Postgraduate - UnitMPH5265 - Law for health systems

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the sources of law and of the legal systems of Victoria and the Commonwealth;
2. Describe the breadth of law impacting upon the delivery of health services;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of some key areas of medical law, such as negligence, informed consent, confidentiality, clinical research, abortion, euthanasia, health service law, mental health law, infectious diseases law, health complaints law and coronial law;
4. Demonstrate an understanding of other areas of law and legal policy as they apply to the health care system including trade practices, contract law, professional registration and malpractice, drugs and poisons law and therapeutic goods law;
5. Examine the current means of resolving consumer dissatisfaction and debate the merits of alternative methods;
6. Describe current risk management processes and their implementation;
7. Demonstrate basic skills in legal argument; and
8. Demonstrate basic skills in working in a team for the advancement of a legal argument.