Welcome to our monthly round-up of events and activities in the International Hospital Federation and Geneva Sustainability Centre, including news from our members and partners. |
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Get your application ready for Young Executive Leaders 2023! If you (or a colleague) are hoping to be selected to participate in the Young Executive Leaders programme in 2023, here is everything you need to know. - The application process will open on Thursday 12 January. The deadline for completing your application is Monday 6 February.
- Key eligibility criteria: be a mid-career professional, up to 40 years of age, working in an organization affiliated to an IHF Member.
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Applicants will need to complete an online form, submit a full CV, and provide a letter of support from their workplace supervisor.
- The YEL programme is offered in collaboration with our partner, WittKieffer.
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You can find full details on the IHF website.
Entries will be scored by a panel of global healthcare leaders (Review Committee). They will use their knowledge of the industry and of the programme to score each entry on its merits and using guidance criteria.
IHF Members and YEL Alumni community members can volunteer to be part of the Review Committee. Please send an email to express interest. Nominations will be evaluated considering multidisciplinary, national, and gender diversity. Stay tuned on our social media to hear the call for applications! |
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Interview with Rizza Rivera: Young Executive Leaders 2022 participant
We asked Rizza (from Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center, Philippines) to share her thoughts on her experience as a participant in the YEL 2022 programme, including her time at the World Hospital Congress in Dubai. |
| Podcast: The future of healthcare leadership (YEL Alumni)
To celebrate the launch of YEL 2023, we caught up with 3 members of the YEL Alumni and asked them how the progamme has enhanced their career. Tune in to hear from Leandro Luis, Pritindira Sachdeva, and John Kueven. |
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Catch up on all the publications by our Young Executive Leaders 2022
As part of the YEL programme, participants need to collaborate internationally on a small group project. We have now published the articles, podcasts, and webcasts from 2022. Thanks to each participant for their contribution and for representing the voice of young healthcare leaders on these important topics. |
Discussing sustainable healthcare with Dr Tedros at the World Health Organization
On 2 December, representatives from the IHF, Geneva Sustainability Centre, and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) met Dr Tedros at WHO headquarters in Geneva. They discussed the need to support hospitals to be more resilient and sustainable, and shared examples of the exceptional work being done by hospitals, as recognized by the IHF Awards 2022. |
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Reliving the highlights of the 45th World Hospital Congress in Dubai
Downloads from the congress in Dubai are now available. Video recordings, photos, posters, and the programme book are ready for viewing and for download. If you're posting about your IHF Dubai experience, feel free to tag us and add #IHFDubai. |
| Save the date for the 46th World Hospital Congress: Lisbon 2023 We look forward to meeting you all again at the 46th World Hospital Congress in Lisbon (Portugal) next year. Save the dates now: 25 to 27 October 2023. Register your interest to receive all the latest news, including abstract submissions and ticket sales. |
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Watch the recording of our webinar on violence against health care
On 1 December we co-hosted “Protecting health care from violence - A global dialogue for peer exchange of good practice”. Participants shared their experience in facing and mitigating violence, including safe working environments or the safety of health care personnel. |
| Telehealth: catch up on the final lunch and learn session
The last in a series of interactive webinars about telehealth in acute care settings took place on 7 December, focused on defining and measuring success. Catch up with this handy summary of the key takeaways. Recordings of all of the webinars in the series are also available to watch now. |
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Successful first steps: Our highlights
Since the Centre opened in April, we have made big progress in our key focus areas. We have already started to embed sustainability into all IHF activities, as well as developing resources, delivering workshops and training, and building collaborative partnerships. You can find out more about our activities and future plans at our new online home: www.genevasustainabilitycentre.org. And you can find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
We would like to thank everyone who has taken part in our sustainability activities in 2022, and look forward to working with many more IHF Members in 2023. If you have an idea to discuss about how we can support your organization's sustainability journey, get in touch. |
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Resource: climate-friendly events
If you are hosting an event next year, there are many (big and small) ways to build environmental sustainability into every aspect of event management.
Download our short checklist to hosting a climate-friendly event and learn how to include sustainability in your plans from the beginning. |
| Training: bootcamp at ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership
On 19 March, the Geneva Sustainability Centre will present a bootcamp at the ACHE Congress. Aimed at C Suite healthcare executives, this full day masterclass - Leading on environmental sustainability - will support the development of decarbonization policies at organization level. |
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Membership and governance |
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Our community of members is growing
Across our network, #MembersMakeIHF. And we are pleased to introduce two leading organizations that recently joined the IHF.
New Full member: Rwanda Private Medical Facilities Association gathers 182 private actors from Rwanda. This umbrella organization aims to enable the professional development of healthcare specialists at all levels with different training, advocacy and collaborative initiatives.
New Group Associate Member: Avenue Healthcare is present in Nairobi, Kajiado Thika, Nakuru, Eldoret, and Kisumu, Kenya. The team is committed to impact positively in the community by improving the quality of life through better health. |
A thriving network: Expanding our reach in 2022
In 2022, we welcomed 32 new organizations into our community of members, increased our exchanges in the African region and strengthened the IHF network across the world: - 3 national associations of hospitals became Full members.
- 14 Premier members joined our community.
- 2 hospital groups joined as Group Associate members.
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12 individual hospitals came on board to strengthen their international reach.
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Thanks for reading. If you have news to share, you can contact us at any time:
katherine.bennett@ihf-fih.org. IHF Secretariat
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