MPH5265 · Law for health systems

Overview

Review of legal management principles related to health care by examining common law principles and statutes. Examination of the Australian legal system, including the Coroner's court, with an emphasis on Victorian and Commonwealth cases and statutes. Focus on key areas of medical and health law such as negligence consent, privacy of health information, clinical research, abortion, euthanasia, mental health, infectious diseases, health complaints, and law for health facilities such as hospitals.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise the sources of law relevant to the management health care organisations.
2. Research and apply legal principles to handling complex clinical situations.
3. Interpret and synthesise the applicability of legal reviews and reports to health care management practice.
4. Interpret and transmit knowledge and complex health law principles to health care managers and non-specialist audiences.

Workload

6 hours of teacher-directed learning activities per week, and 6 hours of self-directed study per week, plus 2 block days via zoom.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.