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Organizers:

Supported by: Expertise and financial support:

Swiss Tropical andPublic Health Institute

Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Western Ukraine

Regional platform for education and networking of health care managers

Summer School 2016Healthcare System Transformation:

Eastern Europe

July18-232016

UNICEF Ukraine School of Public Health of National University“Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”

Speakers of the School are leading professors, experts and professionals from the Swiss Tropi-cal and Public Health Institute (Basel, Switzerland), Maastricht University (Netherlands), UNICEF, World Bank, WHO, etc.

Working languages are: official – English and Ukrainian; additionally – Russian. Simultaneous translation (Ukrainian – English) will be offered during the educational sessions.

Educational activities, including morning and evening sessions, are scheduled daily from 9:00 to 19:00. Participants are expected to read provided materials before the School starts.

Target AudienceWe invite health care facility managers, health system administrators and policy makers, representatives of international agencies and NGOs from Ukraine and other Eastern European countries to apply for the Summer School 2016.

How to ApplyApplicants are welcome to fill in the electronic application form

from March 15th till April 20th 2016.

The application form is available at: http://sph.ukma.edu.ua/school/litnya-shkola/

Application form includes:• Education and professional experience

• Short description of professional achievements and future plans

• Clear motivation for the participation in Summer School 2016

• Contact details of two reference persons.

The Scientific Board and Organizational Committee of the School will assess only full and timely submitted applications. The applicants will be informed regarding their participation in Summer School 2016 via e-mail till May 20th. Up to 60 outstanding and motivated participants will be selected.

Fees and ExpensesBased on the assessment, the most outstanding participants will receive the grant for partici-pation, which became possible thanks to the financial support of the partners. Please consider that the grant doesn’t cover transportation expenses, dinners and per diems of participants.

The standard participation fee is CHF 1’000 (paid on exchange rate lower than of National Bank of Ukraine). The fee includes tuition, educational materials, translation, accommodation, coffee-breaks and lunches.

About Summer SchoolThe Summer School got its inspiration from Lugano Summer School on Health Policy, Economics and Management in Switzerland. Within two years Ukrainian Summer School has become regional platform for education and networking for the health care managers from Eastern Europe (EE).

The Summer School stimulates the process of health systems transformation in the countries of EE, because it responds to specific needs and context of Eastern European audience. The language-friendly environment (official English and Ukrainian; additional Russian) promotes effec-tive communication and sharing experience between participants and professors.

Modules and FormatThe Summer School 2015 suggests three parallel thematic sections, so participants are able to select the one most interesting and relevant. Each thematic section consists of two consecutive modules scheduled across all 6 days of the School.

Section 1. Planning and Financing of Health Care System. The section will be especially interesting for the administrators of health care system, policy makers and civil society representatives. It provides participants with modern approaches and tools for the planning and financing of health care system, supplemented by the regional country examples. During the first 3-day module the participants will work in groups under the creation of local health care system, considering epidemiological, financial and other factors. Within the second module the participants will become aware of effective financial models of health care system and the experience of the countries on financial reform.

Section 2. Management of Health Care Facility. This section is designed mainly for the managers of health care facilities, their deputies and chiefs of departments. The first module will immerse the participants into the theory and methods of change management. In particular, it will discover the topics of leadership, changes in professional organizations, learning organizations, etc. The module foresees the intensive work in groups on practical tasks. Within the second module the participants will further explore the tools of opera-tional management and will study real examples of state and private facilities.

Section 3. Communication in Health Care. This section is oriented towards the managers interested in effective communication strategies for their facilities, regions or civil initia-tives. During this section the participants will develop in groups the communication strate-gies according to the defined problems. In the frame of the strategies the participants will learn to define their target audiences, effective messages, appropriate communication channels, partners, etc. Gained skills will be applicable in the different spheres of life. The section demands active involvement and presentation for every participant.

Morning plenaries and evening discussions featuring the most interesting topics will be organized for all the participants to foster networking and experience exchange.