MAP5003 Essentials of advanced health care practice and research
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MAP5003 Essentials of advanced health care practice and research is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 3 units.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MAP5003
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MAP5003
3 units list MAP5003 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree
Overview
This unit is designed for health care professionals who aspire to lead the management, design and delivery of health care services and/or develop health care programs in a clinical context that improve patient outcomes.
This unit focuses on the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours for advanced health care practice. The unit examines key issues for the advanced health care professional, including:
(1) medico-legal issues in compliance, competency, and credentialing;
(2) professional behaviour and interprofessional practice;
(3) using research frameworks and clinical practice guidelines as evidence to inform practice;
(4) quality, patient safety, patient experiences, and benchmarking;
(5) delivering and evaluating patient and consumer centred health care and communication within digital and practice settings;
(6) the advanced practitioner as educator of patients, consumers and peers and
(7) leadership in implementing practice change.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- (iSAP) Case Study (2,000 words)20%
- Case Study (2,500 words)20%
- Evidence Review (3,500 words)30%
- Learning and Teaching Plan (3,000 words)30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Examine the roles and medico-legal responsibilities of advanced health care practitioners within their professional settings;
- 2
Differentiate between ethical, inter-professional and cultural dimensions of professional behaviour;
- 3
Examine the use of information and communication technology in advanced health care practice ;
- 4
Review risk management strategies and plans for the prevention of adverse events;
- 5
Apply benchmarking and patient experience studies to quality improvements;
- 6
Apply evidence summaries and clinical practice guidelines to the review and implementation of complex health care interventions;
- 7
Apply evidence summaries and clinical practice guidelines to the review and implementation of complex health care interventions;
- 8
Design an evaluation plan to investigate the outcomes and effectiveness of a complex health care intervention or practice.
Workload and teaching
24 hours/week
For this distance education unit, students are expected to undertake their work during private study time.
Students will be expected to log onto Moodle on a regular basis for announcements and updates.
Students will need to undertake readings (available via Moodle) and view online materials (e.g. PowerPoint/audio/visual material). Students will also be required to undertake regular formative activities.
Students will be required to undertake all assessment activities as these are all hurdle requirements to ensure that all learning objectives are covered.
The assessments will require preparation ranging from readings, writing and undertaking online activities (quizzes and forum discussions).
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Shane Bullock
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Elica Ristevski
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MAP5003?
MAP5003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after MAP5003?
MAP5003 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including RAD5110, RAD5111 and RAD5112.
When is MAP5003 offered?
In 2021, MAP5003 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
Does MAP5003 have an exam?
No. MAP5003 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.