PLI Course | Leading Change: Practical Skills and Approaches for Healthcare Leaders (VIRTUAL ONLY | ADDITIONAL FEE)

*This course has additional fees associated with its registration (visit the registration page for more information). Please also note this course is accredited by CFPC and RCPSC.*

Working as an experienced or emerging leader in our complex health care system, you may encounter many frustrations―perhaps with the pace of change, with lack of time or appropriate support, ineffective communication, or even troublesome or disinterested colleagues. It’s no wonder many leaders cite leading change as one of the topics they want to learn about the most.

In this course you will learn the skills and approaches you need to motivate, implement and sustain change in the complex system you practice. The course is designed to provide relevant, practical, and useful insights from your instructors; it is primarily conversation and experience based. Anticipate participating in discussions as you learn and apply change management practices.

Scott Comber, BMEDS, MBA, MA, PhD
Scott has more than 30 years of leadership experience in education, financial, IT, health care and consulting. He established and incorporated two companies of his own before assuming his current role at Dalhousie University, where he is a university teaching fellow with the Rowe School of Business. As a researcher, Scott focuses on health care systems (front-line ownership and applied system complexity approaches), leadership development and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Scott is also president of LeadX, a consulting company that specializes in leadership development and change management. In this role, he works closely with organizations to develop exceptional leaders and facilitate teams through change. He is certified as an executive coach and is an editorial board member of the Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership.

A keynote speaker, author and award-winning teacher, Scott has been quoted in publications such as The Globe and Mail, Financial Post and Business Week. He holds two master’s degrees (human development and business administration [finance]) and a PhD in human and organizational systems.