In this subject you will gain familiarity with the health care systems used around the world and will compare and contrast underlying rationales, policies and aims in the context of societal needs and resource demands. The interface between health and politics, economics and social structure will be considered and you … For more content click the Read more button below.
In this subject you will gain familiarity with the health care systems used around the world and will compare and contrast underlying rationales, policies and aims in the context of societal needs and resource demands. The interface between health and politics, economics and social structure will be considered and you will analyse the comparative advantages and disadvantages of approaches to health care provision. Topics to be covered include public and private systems, decentralised health care, national contributory plans such as Medicare, and social insurance, among others. Case studies will be drawn from health care systems around the world.
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.
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Learning resources
Recommended - Book - The Australian health care system
Title:The Australian health care system
Resource requirement:Recommended
Author/editor:Duckett, S & Willcox, S
Year:2015
Edition/volume:2ND Edition
Publisher:OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE.
Recommended - Book - Comparative health systems: a global perspectives
Title:Comparative health systems: a global perspectives
Resource requirement:Recommended
Author/editor:Johnson, J, Stoskopf, C & Shi, L
Year:2018
Publisher:JONES AND BARTLETT, SUDBURY, MA.
Prescribed - Book - Understanding the Australian Health Care System.
Title:Understanding the Australian Health Care System.
Resource requirement:Prescribed
Author/editor:Willis, E., Reynolds, L., and Keleher, H.
Year:2016
Edition/volume:3RD EDITION
Publisher:SYDNEY: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE.
Recommended - Web resource - Australia's health 2022
Title:Australia's health 2022
Resource requirement:Recommended
Author/editor:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Year:2022
Career ready
Work based learning (placement):No
Graduate capabilities
COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Subject intended learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Compare, contrast and evaluate the rationale and aims of different types of health systems.
2.
Critically review the political, social and economic forces that contribute to health care choices at the national level.
3.
Analyse the ways in which the orientation and structure of the health care system relate to health care practice.
4.
Identify, analyse and evaluate challenges faced by health care systems.
Learning activities
Weekly online content, online readings and activities, synchronous tutorials (in class or online) and assessment tasks.
