Overview 2020
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students
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A post-graduate educational offering for all healthcare professionals, this course is focussed on delivering high quality and safe patient-centred care. Equip yourself with the skills and confidence to coordinate improvement initiatives for better patient care in your own workplace through developing and delivering your own quality and safety improvement project, focussing on patient-centred care and utilising a variety of models and frameworks to achieve best practice.
This course will provide you with the opportunity to gain the practical knowledge necessary to examine and integrate research principles and evidence-based practice in your workplace, while contributing to improved health care delivery.
Course structure
This unit provides a framework for understanding the links between knowledge and practice. It is also designed to encourage the development of the capacity of health service leaders to identify and evaluate emerging knowledge relevant to their practice, and to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
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| Hobart | Spring school (extended) | ||||
View all details for CAM538 Translational Research and Health Service Innovation
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CAM540 Healthcare Quality and Safety: A Patient-Centred Approach
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CAM541 Healthcare Quality and Safety: Evidence and Analysis
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for CAM542 Healthcare Quality and Safety: Implementing and Sustaining Best Practice
Entry requirements
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Domestic students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place will be charged a fee based on the number of units they enrol in. In 2020, this fee is $46.20 per unit (of 12.5 credit points). In 2020, the maximum charge for full time students is $308.
International students
2020 Total Course Fee (international students): $8,475 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $16,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
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- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
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