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MED5102

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
OfferedClayton Full year (extended) 2014 (Day)
Malaysia Full year (extended) 2014 (Day)
Clayton Second semester to First semester 2014 (Day)
Malaysia Second semester to First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)A/Prof Christopher Wright

Synopsis

Medical practitioners are frequently required to respond to emerging and consolidating innovations and policies related to clinical practice. MED5102 further develops the concept of 'readiness to practice' and focuses upon the development of students' understanding of the principles of Patient Safety and the related clinical competencies. The unit will provide students with an understanding of the role of research in Patient Safety and the application of these principles and practices in diverse contexts. The unit will have the capacity to respond to other issues/innovations/policy changes as they arise in medical practice.

Outcomes

At the completion of MED5102 students will be able to:

  1. identify and describe the principles of Patient Safety;

  1. recognise individual practitioner, patient and institutional methods and strategies used to ensure Patient Safety principles are upheld;

  1. demonstrate competence in Patient Safety practices in simulated settings;

  1. contribute actively to the development and implementation of Patient Safety practices; and

  1. critique and apply current scientific and medical research related to Patient Safety.

Assessment

Students will not be individually graded, but all assessments will be a hurdle requirement. Each assessment item will need to be successfully completed to pass this unit.
1. Observed Patient Safety Skills Assessment
2. Student group presentations
3. On-line assessment tasks.
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% tutorials and clinical placements to pass this unit.

Chief examiner(s)

A/Prof Peter Barton (Clayton), Prof Parasakthi Navaratnam (Malaysia)

Prerequisites

2012 pre-reqs: MED4071, MED4082 and MED4000
2014 pre-reqs: MED4171, MED4182, MED4200 and MED4000 or GMC4151, GMC4162, GMC4200 and GMC4000

Co-requisites

MED5091, MED5092 and MED5100; Must be enrolled in the MBBS or MBBS/LLB