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 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5311
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MPH5311
No unit lists MPH5311 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
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 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for MPH5311.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the factors that have led to a greater emphasis on quality measurement and improvement in health care.
- 2
Discuss the tools that are used in quality measurement and improvement.
- 3
Apply a knowledge of international quality improvement programs.
- 4
Contribute to the debate on quality improvement issues - such as public disclosure of quality measures.
- 5
Design a quality improvement program that may be implemented in the clinical setting.
Workload and teaching
Off-campus: 20 hours per week for 6 weeks.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Susannah Ahern
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Susannah Ahern
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 2020 handbook.