Principles and Models for Engagement with Consumers in Healthcare
PostgraduateTAS-BAA5462023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Principles and Models for Engagement with Consumers in Healthcare
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Explain and apply differing concepts models of health for individuals, families and communities
- Use a range of communication strategies to meaningfully engage with consumers in healthcare
- Apply engagement models to design and implement innovative communication strategies with consumers in healthcare
- Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement Systems to Support Partnering with Consumers
- Partnering Healthcare Users in their Own Care
- Health Literacy
- Developing & Delivering Comprehensive Care
- Partnering with Consumers in Organisational Design and Governance
- Minimising Harm
In this subject, we investigate healthcare principles and models for engagement between healthcare users, their carers and family, and professionals. The importance of consumer engagement and its association with effective, sustainable organisational governance systems is studied. This involves examining theories, systems, processes and actions for partnering with consumers and delivering comprehensive care.
To operationalise these requirements, this subject investigates the application of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Partnering with Consumers and Comprehensive Care Standards. Their dependency and integration with other standards in the NSQHS are also reviewed.
- Case Study (40%)
- Critical Reflection (40%)
- ePoster (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-HSS-GCE-2023 - Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management (Safety and Quality)
Elective
- TAS-HSM-MAS-2023 - Master of Health Service Management
- TAS-CPH-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Spring Term learning is designed as an intense period of study delivered over 7 weeks.
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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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management (Safety and Quality)
PostgraduateTAS-HSS-GCE
Master of Health Service Management
PostgraduateTAS-HSM-MAS
Graduate Diploma of Clinical Pharmacy
PostgraduateTAS-CPH-GDI