Leadership training for health professionals has been on the rise since the early 1990’s when ‘new public management’ catapulted leadership skills to the top of the public-sector agenda. Rising financial pressures have placed an ever-increasing responsibility on health professionals to conduct their activities with the wider health system in mind. This session takes a holistic view of leadership for the health workforce within the complete health system.

Systems thinking in education: preparing for leading innovation in complex dynamic health systems

Prof. Adrian Schoo, Flinders University, Australia

Developing A Leadership Attributes Development Tool for Pharmacists

Mrs. Nadia Bukhari, UCL London, United Kingdom

Profession leadership though professional societies: driving workforce change

Part 1; Part 2.

Ms. Kristin Michaels, The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, Australia

“Flatten the hierarchy!”, “Lead from the top!”: How to navigate the contradictions ofcomplex organisational structures in practice

Ms. Emma Lowe, Department of Health and Social Care, United Kingdom