HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

PHE3HCS

2016

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students will gain familiarity with the health care systems used around the world and will compare and contrast underlying rationales, policies and aims in the context of societal needs and resource demands. The interface between health and politics, economics and social structure will be considered and students will analyse the comparative advantages and disadvantages of approaches to health care provision. Topics to be covered include public and private systems, decentralised health care, national contributory plans such as Medicare, and social insurance, among others. Case studies will be drawn from health care systems around the world.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Deborah Gleeson

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: PHE1SDH Social Determinants of Health

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: PHE1AHS, HIM3AHS, PHE4AHS

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Understanding the Australian Health Care System.	Prescribed	Willis, E., Reynolds, L., and Keleher, H.	2ND EDITION, SYDNEY: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE. (2012).
Readings	Comparative health systems: a global perspectives	Recommended	Johnson, J & Stoskopf, C 2010	JONES AND BARTLETT, SUDBURY, MA.
Readings	Health care systems in transition: Australia	Recommended	Hilless, M & Healy, J 2001	EUROPEAN OBSERVATORY ON HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, COPENHAGEN.
Readings	Primary health care reform in Australia	Recommended	Dept of Health & Aging 2009	DEPT OF HEALTH & AGING, ACT.
Readings	The Australian health care system	Recommended	Duckett, S & Willcox, S 2011	OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE.
Readings	The health care dilemma: a comparison of health care systems in three European countries and the US	Recommended	Armstrong, E et al 2010	WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO, HACKENSACK, NJ.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Compare, contrast and evaluate the rationale and aims of different types of health systems.

Activities:: Online learning resources, including lecture notes and readings

02. Critically review the political, social and economic forces that contribute to health care choices at the national level.

Activities:: Online learning resources, including lecture notes and readings

03. Analyse the ways in which the orientation and structure of the health care system relate to health care practice.

Activities:: Online learning resources, including lecture notes and readings

04. Work in a team to pool ideas and analysis to reach conclusions and generate clear, coherent recommendations.

Activities:: Online learning resources, including lecture notes and readings

Bendigo, 2016, Semester 1, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Steve Begg

Class requirements

Lecture
One 1.0 hours lecture other recurrence and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 1-hour lecture in week one of the semester."

Assessments

Assessment element	%	ILO*
contribution to online discussion	10	01, 02, 03
group presentation (5 minutes per student)	20	02, 03, 04
one 1,500-word indvidual assignment	30	01, 02, 03
one 2-hour online final examination	40	01, 02, 03

Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Online