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POM5102Acute perioperative care

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The focus of this unit is for the participant to obtain the necessary knowledge and skills in managing the trauma patient in the acute setting, as well as the chronic patient with an acute exacerbation of their disease. It will focus on...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MAP5010Advanced health practice research project

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

MAP5010 is designed to allow you to implement the research proposal developed in the prerequisite unit (MAP5000 - Research in Advanced Health Care Practice). You will develop skills in gathering data, interrogating it using acceptable...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred HospitalClaytonIndonesiaPeninsula

MPH5270Advanced statistical methods for clinical research

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Statistical methods for clinical trials data, including design considerations, sequential analysis, bioequivalence and analysis of repeated measures data. Methods for measuring agreement between raters or instruments including kappa...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

EPM5032Applied health data analytics group case study

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit you will work in a small team of three to four students to gain practical experience in health data analytics arising in an academic health research environment or industry. Your team will be provided with a set of research...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

EPM5013Bayesian statistical methods

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit provides a thorough introduction to the concepts and methods of modern Bayesian statistical methods with particular emphasis on practical applications in biostatistics. Comparison of Bayesian concepts involving prior...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

EPM5015Biostatistics practical project: Single unit

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit you will be exposed to a real-life biostatistical problem arising in an academic health research environment or industry. You will be supervised by an experienced biostatistician with a staff or honorary appointment at Monash...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5273Case study in health services management

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The unit is designed to consolidate the theoretical and practical skills acquired in the Master of Health Management or the Masters of Public Health by exploring in detail a complex problem within their workplace or within a health care...

Semester 1Semester 2Full yearAlfred Hospital

MPH5266Clinical leadership and management

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This Unit will review key leadership, management, and organisation theory and its application to healthcare settings. It will investigate the role of the manager, leadership skills, staffing issues, clinician engagement, performance...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

POM5105Contemporary issues in perioperative medicine

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The development of a successful and efficient perioperative approach to patient care requires knowledge and skills in a range of complementary disciplines and research-informed professional practices. These include consideration of human...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

EPM5005Data management and statistical computing

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will describe and demonstrate the complexity of data management and statistical computing methods. It will enable you to communicate effectively about the issues in storing and retrieving information, and in assessing the quality...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5214Demographic methods

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit gives you a solid foundation in formal demography, where quantitative data and techniques are used to calculate demographic measures. Topics include sources of demographic data and assessment of their quality; calculation and...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

EPM5007Design of randomised controlled trials

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will introduce randomised comparisons as a major tool used in medical research and the basis of providing evidence for improving clinical practice. By developing problems based on clinical questions, the need and value of...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5221Determining value for money in health care

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

You will be introduced to the basic concepts, methods and applications of economic evaluation in the healthcare sector. Topics include the different methods of economic evaluation (e.g. cost-minimisation analysis, cost-effectiveness...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5203Environmental influences on health

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Environmental influences on health including physical, chemical and biological hazards as well as principles of assessment, management and control of environmental health risks.

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5283Ethics, good research practice and practical research methods

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will provide you with the practical knowledge required to plan and undertake a clinical research project with close attention to the highest standards of ethics and Good Research Practice. You will also gain detailed knowledge in...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5022Evaluating public health programs

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Program evaluation is important for measuring the effect of public health programs and determining their influence on longer-term health outcomes. It also provides valuable evidence to improve the delivery, reach and impact of public...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5222Health and safety risk management leadership and governance

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit you will undertake a comprehensive exploration of core Health and Safety risk management concepts, risk assessment techniques, and decision-making processes. You will gain a deep understanding of the principles, framework, and...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

EPM5031Health data analytics project

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will involve you completing a practical project concerning a real-life health data analytics research problem. You will be supervised by an analytics expert and guided through the design, formulation of an analysis plan, conduct...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5244Humans, work and physical hazards

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit introduces physical hazards including noise, vibration, heat, cold, radiation and pressure effects and conditions such as work-related musculoskeletal disorders that are common in workplaces, the effects on human health, and...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5218Infectious diseases: Epidemiology and prevention

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Importance of transmission source, host and organism factors in infectious disease epidemiology. Outbreak investigation, surveillance of infectious diseases, prevention/control strategies, mathematical modelling of infectious diseases and...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital