Courses & Units

Integrating Governance Systems and Structures into Safety and Quality in Healthcare BAA544

Introduction

The implementation science and organisational reliability fields of knowledge are drawn upon to illuminate safety and quality centrality to clinical governance. This knowledge is used to investigate how to achieve effective performance and monitoring systems that support and promote clinical safety and quality, accountability and transparency within organisations for patients, the workforce and community.

To operationalise these requirements, this unit investigates the application of NSQHS Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infections and Medication Safety Standards. Their necessity and integration with other standards in the NSQHS are also reviewed.

Summary

Unit name	Integrating Governance Systems and Structures into Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Unit code	BAA544
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Business & Economics Australian Institute of Health Service Management
Discipline	Australian Institute of Health Service Management
Coordinator	Doctor Carey Mather
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Online	Semester 1		Off-Campus	International	Domestic
Online	Semester 2		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	10/7/2023	8/8/2023	28/8/2023	15/10/2023
Semester 1	20/2/2023	21/3/2023	10/4/2023	28/5/2023

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Unit census dates currently displaying for 2023 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2023 will be available from the 1st October 2022. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

Evaluate and implement safe provision of quality healthcare
Demonstrate comprehensive assessment, planning and provision of clinical safety and quality
Report on the legal implications governing clinical accountability in healthcare practice

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
069999	$1,037.00	$1,037.00	not applicable	$2,522.00

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Requisites

Concurrent Prerequisites

BAA543

Teaching

Assessment	ePoster (20%)\|Case Study (40%)\|Critical Reflection (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

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