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MIDWIFERY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Semester 1

Dear Students,

Welcome to the Midwifery Leadership and Management Module.

1. Module Aim

The aim of this module is to provide midwives with the contextual knowledge and professional understanding needed to assume a leadership role in the formulation of public policy, to improve the health and services for women and newborns.

2. Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

Integrate theories and styles of leadership
Utilize the principles of interprofessional collaboration and communication
Apply management functions in midwifery practice
Develop strategic functions for healthcare quality improvement in midwifery care 

3. Indicative content:

Midwifery Leadership
Midwifery Management
Quality improvement

UNIT 1: MIDWIFERY LEADERSHIP 

a. The aim of the topic

This unit aims at introducing theories of leadership and governance styles in midwifery, interprofessional collaboration and the role of midwifery practices to influence health policy

b. This unit is designed to cover:

Theories of Leadership and governance styles (Midwife as a role model and resource within practice setting)
Interprofessional collaboration (IPC)
Communication and networking
Models of national health system
Health policy development and analysis
Role of advanced midwifery practice to influence health policy (Advocacy and lobbying at the community or national level)
- Critical appraisal of midwifery protocols, policies, and guidelines
Leading collaborative change

c. Intended learning outcomes specific to this topic:

 At the end of this unit, you will be able to Integrate theories and styles of leadership and utilize the principles of interprofessional collaboration and communication.

d. Students' activities in this topic:

Students will be engaged in different activities such forum discussion, seminars, and both individual and group assignments

e. e-tivit 1: Leadership styles 

The purpose of this e-tivity 1 is to discuss the leadership styles and the importance of each in midwifery care to inform health policy.

NB!!!!!!!!Main task is to check the online forum before attending each class (whatever online or face to face) to respond to the questions posted


Specific activities:

Writing of a 2-page paper about leadership styles and the importance of each to midwifery practice. Discuss also on how these leadership style can inform health policy change if any/ 10 MARKS

Students will read an article as shared and come to class with their different perspectives (Online thru forum discussions or face to face)

f. Read the following resources

- Ayeleke RO, Dunham A, North N, & Wallis K, 2018. ‘The concept of leadership in the health care sector’. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.76133
Gopee N, & Galloway J 2017, ‘Leadership and management in healthcare’. Sage
Turner P, 2019,‘Leadership in healthcare. Delivering organizational transformation and operational excellence'. Palgrave Macmillan.

Journals

- VanVactor JD 2012, ‘Collaborative leadership model in the management of health care’. Journal of Business Research, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 555-561
Bartle C, 2019, Making midwifery’s voice heard in crucial areas of policy development’. Midwifery News, vol. 92, pp. 12

Key websites and online resources

DiSC Assessment: What Kind of Leader Are You? Available at: 
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8692-disc-assessment.html 

TED Talks. Available at:
https://www.ted.com/talks 

Database and e-resource:

https://library.ur.ac.rw/databases

IPC READING

- Sentinel event statistics. http://www.joint commission.org/NR/rdonlyres/FA465646-5F5F-4543- AC8F-E8AF6571E372/0/root cause se.jpg. Accessed March 11, 2006
Estabrooks CA, Midodzi WK, Cummings GG, Ricker KL, Giovannetti P. The impact of hospital nurs[1]ing characteristics on 30-day mortality. Nurs Res. 2005;54(2):74–84
Kramer M, Schmalenberg C. Securing “good” nurse-physician relationships. Nurs Manag. 2003; 34(7):34–38
Havens DS. Comparing nursing infrastructure and outcomes: ANCC Magnet and non-Magnet CNEs report. Nurs Econ. 2001;19(6):258–266
Vahey DC, Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Clarke SP, Vargas D. Nurse burnout and patient satisfaction. Med Care. 2004;42(2, suppl):57–66

g. e-tivity 2:


4. Module assessment

I. Continuous assessment (60)

Quizzes: 10%
Assignment :45%
Attendance:   5%

II. Final Examination: 40% (learners must pass continuous assessment Test)

UNIT 2: MIDWIFERY MANAGEMENT



UNIT 3: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT



Self enrolment (Dear students, make sure your assigned activities are completed at the instructed time)
Self enrolment (Dear students, make sure your assigned activities are completed at the instructed time)
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