Introduction to Injury Risk Management - SESC9241

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Introduces students to the main concepts in injury risk management and provides an understanding of how injury differs from other public health problems. The course presents an overview of injury issues in different contexts, including transport, the workplace, sport and recreation, product safety and patient safety. It also looks at different approaches to injury intervention including regulatory, design, engineering, organisational and behavioural interventions.

Note: Short Course mode only in Winter Session (compulsory 5 day workshop plus assessable tasks completed subsequently)