Graduate Diploma of Health Management - 2019

This course, offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, provides a broad framework from which to manage clinical health care systems by attention to human resource, financial, information, medico-legal, political, cultural, economic, ethical, industrial, technological and psychosocial issues.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1. demonstrate a detailed understanding of principles of financial, resource and information management in clinical health care systems
2. demonstrate a detailed understanding of medico-legal issues in clinical health management
3. demonstrate a detailed understanding of basic elements of health care systems
4. demonstrate a detailed understanding of health care quality assurance and quality improvement
5. demonstrate a detailed understanding of factors which influence the design and implementation of health programs
6. demonstrate a detailed understanding of epidemiological and statistical skills necessary for the understanding of evidenced based medicine, quality improvement and health program evaluations
7. be familiar with research initiatives in clinical health policy and clinical health policy and clinical health services planning
8. demonstrate skills in working in a team and team leadership
9. demonstrate skills in literature review, report writing, oral presentations, verbal and visual communications and the basic use of computers
10. demonstrate skills in analysis of the economic, political, cultural, ethical, industrial, technological and psycho-social determinants of clinical health care systems and their relationship to health policy initiatives.

The Graduate Diploma of Health Management is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Executives for entry and advancement purposes.

The course comprises 48 points structured into eight units.

Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit.

The course comprises 48 points structured in two parts: Part A. Core units (36 points) and Part B Elective units (12 points).

The course progression mapcourse progression map (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2019handbooks/maps/map-m5007.pdf) provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Core units (36 points)

You must complete:

• MPH5265 Law for health systems
• MPH5266 Clinical leadership and management
• MPH5267 Principles of health care quality improvement
• MPH5268 Economics and financial management in health care
• MPH5269 Foundations of health policy
• MPH5272 Principles of Health systems

Part B. Elective units (12 points)

You must complete 2 units (12 points) from the following:

• HEC5973 Economics evaluation in health care
• HEC5970 Introduction to health economics
• HPE5003Not offered in 2019 Assessment in health professional education
• HPE5015Not offered in 2019 Leadership and innovations in health professions education
• MPH5020 Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics
• MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology
• MPH5041 Introductory biostatistics
• MPH5281 Management theory and practice
• MPH5286Not offered in 2019 Applying and practising the principles of patient safety and quality improvement
• MPH5213 Research methods
• MPH5283 Ethics, good research practice and practical research skills
• MPH5271 Implementation and innovation in health care
• MPH5xxx Health Informatics
• NUR5327 Management and leadership of professional nursing practice (12 points)
• POM5005 Human factors for patient safety
• any postgraduate unit offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine (excluding MPH5301Not offered in 2019 - MPH5315Not offered in 2019; EPM5001 - EPM5015)

You may exit this course early and apply to graduate with the following award, provided you have satisfied the requirements for that award during your enrolment in the graduate diploma course:

• Graduate Certificate of Health Management after successful completion of 24 points from Part A.

Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to the Master of Health Management or the Master of Public Health.