MPH5311 Safety and quality in health care
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5311 Safety and quality in health care is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
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Requisites
Before MPH5311
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MPH5311
No unit lists MPH5311 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course M6007, M4005
Overview
This unit will explore the historical, political and social factors impacting on quality measurement in health care. It will examine the relationship of industrial and health care quality monitoring, through use of epidemiological and statistical quality measurement principles. Strengths and limitations of current monitoring techniques and different sources of health care quality data will be examined. During the unit, the principles of clinical indicator programs, adverse event monitoring, satisfaction surveys and benchmarking will be utilised including the design, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement programs in clinical settings.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 4 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Letter to the editor (Letter – 600 words, supporting rationale – 600 words)Exercise20%
- Literature review (report 2,400 words)Written40%
- Written report (2,400)Written40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the key driving forces underpinning the need for healthcare quality improvement
- 2
Apply safety and quality literature, research findings to healthcare practice
- 3
Contribute to debates on safety and quality problems and potential solutions
- 4
Apply quality improvement tools and methods to healthcare systems, processes and outcomes.
- 5
Formulate practical solutions to safety and quality problems leading to improvement in a healthcare context.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
24 hours per week including directed and self-directed learning (including any asynchronous and synchronous tasks, prescribed activities and independent work).
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Adjunct Associate Professor Margaret Way
- Unit Coordinators
- Adjunct Associate Professor Margaret Way
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5311?
MPH5311 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5311 offered?
MPH5311 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
Does MPH5311 have an exam?
No. MPH5311 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.