Practical
Clinical Governance
Course
An interactive & case-based course facilitated by practicing Healthcare Specialists in Clinical Governance, with over 40 years frontline experience. Focusing on ‘actionable’ patient-centric techniques & data-driven approaches that can be adapted to your setting.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Clinical governance that actually works in real-life.
Most governance programs teach frameworks.
We teach real-world leadership in clinical governance.
This program is designed by specialist healthcare executives, for healthcare executives — grounded in frontline experience, real incidents, and practical decision-making challenges.
At AIHE, we move beyond generic governance training. Our approach is patient-centred, data-driven, and deeply practical, ensuring you leave with skills you can apply immediately in your organisation.
This Practical Clinical Governance Course equips healthcare leaders and executives with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to govern clinical care effectively — turning governance from theory into everyday leadership practice.
Clinical governance should not be a compliance exercise. It should be a leadership discipline that improves care.
Is this program right for you?
The program is designed for
Chief Executives, COOs, and Executive Directors
Clinical Directors and Medical Leaders
Senior Managers and Governance & Quality Leaders
Hospital Operational Leaders
Emerging healthcare leaders
- Doctors, Nurses and Clinical Staff
Whether you come from a clinical or non-clinical background, this program builds the governance capability expected of modern healthcare leaders.
What will you learn?
The course consists of 4 core modules:
- Module 1 – Practical Clinical Governance for Healthcare Leaders
- Module 2 – Patient-Centric Clinical Incident Management
- Module 3 – Contemporary Open Disclosure
- Module 4 – Data-Driven Clinical Governance
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Understand your responsibilities as an executive or clinical leader — and how to discharge them with confidence.
- Move beyond policy to embed genuine patient-centred governance, incident management, and open disclosure.
- Design and strengthen governance structures, dashboards, committees, and reporting frameworks that drive meaningful oversight.
- Navigate sentinel events, root cause analysis, and high-risk clinical services with executive-level insight.
- Build a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement across clinical teams.
- Interpret clinical indicators, dashboards, and outcomes data to guide strategic and operational decisions.
Participants will walk away with:
A strategic governance mindset that aligns leadership, risk and quality into unified organisational outcomes.
Practical tools and frameworks to embed governance in culture, operations and performance measurement.
Enhanced capability to lead high-stakes decisions with clarity, confidence, and accountability.
What can you expect?
During each course you will undertake interactive working sessions facilitated by an experienced director, alongside peer healthcare leaders.
Our programs are built on real-world healthcare leadership experience, not generic textbooks. Participants will work through real cases, executive dilemmas, and governance scenarios.
Interactive masterclass format
Real-world case studies and executive simulations
Peer discussion with senior healthcare leaders
Practical tools, templates, and governance frameworks
CPD certification on completion
Assessment and Awards
Participants who successfully complete the Practical Clinical Governance Course will receive the AIHE Certificate in Practical Clinical Governance.
This course is eigible for CPD points.
Contact AIHE to find out more about our bespoke programs for healthcare leaders.
The Practical Clinical Governance Course consists of 4 modules.
Masterclasses - Consist of Modules 1 & 2
Intensive Workshops - Consist of Modules 1 to 4
Learn more about each of the modules in our Practical Clinical Governance Course below.
For any queries please contact us at enquiries@aihexec.com
Module 1
Practical Clinical Governance for Healthcare Leaders
In an era where healthcare outcomes, safety and organisational performance depend on leadership excellence, the Practical Clinical Governance module equips senior leaders with the capability to elevate governance from compliance to strategic impact. Designed specifically for healthcare leaders, directors, clinical leaders and clinicians, this module blends real-world practice with interactive learning to develop leaders who can deliver measurable, sustainable change. This module includes:
From Theory to Practice in Clinical Governance
Knowing Your Hospital is Safe: What Leaders Need to Do
Managing Medico-Legal Risk and Claims
Simulated Case Studies of Real-Life Scenarios
Partnering Effectively with Clinicians
Module 2
Patient-Centric Clinical Incident Management
This module introduces our trademarked Patient-Centric Clinical Incident Management (PCIM) methodology. PCIM changes the paradigm for managing clinical incidents, by placing patients and families at the heart of how healthcare organisations respond to adverse events, near misses, and harm. It moves beyond a narrow focus on reporting and compliance to prioritise compassionate communication, timely engagement, and transparency throughout the incident management process. This module includes:
Clinical Incident Management: An Executive Overview
Best-Practice Approaches to Incident Management
Reducing Insurance Exposure and Premiums
Partnering Effectively with Clinicians
Module 3
Contemporary Open Disclosure
Designed for real-world healthcare settings, the program moves beyond policy and compliance to focus on how open disclosure is practised when it matters most.
Participants learn how Contemporary Open Disclosure™ can transform their organisation’s approach to clinical incident management — strengthening engagement with patients and families, improving experience and satisfaction, and building trust through transparency and compassion. This module includes:
An overview of open disclosure in the Australian healthcare context
Why traditional approaches to open disclosure have often failed — and how to do it better
The principles and practical application of Contemporary Open Disclosure™
The art of saying sorry: communicating with empathy, clarity, and professionalism after harm
Module 4
Data-Driven Clinical Governance
Shift your practice to one that is underpinned and driven by actionable data. Learn how to transform clinical governance cultures, increase clinician engagement, raise patient safety standards, and improve clinical outcomes through the effective use of data.
This module guides participants through the critical data sources, teaching how to triangulate and integrate information on safety and quality performance to drive meaningful change across your organisation.
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Overview of Data-Driven Clinical Governance™
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Engaging clinicians with data to improve decision-making and accountability
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Identifying key data sources and meaningful performance indicators
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Data intelligence, analysis, and interpretation for executive oversight
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Using data strategically to drive change and improve patient outcomes
2 hour
Masterclasses
For a Foundational Understanding of this
topic register for the 2 hour Masterclass.
This Masterclass covers Modules 1 and 2 only.
4 hour
Intensive Workshops
For an In-depth Understanding of this topic register for the 4 hour Intensive Workshop.
This Intensive Workshop covers all 4 Modules.
Why AIHE Health Leadership Training?
Practical, Not Theoretical
Designed for Busy Healthcare Leaders
Customisable for Your Organisation
No Cookie-Cutter Approaches
Clinician-Led Faculty
Immediate Application with actionable tools
The AIHE Advantage
Our Institute values active listening, continuous reflection and authentic collaboration in partnering with our clients on their new healthcare directorship journey.
Customisable Programs
Our programs are fully customisable to suit you & your team's specific needs and challenges
Flexible Delivery
Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online delivery with duration from 2 hr sessions, half-day workshops to multi-day retreats
AIHE Resource Hub
Access to an exclusively curated journal articles, newsletters, books, expert analysis & latest industry news
2026 Online Course Dates
WHEN
Tuesday 17 November 2026
6PM to 8PM AEDT
COST
AIHE Members $500 excl GST
Non-Members $550 excl GST
WHEN
Saturday 18 April 2026
10AM to 2PM AEDT
COST
AIHE Members $800 excl GST
Non-Members $880 excl GST