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Dr Arthur Van Deth

Arthur van Deth - Director International Programs, Health Care Management
Position/s:Director International Programs
Health Care Management
Phone: +61 8 82017759
Email:
Location: Health Sciences Building (2.39)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

Arthur van Deth was born in Holland and lived for several years in Indonesia, before coming to Australia where he completed his secondary education and went on to study medicine at the University of Adelaide. He worked in clinical medicine for several years, before specializing in pathology and subsequently turning to a career in health care management

Prior to joining Flinders in 2001, Arthur held a number of senior executive management positions in the health sector, including:

  • Director of Medical Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital
  • Deputy Director Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide
  • Executive Director, Metropolitan Division, SA Department of Human Services
  • Executive Director, Southern Health Care Network Pathology Services, Melbourne

Qualifications

MB BS
FRCPA
FRACMA
M Bus

Key responsibilities

Arthur is responsible for the administration and ongoing development of the Department of Health Care Management's offshore postgraduate programs in Singapore and China. In addition Arthur is actively involved in teaching in both offshore programs, as well as in postgraduate and undergraduate programs on the home campus

Arthur is also the Director of AVD Consulting Pty Ltd, which offers management consulting services to the health care industry in Australia and SE Asia

Teaching

Teaching interests

Transnational and trans-cultural education as applied to postgraduate programs in health care management

Topic Coordinator:

  • HLTH3004  Contemporary Issues in Health CAre management
  • HSMT9004  Health Systems and Health Policy (Singapore)
  • HSMT9011  Managing Communications and Partnerships
  • HSMT9011A Corporate Communication (China)
  • HSMT9012  Managing People and Organisation in Health and Aged Care
  • HSMT9016  Health Systems - an International perspective
  • HSMT9018 Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis for Hospital managers

Topic Lecturer:

  • HLTH3004  Contemporary Issues in Health Care management
  • HSMT9004  Health Systems and Health Policy (Singapore)
  • HSMT9011  Managing Communications and Partnerships
  • HSMT9011A Corporate Communication (China)
  • HSMT9012  Managing People and Organisation in Health and Aged Care
  • HSMT9016  Health Systems - an International perspective
  • HSMT9018  Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis for Hospital managers

Research and consultancy

Publications

Other public research outputs

King, D.S., Martin, W.C., Dwyer, J.M., Healy, J.G., Owada, K., Smith, L.H., Sun, Y., Van Deth, A.G., wainer, j., & Willis, E.M., 2008. Review of the Gynaecological Cancers Workforce, report for Cancer Australia.

Professional and community engagement

Member, Academic Advisory Board, Parkway College of Allied Health and Nursing, Singapore
Chair, Academic Advisory Board, Acelin Institute of Business, Adelaide



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