APTPUO - Winter 2026 - EHA6212B00 - Governance and Ethical Management in Healthcare

Location:

Ottawa, ON

Session:

2026 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver

Faculty:

École de gestion Telfer / Telfer School of Management

Unit:

Telfer School of Management_PT

Course Title:

Governance and Ethical Management in Healthcare

Course Code:

EHA6212

Section:

B00

Course Description:

Healthcare is a strongly regulated industry. The course will examine how governance structures influence healthcare delivery and promote patient safety and optimal patient outcomes. Through case examples and guest speakers students will learn how to determine the effectiveness of governance structures. Students will have a chance to review and critique governance structures and identify the essential contributors to strong and stable healthcare governance. Ethical management principles impact and inform decision making in healthcare and help to guide leaders through critical events with competing interests. The course offers examples of ethical frameworks and uses speakers and case examples to assist students in the application of these frameworks.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted:

July 07, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE:

August 09, 2025

Expected Enrolment:

25

Approval date:

July 07, 2025

Number of credits:

1.5

Work Hours:

19.5

Course type:

C

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais | English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

À déterminer | TBD - - -

Requirements:

Must have an MBA/MHA or Master’s degree (PhD preferred) in an area directly related to Governance and Ethics within healthcare organizations. Must also demonstrate recent professional experience in the field of healthcare management or healthcare delivery. Must possess sound knowledge of governance and ethical issues in the area of the course. This course is delivered primarily asynchronously. Demonstrated experience in the development and/or delivery of asynchronous course content would be considered an asset.

Teaching mode:

Please note that the teaching method will be delivered online (mainly asynchronous, with 2-3 synchronous sessions).
Teaching method might incur changes due to health measures or other reasons.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit, here for the OLBI unit, or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact vra.affairesprofessorales@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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