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Study health & medical science online with University of Adelaide through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

The Bachelor of Health Service Management provides general foundation studies in a broad range of areas within the health service industry, including; determinants of health and health promotion; health service policy planning and evaluation; business development, economic and financial management; data analytics to inform decision making; human resource management; and strategic leadership.The Health Service Management program will provide the skills to measure the health of populations, understand how social, cultural, and economic factors influence contemporary health problems in Australia and internationally, and develop practical skills in health promotion, health educational strategies, and the management of health services.The program is designed to provide professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes that underpin the role of health service managers. Graduates acquire contemporary leadership and management skills and knowledge to enable beginning-level practice in a wide variety of health care settings.

Prepare for a rewarding management career and thrive in healthcare settings. You’ll study core business skills and gain specialist knowledge in health services policy, planning, and promotion. Graduate into health admin roles and work your way up.

Bachelor of Health Service Management

Health and Illness in Populations

Health Promotion III builds on Social Foundations of Health II to develop students&#39; understanding of health promotion at individual, group, community and national levels, as well as their critical thinking around the social determinants of health approaches to health interventions. The course provides both a theoretical basis and a practical focus in order to prepare students for employment or further study. It aims to build students&#39; understanding of key theoretical concepts and principles in health promotion, and of contemporary challenges in the practice of health promotion.

Health Promotion III

This course aims to introduce a range of environmental factors, which may pose a risk to the health of human populations. It also addresses risk assessment and management methods for evaluating and controlling such risks. A variety of diseases associated with exposure to common occupational and environmental factors will be discussed. In addition, there will be an overview of the historical, legislative and administrative aspects of occupational health.

Environmental and Occupational Health

Health and Illness in Populations aims to introduce students interested in health sciences careers such as public health practice, health-related research, or clinical practice, to a population view of health. It draws on a range of disciplines that contribute to a focus on the health of populations, including epidemiology, health promotion and disease prevention, history, politics, and ethics. The course invites students to develop a critical view about what constitutes public health issues, how they are measured, and potential responses to improve population health.

This course gives an overview of the Australian health system and describes how different providers intersect to deliver primary, secondary and tertiary health care to the community. You will explore the different approaches to &#39;doing business&#39; by public and private healthcare providers and the funding models that affect the health sector. You will examine service quality—including patient safety and accreditation—along with aspects of human resource management, risk management and governance unique to the health sector. You will explore various approaches—including value-based funding, use of technology, workforce development and training, early intervention models and strengthening regional infrastructure—as potential solutions to address developing challenges in the health business. In addition, you will learn about the main drivers of the health &#39;business&#39;. You will come away with an understanding of key stakeholders in the health sector and will be equipped to address the problems facing sustainable and quality healthcare delivery in Australia.

Doing Business in Health

In the era of evidence-based practice and policy in health care, evidence is required to determine how well an intervention works and whether it provides value for money. Evaluation is a tool to provide such information: measuring the success of the intervention in achieving its intended outcomes, determining its value, and providing information on how to improve interventions and service delivery to attain even greater success. Evaluation is an increasingly sought after skill in today’s health workforce. In this course, you will learn the basics of evaluation for health, including what it is, why we do it, and how to design and carry out an effective evaluation that answers real-world questions. The course builds from principles to practical application, providing you with the knowledge and skills to design and apply an integrated framework to evaluate a health intervention. You will learn about evaluation planning, different data sources, key processes for data collection and analysis, and economic evaluation. You will build your evaluation toolkit and develop an evaluation mindset, which will provide you with a strong foundation for knowing what works in your career.

Knowing What Works - Evaluation for Public Health

Health economics is the study of how scarce healthcare resources are allocated among competing interventions and among groups in society. This course introduces basic concepts and practical issues faced by decision-makers at all levels in the health system in allocating scarce resources so that the choices they make maximise health benefits to the population.

Health Economics

This is a time of major change in our health care system. The system must meet the health needs of all Australians at a time when health care costs are rapidly increasing and our population is ageing. How can we ensure our health care system is efficient, equitable and the expectations of all Australians are met? In this course, students will examine how our health care system currently works and explore the various strategies that could improve both the quality and effectiveness of the care that people receive. This will include studying health care policies and how they directly impact on people&#39;s lives; following the health care journeys of a variety of Australians to examine how the health care system functions at an individual level and how it interacts with other systems and we will look briefly at how health care systems in other countries work. Students will learn a variety of practical skills such as how to analyse health policies, how to write a policy brief and how to approach health care reform.

Health Care Systems:  Structure, Policy and People

This course seeks to develop an understanding of the social foundations of health and the ways in which frameworks and theories can be used to guide thought and action to improve health. The course draws out the historical, cultural, and structural dimensions of contemporary health problems using the framework of the sociological imagination. Students will explore the social determinants of Indigenous health. Finally, the course will consider social and behaviour change from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Students will develop their critical thinking and analytical skills to understand conversations around health and health outcomes.

Social Foundations of Health

Should you be able to choose the gender of your baby? Should risky behaviours reduce your fair share of health care resources? Should researchers in developed countries conduct research with populations in developing countries? What are the ethical obligations of biomedical scientists? Is euthanasia morally permissible? These are some of the fascinating ethical questions this course will equip you to answer. You will explore ethical issues ranging from the individual to the global level, and learn to analyse and resolve these issues using major ethical theories and principles. In this way, you will come to appreciate that a tension sometimes exists between saving lives and respecting rights.

Introduction to Health Ethics

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