SHAPE Publications
SHAPE reports 2007 -2008
AGM 2008 documentation:

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SHAPE AND MEMBER PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS

Managing Health Services: Concepts and Practice 2nd Edition
Mary G Harris and Associates
Society for Health Administration Programs in Education (SHAPE) and Australian College of Health Services Executives

Managing Health Services: Concepts and Practice 2nd edition provides a valuable practice resource for health service management students and managers. While new concepts and strategies of multidisciplinary health service management and leadership have been added, the focus remains on providing comprehensive coverage of management topics and issues faced by health services managers.

The book is arranged according to six major themes — health service managers and the changing organisational context; health service management practice — working with people; health service management practice — working with information; health service organisations; improving organisational performance; and case studies in health service management.

Written by over 40 health service management academics in cooperation with the Society of Health Administration Programs in Education and the Australian College of Health Service Executives, Managing Health Service: Concepts and Practice 2nd edition continues to make a valuable contribution to health service management theory and practice.
 

Outstanding Features:

•  Includes a wider range of short case studies from the Asia-Pacific region
• Each chapter includes learning objectives, short case studies, references, additional reading & websites, conclusions, and discussion questions
• Increased integration of practical issues such as strategies to facilitate manager and organisational learning, workforce planning, recruitment and retention strategies, strategies to assess and manage risk, and strategies to improve organisational performance
• Provides updates of concepts and practice including government policy changes; advances in medical and information technology; changes in consumer needs and expectations; advances in health service management; and the use of research and evaluation to advance management practice
   

Pub Sept 2005 • ISBN 0729537595 • PB • 496pp • Mosby •A$79.95 •NZ$94.50

Mosby is an imprint of Elsevier Australia

To order your copy of this book please contact: Elsevier Australia customer service • Phone 1800 263 951 • Fax 02 9517 8950 • Email: customerserviceau@elsevier.com • Quote the following code number and receive: 10% discount and free delivery within Australia and New Zealand • Code Number: HPHMG1005W Note: All royalties from sale of the book go to SHAPE and are used to enable further collaborative research and publications in health and aged care services management

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Book Review  -  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 27 No 4, August 2002

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SHAPE REPORTS
 

 President Report 2008

Secretary Report 2008

Treasurer Report 2008

 

 

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MINUTES & AGENDAS FROM VARIOUS SHAPE MEETINGS 

Agenda	Minutes
Agenda for the Annual General Meeting 2008	Minutes of the Annual General Meeting July 2007
	Minutes of the Executive Meeting for May 2008  are available from l.heap@uws.edu.au

 

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Monographs and reports
The Changing Roles and Careers of Australian and New Zealand Health Service Managers: a collaborative workforce study involving members of The Society for Health Administration Programs in Education (SHAPE), The Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE) and The New Zealand Institute of Health Management (NZIHM). Published as an ACHSE Monograph in October 1998.

Available from:
Australian College of Health Service Executives
PO Box 341
NORTH RYDE, NSW 1670
Phone: (02) 9878 5088
Fax: (02) 9878 2272
Email: achse@achse.org.au
Web: www.achse.org.au

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