Health Ethics, Law and Governance

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Appraise health ethics and law requirements and formulate strategies to address these from a management perspective.
  2. Evaluate governance structures, policies and processes with a comparative view of other jurisdictions.
  3. Compare health ethics and law requirements, in national and international contexts, to provide accessible and equitable services.
  4. Assess the role of governance for strategic objectives in health e.g. cost-effectiveness, quality and safety in care delivery through performance, collaboration and openness.
  5. Summarise the social and ethical considerations when managing health organisations.

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• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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