HEALTH CARE QUALITY

PHE5HCQ

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students will acquire practical knowledge of current approaches to the management of safety and quality in health care, and the available evidence of their effectiveness. The major theoretical developments of the twentieth century are reviewed, with a focus on their contribution to current methods and tools for quality improvement and quality assurance. Dilemmas in the conceptualisation and measurement of quality are explored, along with the relationship between quality management and clinical outcomes.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Zhanming Liang

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: PHE4CQM

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	A number of journal articles and governmental policies and reports will be detailed in the subject outline.	Prescribed	N/A	N/A
Readings	The strategic quality manager	Prescribed	Balding, C.	ARCADE CUSTOM PUBLICATIONS 2011

City, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Zhanming Liang

Class requirements

Lecture
Four 1.0 days lecture per study period during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
Five online discussions		35
One group presentation		25
One 2,500-word essay		40

Online, 2014, Semester 2, Online