once you click “accept disclaimer,” you will have access to course material and no refund will be allowed for this course.
Collaborators
The content in this course was developed and vetted in collaboration with Laura Synnott.
Key Dates
Original Course Release Date: June 2020
Course Review and Renewal: June 2023
Course Expiration Date: June 2026
Your Course Access Expires: 365 days from your purchase of the course
Course Access Policy
Once you click “accept disclaimer,” you will have access to course material and no refund will be allowed for this course.
