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. 2024 Oct;111(10):980-986.
doi: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2024.06.014. Epub 2024 Sep 11.

[Nurturing and growing a community of department heads: Act 2 in haematology]

[Article in French]
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[Nurturing and growing a community of department heads: Act 2 in haematology]

[Article in French]
Roch Houot et al. Bull Cancer. 2024 Oct.
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Abstract

In response to the French hospital system crisis and the challenges faced by the heads of departments, we have undertaken an initiative to create a community of heads of haematology departments willing to assist each other. Our inaugural seminar, held in January 2023, established the foundational "core" group of heads of department. Throughout 2023, this emerging community has prospered, offering sustained support to peers. In January 2024, we broadened our community to include other heads of departments, following a second seminar gathering 36 participants. During this event, we took the time to exchange thoughts and reflect on our missions. Building on the experience of guest speakers and employing methods of co-development and co-construction in plenary sessions, small-group workshops, and social gathering, we were able to discover and experience the collective intelligence, creativity, strength, and support stemming from such a group. This peer community of heads of departments stands as a powerful tool for management support, whereby personal experiences nourish and enrich the experience of others. We hope that our initiative will inspire heads of departments from other specialties so that, together, we can better work towards our missions as heads of departments and collaborate on rebuilding the hospital "from the bottom up".

Keywords: Chef de service; Collective intelligence; Communauté; Community; Haematology; Head of department; Healthcare system; Hospital; Intelligence collective; Leadership; Management; Mission; Service hospitalier; Système de santé.

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