Quality and Safety for Health and Aged Care Managers

Course aim

To develop and enhance student understanding of quality and safety, and risk management standards that apply in the Australian health and aged care sectors, together with knowledge of the processes and tools that can be applied to manage and improve client outcomes

Course content

Quality and safety frameworks used in the Australian health and aged care sectors; Contemporary clinical risk management in Australia and internationally; The role of clinical governance in managing risk and improving outcomes including change management; The role of policy and legislation in facilitating improvements in and maintenance of quality and safety.

Textbook(s)

Evans, JR & Lindsay, WM 2020, Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence, 11th, Cengage Learning

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, e-portfolio, Group presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.