6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Co-requisites
Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree
Synopsis
Review of legal management principles related to health care by examining common law principles and statutes. Examination of the Australian legal system, including the Coroner's court, with an emphasis on Victorian and Commonwealth cases and statutes. Focus on key areas of medical and health law such as negligence consent, privacy of health information, clinical research, abortion, euthanasia, mental health, infectious diseases, health complaints and law for health facilities such as hospitals.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Analyse critically, reflect on and synthesise the sources of law relevant to the management health care organisations.
- Research and apply legal principles to handling complex clinical situations.
- Interpret and synthesise the applicability of legal reviews and reports to health care management practice.
- Interpret and transmit knowledge and complex health law principles to health care managers and non-specialist audiences.
Assessment
- Critical reflections (40% / 6 x 6.6%) (2400 words / 6 x 400 words) (Hurdle)
- Memo (35%) (2100 words)
- Infographic (25%) (300 words, plus graphics)
Workload requirements
6 hours of teacher-directed learning activities per week, and 6 hours of self-directed study per week, plus 2 compulsory on-campus Block Days.
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