13029 (v.3) Physiotherapy Honours Management 451

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Area:	School of Physiotherapy
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	303100 (v.1) Physiotherapy Practice 352
Co Requisite(s):	4720 (v.6) Physiotherapy Honours 451 AND 11126 (v.3) Physiotherapy Research Honours 451
Syllabus:	Development of physiotherapy competencies in health management. Topics covered typically include - changes in health care systems, program development and evaluation, costs of physiotherapy services, marketing, quality assurance, business meetings, employment and legal issues.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have - Discussed the legal, industrial and ethical implications of practising physiotherapy within the context of the public and private health care systems in Western Australia and Australia. Discussedkey issues in health care management and administration from a local, national and international level, including models of health care delivery. Discussed the principles of accreditation - both physiotherapy specific and broader health system - and how these processes work in clinical practice. Identified key concepts/definitions relating to continuous quality improvement. Discussed and implemented basic principles of marketing health services. Demonstrated the ability to develop a health service program proposal and methods for its successful implementation - taking into consideration the demands for efficiency and effectiveness, consumer wants/demands/needs, and ethical and legal requirements.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	No prescribed references.
Unit Texts:	Physiotherapy Management 451 Reader, School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Group Assignment 65%. Individual Assignment 35%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y