MPH5311 · Safety and quality in health care

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.

Areas of study: Public health

Offerings

Assessment

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

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

Requisites

Learning outcomes

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

24 hours per week including directed and self-directed learning (including any asynchronous and synchronous tasks, prescribed activities and independent work).

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