MPH2072

Reform and development of health services

(MED)

Dr S Legett

6 points + off campus distributed learning (with 15 contact hours over 5 days) + Second semester + Caulfield General Medical Centre

Synopsis: Contemporary health care issues, challenges and policy debates in Australia and in other countries demonstrating the complexity and broad nature of health service management. International comparisons analyse various models of delivery, coordination and impacting factors. Principles of leadership, financial & human resource management, strategic & operational planning, law, quality improvement, epidemiology & biostatistics as applied to contemporary health care issues, challenges, policy debates and the development possible approaches & solutions.

Assessment: Written + Group assignments