Today’s specialists and practitioners have a moral and professional obligation to themselves, their patients and the general public to remain up to date in their fields of practice, and to adopt evidence-based practice and quality improvement. They must also act with integrity and put in place continuing professional development, acknowledge their shortcomings and learn from their mistakes so they continue to meet their obligations in the rapidly evolving regulatory environment. Usually their work is dependent on others in their teams, organisations and wider society.
This course has been designed to introduce participants to systematic reflective practice and continuous improvement by adopting a learning approach and essential skills to listen, and take time to think. The course will provide participants across the public and private sectors and in the voluntary community and enterprise sector with tools to engage positively and co-produce ways of working that meet the needs of service delivery and wider society. The tools introduced will help augment current organisation and professional practices in a time efficient manner. At the end of the course attendees should be able to put in place their daily, weekly, monthly and annual rhythms of reflections, appraisal and documentation to help achieve their own career goals, work-life balance, and better outcomes for their patients and services.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Utilise personal development planning for work life balance and career goals. This includes effective time management and monitoring tools.
Embed reflective practice and quality improvement in daily, monthly and annual cycles for CPD and management appraisal.
Practise using inclusive techniques through learning hubs for CPD and to get the best out of teams and partnerships.
Benefits for Employers
The course participants will have the opportunity to showcase their role in different fields with their employers. After completion of the course, participants (supported by their tutor with additional fee) will be given the opportunity to write a report describing what they have learnt and what is particularly relevant to their employers. The report will focus on one single perspective or to build a hybrid model that will help their employers to achieve their strategic and tactical goals. This will help reassure the employers of the benefits of the programme and help consolidate managers’ understanding.
Programme Structure
The course will provide professionals within the public health sectors with the best leadership skills to implement effectively in their organisations.
There will be an activity or set of activities for each session which will be designed to help you engage with the introduction to the theories explored within the course.
Your facilitator will be on hand to guide you through the programme and will expect you to bring personal experience and reflection on the topics covered.
Group work will be required for participants to engage in the course. Such activity allows participants to embed the new knowledge within their experience through active discussion and challenge.
Session 1: Why and how we learn
The Experiential Learning Cycle
Time to Think theory and practice
Session 2: The shortest route to where you want to get to
Personal Development Plans
Reflective practice and Appraisal
Keeping a learning journal
Session 3: Continuous improvement in outcomes
Practise how to lead your Learning hubs
The power of positive thinking
Debrief and next steps
Dr Muna Abdel Aziz is currently the Director of Public Health for Salford, Greater Manchester, UK from January 2020; and previously held various leading positions such as Director of Public Health and Prevention Services for Warrington; Deputy Director of Sudan Public Health Institute; International CPD Adviser for the UK Faculty of Public Health, and Training Programme Director for Public Health Specialty in Cheshire and Merseyside which was part of Health Education England.
Dr Muna field of specialization includes Public Health and Community Medicine. With over thirty years of experience in Public Health, she has both academic and professional experience working in partnership to improve the health system through leadership, management and delivery of high-quality healthcare and wellbeing services. As well as managing multi-million public health programmes, she has directed and influenced the way other sectors and partners spend their time and money. She continues to advocate for multidisciplinary approaches to complex challenges; such as mobile health solutions for universal health coverage, expanding health insurance to the informal sector, and co-producing innovative approaches with local communities. She is the Founding Member of the Sudan Health Consultancy from 2003 and Founder of YourB which is the first Sharia compliant credit union in the UK.
Qualifications
Dr Abdel Aziz is on the Public Health Specialist Register of the UK General Medical Council and registered with the Sudan Medical Council as a Specialist in Community Medicine. A medical doctor, she has been working in Public Health from May 1992; initially in the Sudan and over twenty years in the UK. She has had a distinguished academic and professional career as the top student in university and with distinctions and awards throughout her career. She has significant experience in leading transformation change, policy, strategy, teaching and research.
Her qualifications in Public Health include Clinical MD in Community Medicine (University of Khartoum, Aug 1995), her PhD from University of Cambridge (Mar 2001), Master of Public Health at University of Nottingham (Sep 2001). She was awarded full Membership of the UK Faculty of Public Health by Examination (Mar 2003), Fellowship from Aug 2006, and the Faculty Service award serving for two terms as the International CPD Adviser. More recently, she completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Workplace Based Postgrad Medical Education from Edge Hill University (Aug 2018).
Membership of Professional Bodies
UK Faculty of Public Health, Fellowship, 08/2006
UK General Medical Council, Specialist registration (Public Health Medicine), 01/2004
UK Faculty of Public Health, Membership (Part B exam), 03/2003
UK Faculty of Public Health, Diploma (Part A exam), 10/2001
UK General Medical Council, Full registration, 12/2001
Degrees
Top student, MBBS, 1989, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Causes and consequences of birth intervals among Sudanese women, Distinction.
Clinical MD in Community Medicine, 1995, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Family planning as a child survival strategy: Findings from a rural community in Sudan, Distinction.
PhD, Biological Anthropology, 2001, University of Cambridge, UK, Malaria and the growth of children in rural Sudan: A trial of insecticide impregnated bednets, Conferred.
Master of Public Health, 2001, University of Nottingham, UK, Conducting a health impact assessment: The potential and constraints. A literature review and case study of Finningley Airport Health Impact Assessment, Credit.
PG Cert, Workplace Based Postgrad Medical Education, 2018, Edge Hill University, UK, Personal philosophy of teaching, Distinction.
Excellence Awards
Three Clinical Excellence Awards, Salford, Public Health England (2020-23).
Five levels Clinical Excellence Awards, Warrington, Public Health England (2015-19).
International CPD Adviser Service Award, Faculty of Public Health (2013-18).
Clinical Excellence Award for medical leadership, Sheffield, National Health Services (2009).
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training, UK Medical Royal Colleges (2003).
15 Distinctions and 8 Prizes (1983-89); Lord Kitchener’s Memorial Prize (1989) and 50th Anniversary Prize (1989), University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine.
Target Participants
Senior professionals in the medical health care services, multidisciplinary clinical or public health related fields.
Experienced managers in medical health care service and/or government officials.
Junior professionals embarking on career planning.
Retirement planning and contemplating mid-career changes.
The course is designed and will be delivered by one of the world's top and renowned expert on public health and leadership, Dr Muna Abdel Aziz
Director of Public Health for Salford, Greater Manchester, UK from January 2020; previously held various leading positions such as Director of Public Health and Prevention Services for Warrington; Deputy Director of Sudan Public Health Institute; International CPD Adviser for the UK Faculty of Public Health, and Training Programme Director for Public Health Specialty in Cheshire and Merseyside which was part of Health Education England. She is the Founding Member of the Sudan Health Consultancy from 2003, and Founder of YourB which is the first Sharia compliant credit union in the UK.
PhD University of Cambridge and Master of Public Health University of Nottingham, UK.
PG Cert with Distinction on Workplace Based Postgrad Medical Education, Edge Hill University, UK.
Three Clinical Excellence Awards, Salford, Public Health England (2020-23).
Five levels Clinical Excellence Awards, Warrington, Public Health England (2015-19).
Clinical Excellence Award for medical leadership, Sheffield, National Health Services (2009).
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training, UK Medical Royal Colleges (2003).
15 Distinctions and 8 Prizes (1983-89); Lord Kitchener’s Memorial Prize (1989) and 50th Anniversary Prize (1989), University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine.
Contact Us
To register/enquire about this course and all our various comprehensive list of courses and workshops and if you have any question and/or if you would like to request a training workshop/program not listed in our portfolio please contact our Academic Director Professor Arshi Naim at: arshi@wasd.org.uk with a copy to admin@wasd.org.uk.
