HACM9203 Health and Aged Care Policy

Dr Jean Murray

2013

4.5

1 x 4-hour workshop per semester
1 x 2-day intensive workshop per semester
1 x 2-hour on-line exercises weekly
3 x 50-minute on-line tutorials per semester

HSMT9004 has been successfully completed

Content of:

HACM9100 Managing People

HACM9101 Managing Organisations

HACM9102 Financial Management in Health Care

HACM9200 Health and Aged Care Systems

Topic only available to students meeting the eligibility requirements for entry to the postgraduate health administration programs.

Assignments; Tutorial presentation; Tutorial participation

This topic addresses the contexts, people and processes involved in policy analysis and policy making in health and aged care. Theories, frameworks and information sources for policy analysis, development, implementation and evaluation are discussed. The topic also explores the roles of politics, power, funding and stakeholders as well as mechanisms for influencing policy change and development.

The aim of this topic is to provide students with the skills to critically analyse health and aged care policies and to apply their skills in creating policies.

On completion of this topic, students should be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the way policy is formulated and variously implemented and evaluated, and of its role in the health or aged care systems
analyse international, national and local drivers of policy change and development, including the roles of key stakeholders
identify sources of information and evidence which are relevant to the analysis and development of Australian and international health and aged care policies
critically examine the content of policy statements and the process of policy development
develop policy proposals

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2013 are no longer published.

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