Pilot-testing an applied competency-based approach to health human resources planning

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 739-749

  Murphy, Gail Tomblin ^a   MacKenzie, Adrian ^a   Alder, Rob ^b   Langley, Joanne ^c   Hickey, Marjorie ^d   Cook, Amanda ^e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d McInnes Cooper   (Canada)

^e not available   (Canada)

Author keywords

competency based planning; Health workforce planning; healthcare competencies; needs based planning; pandemic influenza

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPETENCY-BASED PLANNING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH WORKFORCE PLANNING; HEALTHCARE COMPETENCIES; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; NEEDS-BASED PLANNING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

COMPETENCY-BASED PLANNING; HEALTH WORKFORCE PLANNING; HEALTHCARE COMPETENCIES; NEEDS-BASED PLANNING; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA;

HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NOVA SCOTIA; PANDEMICS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84885986260     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs115     Document Type: Article

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