CPD Accredited, Interactive Short Course 2 hr session This training session gives a good introduction to epilepsy How can you best understand and help those affected with different types of seizures Great for those who have contact with people with epilepsy, such as family and friends, those working in education and afterschool clubs, sports and good CPD for nurses Course Contents: What is Epilepsy The different types of seizures Keeping someone safe while they're having a seizure Understand how having epilepsy affects someone's life Great for teachers and TAs in schools, for those working in care or community events, and those close to people with epilepsy Benefits of this Short Course: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions In the UK, there are over 600,000 people with a diagnosis of epilepsy That is about 1 in 103 people, or 1 child or young person in every 3 classrooms Every year, 1000 people in the UK die due to their epilepsy Help avoid unnecessary suffering or even death by knowing what to do to help while they're having an epileptic seizure, and keep them safe
This one-day course introduces the field of user experience and provides an excellent entry point to our other specialised training courses. UX processes and practices have become a central component of product design, service design and web design.
Applied Strategic Healthcare Leadership Course An ACHE-Accredited Executive Program | $1,200 USD Sharpen Your Strategic and Financial Leadership in Healthcare This highly interactive program is designed exclusively for executives and fellows of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) who are ready to elevate their strategic and financial decision-making capabilities through immersive simulation-based learning. Delivered over a series of six engaging Zoom sessions, the Applied Strategic Healthcare Leadership Course equips you with critical tools to drive performance in your healthcare organization while earning 12 ACHE continuing professional education credits. What Makes This Course Unique? Simulation-Based Learning: Leverage the industry-leading Healthcare Hero hospital management simulation, used in top-tier MHA and MBA programs globally. Team-Based Executive Challenge: Work in teams to manage a virtual hospital, facing real-world challenges and dynamic market forces. Experiential Learning: Make executive-level decisions across strategy, operations, and finance in a safe, competitive environment that mirrors the complexities of modern healthcare. Facilitated by Experts: Guided by experienced healthcare and simulation facilitators with deep knowledge of executive leadership and health system strategy. Course Format 6 x 2-hour Zoom sessions (12 contact hours total) The zoom sessions will run weekly from Saturday 11am-1pm Eastern, starting on April 5th Combines strategic and financial management lectures with 8 intensive simulation rounds Practice rounds to build confidence, followed by a competitive live game Final session includes a powerful executive debrief to help you apply insights directly to your organization Key Learning Outcomes By completing this program, you will: ✔ Apply advanced strategy frameworks tailored to healthcare ✔ Strengthen your financial leadership with healthcare-specific KPIs and analysis ✔ Improve team-based executive decision-making under real-world pressure ✔ Learn how to balance mission, margin, and market dynamics ✔ Take home actionable insights to drive performance improvement in your role Who Should Enroll This course is ideal for: ACHE members and fellows seeking executive-level simulation training Healthcare executives responsible for strategy, operations, or finance MHA/MBA graduates looking to sharpen applied skills Leaders preparing for expanded organizational responsibility Program Fee 💲 $1,200 USD (Includes full simulation access, live facilitation, team coaching, and all course materials.) Enroll Now About the Simulation Healthcare Hero is a highly acclaimed hospital management simulation designed to challenge participants with the real-world complexities of running a competitive healthcare system. Trusted by leading universities and executive education programs worldwide. Frequently Asked Questions 1. Who is this course designed for? This program is specifically designed for healthcare executives, ACHE members, and fellows who wish to enhance their strategic, financial, and leadership capabilities through applied learning. It’s also ideal for senior managers preparing for executive roles. 2. How does the Healthcare Hero simulation work? Healthcare Hero is an interactive, web-based hospital management simulation. Working in teams, you will make key decisions across hospital strategy, operations, and finance, while competing against other teams in a dynamic, simulated healthcare market. No prior simulation experience is required—full guidance will be provided. 3. How much time will I need to commit? The program consists of 6 x 2-hour Zoom sessions (12 hours total), spread over several weeks. Between sessions, you may wish to review materials or discuss strategies with your team, but no additional time commitment is required. 4. What topics will be covered? You will explore critical areas such as healthcare strategy, financial management, team leadership, and decision-making under pressure. The course blends applied simulation rounds with lectures on strategic management and financial leadership in healthcare. 5. Will I earn ACHE continuing professional education (CPE) credits? Yes, this program is eligible for 12 ACHE-approved CPE credits, contributing toward your ongoing professional development. 6. Do I need prior experience with simulations? No simulation experience is needed. The first sessions include practice rounds and onboarding to help you get comfortable with the platform and decision-making process. 7. How will teams be formed? Participants will be assigned to teams during the first session to encourage collaboration, peer learning, and networking. Team performance will be key to success in the simulation. 8. What’s included in the course fee? Your $1,200 USD fee includes access to the Healthcare Hero simulation, live facilitation, course materials, team coaching, and participation in all Zoom sessions. 9. Is there a certificate of completion? Yes, participants will receive a certificate of completion after finishing the course and simulation rounds. This can be used to demonstrate CPE credits to ACHE. 10. Can I cancel or transfer my registration? Cancellations are allowed up to 14 days before the course start date for a full refund. Transfers to a future cohort are available subject to availability. Please contact us directly to process cancellations or transfers.
This one-day course introduces the field of user experience and provides an excellent entry point to our other specialised training courses. UX processes and practices have become a central component of product design, service design and web design.
Leading Cross-Cultural Virtual Teams: In-House Training High-performing teams are a must in this world of intense competition and higher expectations. Global virtual teaming has become a necessity as organizations become increasingly distributed and suppliers and clients actively engage in joint projects. Teams work across geographical and organizational boundaries to deliver solutions and services to global users where distance and differences, both geographic and cultural, amplify the effect of issues and factors that are relatively straightforward when managing a team of people in the same location. This course delivers practical concepts and techniques that participants will start using immediately on their global projects. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Define relationships among foundational concepts (leadership and three dimensions of diversity) and explain their potential impacts on project performance Describe key components of successful project leadership and build selected Transformational Leadership skills Prepare to convert project challenges stemming from personal or cultural diversity into potential competitive advantage Implement selected best practices to meet key challenges facing virtual project teams Foster and grow an environment that supports continued success for CCVTs Foundation Concepts Basic definitions Critical success factors for leading cross-cultural virtual teams (CCVTs) A roadmap to success for leading CCVTs Leadership Excellence in Any Project Environment Leading effectively in a global environment Transformational leadership The four components of Transformational Leadership Leveraging Personal Diversity Overview of personal diversity Mind styles The theory of multiple intelligences Connecting Transformational Leadership and personal diversity Embracing Cultural Diversity Introduction to cultural intelligence The impact of culture Cultural Dimensions Theory The Culture Map Managing Virtual Diversity Overview of virtual diversity Virtual time management Virtual processes and technology Virtual leadership Creating an Environment for Success Supporting a cross-cultural virtual-team (CCVT-) friendly environment Building a foundation of trust Developing a team charter Recap and review Summary and Next Steps Personal action plan
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LAN training course description A concise overview course covering Local Area Networks with particular emphasis on the use of Ethernet and Wireless LANS. As well as explaining buzzwords we cover how the technology works at a simple level. After defining LANs the course moves onto Ethernet and switching also covering VLANs. WiFi is then covered, with coverage of 802.11 standards and frequencies along with integrating WiFi with Ethernet. The course then covers routers and their role in connecting networks and the course finishes with a comparison of Ethernet vs WiFi and when to use them. What will you learn Describe how Ethernet works (in simple terms) and when to use Ethernet. Explain the difference between a switch and a router. Describe how WiFi works (in simple terms). Describe the role of Access points. Evaluate wireless technologies and when to use them. List the speeds of various LAN technologies. LAN training course details Who will benefit: Sales staff, managers and other non technical staff. Prerequisites: None. Duration 1 day LAN training course contents LANS What is a LAN? LAN standards, LAN choices, choosing the media, copper, UTP, cat5e, fibre, RF, bandwidth speeds, link aggregation, Full/half duplex. Ethernet What is Ethernet? 802.3, parts of Ethernet, Ethernet evolution, MAC addresses, frames, broadcasts. Ethernet switches What are switches, switches versus hubs, how switches work, ways to configure switches, Loops, STP. VLANs What are VLANs? Why have VLANs, impact of VLANs, Tagging (aka trunking), 802.1Q Wireless LANS Type of wireless LAN, RF frequencies, 2.4GHz, 5GHz, others, interference, standards, 802.11 and variants, CSMA/CA. Wireless LANS NICs, Access points, integration with Ethernet, multiple access points, mesh networks, WiFi security. Interconnecting LANs Routers, connecting networks, interconnecting VLANs, IP addressing, Layer 3 switches. Summary WiFi vs Ethernet.
This one-day course introduces the field of user experience and provides an excellent entry point to our other specialised training courses. UX processes and practices have become a central component of product design, service design and web design.
VoIP and IP Telephony training course description A concise overview course for management covering voice communications using IP networks. The course focuses on how VoIP works at a simplified level enabling delegates to recognise the key decisions to be made when implementing VoIP. What will you learn Describe the key buzzwords used in the VoIP arena. Explain how VoIP and IPT work (at a simplified level). Describe the issues of providing a converged architecture. Recognise the key decisions to be made when implementing VoIP VoIP and IP Telephony training course details Who will benefit: Anyone, although the course is particularly aimed at non-technical personnel needing some knowledge of VoIP. Prerequisites: Network fundamentals Duration 1 day VoIP and IP Telephony training course contents Introduction What is VoIP, brief review of IP, brief review of telephones, voice and signalling. VoIP issues Bandwidth, Delay, Jitter. Voice coding and compression, packetising voice, comparison of techniques, MOS.IP performance and QoS. The need for QoS, prioritising voice. Architectures Hard phones, soft phones, video phones, desktop, backbone, gateway, integrating analog phones and PCs, carriers, Softswitches. VoIP protocol stack RTP, RTCP. H.323 vs SIP, other signalling protocols. H.323 Architecture, Call setup, Gatekeepers. SIP Comparison with H.323, SIP proxy, proxy servers, redirect servers, location servers. MGCP and MegaCo Carrier networks, PSTN breakout, SS7 gateways, MGCP, Megaco. IP PBXs Integrating IP into 'normal' PBXs, IP PBXs, Asterisk. UM, other telephony applications.