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 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2021 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 2021 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 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 4 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Responses to 6 weekly forum discussion topicsThreshold hurdle40%
- Written assignment (1,800 words)30%
- Written assignment (1,800 words)30%
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
- Teaching approachOnline learning
Off-campus: 20 hours per week for 6 weeks.
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
- Unit Coordinators
- Adjunct Associate Professor Margaret Way
- Chief Examiners
- 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 2021 handbook.
Does MPH5311 have an exam?
No. MPH5311 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.