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An Introduction to Innovation in Healthcare
University of Bath
  • Start Date: 01 Nov, 2021
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Explore the need for innovation in healthcare, the development, adoption and spread of an innovation, and blockers to adoption.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

Discover the tools needed for healthcare innovation


On this four-week course from the University of Bath and the West of England AHSN, you’ll be introduced to some of the tools and techniques that individuals and teams can use to develop and refine new products, processes, and services. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped to initiate and support innovation initiatives in your own organisation.


Understand how to take innovation from idea to realisation


When developing innovation, there are concepts and techniques that you can use to aid the process. This course will guide you through the innovation journey, from spotting opportunities for innovation to conducting research and generating ideas.


You’ll then look at innovation in practice and the key steps involved in the process. This section will take you through developing and testing initiatives, sizing the market and mapping competition, and the project planning aspects.


Explore the implementation of healthcare innovation


Innovation often isn’t just a one-person job; it takes strong teamwork and collaboration to ideate and implement innovation. This course will take you through the importance of these skills, as well as how individuals, teams, and organisations are encouraged to develop an innovation mindset.


You’ll also consider the obstacles and challenges that have to be overcome to bring healthcare innovation to market, as well as the factors that influence the successful adoption and diffusion of healthcare innovations.


Learn from the experts at the University of Bath


The course is developed by the University of Bath, drawing on the expertise of its School of Management and the West of England AHSN, which is able to link to all the key players in the area of health and care innovation across the region.


This course is designed for anyone looking to understand the process and challenges of innovation in healthcare. It will be of special interest to health practitioners, clinicians, health and social managers, and commissioners and innovators from the commercial sector.


It will be especially valuable if you work in health and social care as it will enable you to apply theories and approaches in your own workplace.


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    • University of Bath

      The University of Bath is one of the UK’s leading universities, ranked in the top ten of all national league tables.

      The University of Bath’s mission is to deliver world class research and teaching, educating its graduates to become future leaders and innovators, and benefiting the wider population through its research, enterprise and influence.

      University of Bath courses are innovative and interdisciplinary and have an outstanding record of graduate employment.

       

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