Management of Aged Care Programs & Services - PHCM9613
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Course Outline: See Course Outline
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Students who are not enrolled in a postgraduate program in the Faculty of Medicine should contact the School of Public Health and Community Medicine to discuss their background and seek enrolment approval.
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course provides an overview of the management of aged programs and services
across the public and private, acute, community and residential settings. The course
consists of five key components. The first two components briefly set the context
for the management of aged care programs and services. The course begins with an
examination of the demography of ageing in both developed and developing countries,
and the impact of ageing on disease profiles in countries like Australia, and then
considers the historical, social and medical perspectives of ageing and their implications
for aged care services. The third component examines the principles underpinning aged
care and the models, policy, regulatory and funding frameworks within which health
care is provided. In the final two components the course will consider the co-ordination,
quality and safety of aged care including aspects such as inter-sectoral coordination,
the work of interprofessional teams and evaluation of services. The course will build on
participants’ current workplace experience and assist them in critically analysing current
theories and applying them in practice.
across the public and private, acute, community and residential settings. The course
consists of five key components. The first two components briefly set the context
for the management of aged care programs and services. The course begins with an
examination of the demography of ageing in both developed and developing countries,
and the impact of ageing on disease profiles in countries like Australia, and then
considers the historical, social and medical perspectives of ageing and their implications
for aged care services. The third component examines the principles underpinning aged
care and the models, policy, regulatory and funding frameworks within which health
care is provided. In the final two components the course will consider the co-ordination,
quality and safety of aged care including aspects such as inter-sectoral coordination,
the work of interprofessional teams and evaluation of services. The course will build on
participants’ current workplace experience and assist them in critically analysing current
theories and applying them in practice.
Further Information
- Course offered in Summer Term.
- Please see timetables for mode of delivery and attendance requirements.
- Public Health and Health Management Timetables
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