Scientific Director

Sotirios Karkalakos,

Professor, Department of Economics, University of Piraeus

Target Audience

The Course is aimed mainly at heads of department and deputy heads of department, or executives with an equivalent position of responsibility and remit, in private and public health organisations; executives (and prospective executives) of healthcare businesses (Directors, Heads of Department); heads of human resource development departments; students of Health Sciences schools; and university graduates in general.

Admission Requirements

Participants must have:

• Basic computer skills
• Internet access
• A personal email account

Delivery Method

The training is delivered exclusively by distance learning, using a dedicated digital learning platform. It is asynchronous distance learning with notes, which makes it particularly easy for working people to take part. This type of training is a flexible form of professional development, as there are no restrictions of time or place. It is based on the principles of open education and serves the needs of personalised learning.

Type of Certificate

Trainees who successfully complete the Course are awarded a Training Certificate by KEDIVIM of the University of Piraeus, together with a Supplementary Annex. If successful completion of the Course is not possible owing to discontinuation of studies or failure in the examinations, the trainee is awarded a Certificate of Attendance by KEDIVIM of the University.

See a sample of the certificate awarded here

Units

1. Economic theory and the Health System
   • The healthcare services market
   • Administrative efficiency and effectiveness in the hospital
   • The hospital as an economic unit
   • Efficiency and productivity
   • Measuring the performance of hospital services.
2. General overview of budgeting and financial reporting in Public Health Units
   • Accounting and costing as tools for Budgets and for the accounting process of healthcare units.
3. Concepts of cost and costing
   • Costable and non-costable expenses
   • Criteria, phases and cost categories
   • Cost accounting organisation
   • Cost allocation
4. Pricing
   • The concept of pricing
   • The general pricing procedure
   • Pricing of services
   • Pricing of services in public hospitals, pricing and remuneration based on DRGs
5. Logistics management
   • Supply chain strategy
   • Logistics
   • Procurement in Healthcare Units
   • Public procurement
6. The current state of procurement in National Health System (ESY) hospitals
   • Legislative framework for procurement tenders of the National Health System (ESY)
   • Procurement procedures of National Health System (ESY) hospitals
   • Stages of preparing and implementing a procurement programme
7. Inventory management
   • Types and categories of inventories
   • Inventory classification
   • Assessing the effectiveness of inventory management
8. Inventory holding cost
   • Components of inventory holding costs
   • Calculating safety stock and cost
   • Analysis and valuation of inventories
   • Modern inventory management methods
   • Problems of storage and inventory management in public hospitals
9. Computerisation of logistics in Healthcare Units
   • Classification and coding of inventories
   • Safety stocks, stocktaking – surpluses and shortages
   • Internal organisation and lack of procedures
   • Accounting monitoring and incorporation of the cost of inventories
10. Organising the movement of inventory in Healthcare Units
    • Materials storage
    • Organising the movement of inventories
    • Materials Barcode
11. International practices, "electronic" procurement.
12. Completing the Assignment

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Course, participants are expected to: ✔️ acquire basic knowledge of financial planning and credit management and make sound decisions regarding the amount and type of credit granted by a business in the healthcare sector ✔️ be able to manage the inventory of a healthcare unit effectively and at the lowest possible cost ✔️ understand budgeting and pricing issues in healthcare units ✔️ be familiar with the procurement and inventory management systems used in hospitals ✔️ be able to use quantitative inventory cost models in healthcare units and apply empirical practices to specific issues of the relevant market

Assessment

Learning outcomes are assessed through a final integrative assignment of 700-1,000 words, which is made available on specific dates and submitted to the Secretariat's email for grading.

Discount Policy

The following discount categories apply:

1. GROUP A (-30%): persons with disabilities, unemployed persons, members of large families and families with three children, holders of the European Youth Card aged up to 30
2. GROUP B (-15%): Graduates and students of Greek or European institutions or schools (undergraduate and postgraduate), civil servants, military personnel and security forces
3. GROUP C (-10%): Re-enrolment of a trainee who has previously attended a different Course, or registration for at least 2 Courses of the same Cycle (with a common start date)

Please note that:

• Discounts are not cumulative.
• Each trainee may benefit from only one discount category.
• Participants entitled to a discount must submit the supporting documents that will be requested.

* For group registrations of more than ten (10) people, a 10% discount per trainee applies.

Course Fee after discount

Payment of Fees

Fees are paid in a single payment or in 2 equal instalments into the account of the Special Account for Research Funds (ELKE) of the University of Piraeus (1st instalment on registration, 2nd instalment no later than one month after the Course start date).

Failure to pay any instalment will result in the candidate's automatic exclusion from the remainder of the Course, the examinations and the award of the certificate.