MPH5272 · Principles of health systems

Overview

This unit will examine reform and development in health services from an international, national and local perspective. The focus of the unit will explore the implementation of health policy reform and the multitude of issues, drivers, demands, complexities and consequent impacts related to reform. Areas of concentration include international and national governing entities, the Australian health care system, developed and developing country health systems, roles of institutions (hospitals), an various applications of reform movements/models in care delivery.

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

Learning outcomes

1. Comprehend a systematic theoretical framework for describing the design of a national health system.
2. Identify issues and challenges in the design of national health systems.
3. Critically appraise research and reports associated with health system development and reform.
4. Create proposals to respond to issues and challenges faced by national health systems.
5. Effectively communicate issues and challenges associated with reforming and developing health systems to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Workload

22.5 contact hours over 3 block days

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