HME713 - Clinical Governance
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Margaret Way Trimester 2: Margaret Way |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HNN749 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin. Interactive seminars will be conducted most weeks during the unit. Details about these will be provided during the unit. |
Content
The English NHS and the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards defines clinical governance as ‘The framework through which health care organisations are accountable for continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish’. HME713 has incorporated this definition as a defining theme in the development of its content.
HME713 covers the theories behind, and processes involved in, setting up a clinical governance framework. The unit adopts an interactive approach through strategically placed classes and discussion forums, case studies and authentic assessments to ensure practicality and industry relevance of the content and outcomes. Upon completion of the unit, students will have the necessary knowledge to implement aspects of clinical governance in order to carry out audits, adhere to the tenets of evidence–based medicine, deal appropriately with adverse events and use technology to minimise patient safety-related risks.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Describe the theory and practice of the clinical governance framework and its components. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Design organisational safety and quality policies to align with industry-established standards. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Appraise the effectiveness of a range of safety and quality strategies in different healthcare settings in order to improve the quality of patient care. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Develop an evidence based, patient centred clinical governance framework that efficiently manages clinical risk and ensures continuous quality assurance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Infer the purpose and principles behind the development of a clinical audit. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Case Study Analysis | 1500 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Clinical Audit Report | Group work - 1000 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 3: Case study | Formal report | 50% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HME713 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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