Graduate Certificate of Epidemiology

Unit Code: MPH5305

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

Epidemiology is a vital field of study within the health care sector, helping us better understand the occurrence and distribution of health events affecting large populations. In ‘Epidemiology: concepts and applications’ you will explore a range of topics essential to parsing epidemiological data and research, including: rates, sources of data, descriptive and analytical epidemiology, epidemiological study designs, critical appraisal of literature, screening, prevention, exposure assessment, outbreak investigation, confounding and bias. Students are expected to be competent at mathematics to a year 7 level

Unit Code: MPH5314

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

In ‘Epidemiology of chronic disease’ you will gain a broad overview of strategies for chronic disease prevention and control, and current epidemiological challenges currently impacting Australia. You will cover a range of specialised topics, including: measurement of disease and burden of disease; concept of risk factors and risk factors for important chronic diseases; the effect of social and economic factors on the epidemiology of chronic diseases; the impact of chronic diseases on society and the economy. Another core focus will be the impact of screening and health promotion as public health tools, along with use of evidence in public health programs to prevent chronic diseases.

Unit Code: MPH5302

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

Biostatistics is the science of describing, summarising and analysing health-related data. ‘Biostatistics: concepts and applications’ introduces you to biostatistics as applied to public health and management studies. You will acquire the technical knowledge to analyse and interpret data on a descriptive and bivariate level, covering topics that include: classification of health data; summarizing data using simple statistical methods and graphical presentation; sampling distributions, quantifying uncertainty in results from a sample; statistical distributions; comparing two/more groups/methods using confidence intervals and hypothesis tests (p-values); assessing the association between an outcome and an exposure using the chi-squared test; risk comparisons (RR & OR); prediction of an event or identifying risk factors for an event of interest where the event is measured on a continuous scale or a binary scale (yes/no); sample size calculations.

Unit Code: MPH5320

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

This unit introduces research methods used in quantitative and qualitative studies in health research. The unit will cover concepts including how to construct an answerable question, searching the literature, sampling methods, data collection and study design – including both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Unit Code: MPH5301

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

‘Health systems and policy’ provides health service managers and public health practitioners a comprehensive understanding of the major components of national health systems, and how health policy is continually adapted to reform these systems. Over 6 weekly modules, you will explore relevant policy theories, stakeholders and policy actors and processes that address major health policy challenges. Each module includes an overview of the relevant concepts and resources; guided readings; and online, instructor-moderated discussions of applied issues with your peers.

Unit Code: MPH5303

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

‘Epidemiology of infectious diseases’ foregrounds the importance of understanding host, environmental, pathogen and transmission factors, and covers a range of topics, including: the dynamic nature of infections, the principles of infectious diseases, identification and management of outbreaks and principles of surveillance. You will investigate practical examples that highlight major concepts, complete set readings, and participate in online activities and discussion forums to enhance your understanding of the teaching material.

Unit Code: MPH5304

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

‘Leading and managing in public health and health care’ will review key leadership, management, and organisation theory and its application within health care settings. You will learn about the role of the manager, leadership skills, staffing issues, clinician engagement, performance management, career management, change management, project management and structuring organisations for patient care.

Unit Code: MPH5306

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

Unit Code: MPH5309

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

The way we work is changing, as new technology and working patterns continue to emerge. ‘Occupational health and safety’ contextualises OHS in its contemporary context. You will gain knowledge of a range of topics, including: the institutional and human cost of occupational disease and injury, occupational health and safety law, frameworks for primary prevention, workers’ compensation systems, occupational rehabilitation, case studies highlighting historical achievements and challenges, international and national occupational health and safety (OHS) organizations.

Unit Code: MPH5310

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

In ‘Introduction to environmental and planetary health’ you will examine the impact of physical, chemical and biological hazards in the environment, and integrate this knowledge with principles of assessment, management and the control of environmental health risks. You will go on to develop your understanding of theoretical risk communication, and apply this knowledge in developing evidence based interventions to control and prevent environmental risks.

Unit Code: MPH5319

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

MPH5319 Managing Digital Health provides a solid understanding of the current digital health environment in Australia (and internationally) including examples of large-scale digital health initiatives. It explores the different types of digital health data and their use and limitations in healthcare and research. It introduces national data governance frameworks, and discusses how these policies and principles apply within institutions and organisations that use healthcare data. It takes a deep dive into the Australian Electronic Health Record journey and what has been learned from these experiences. It discusses the impact of digital health on consumers, as well as introducing current and future digital health innovations that will continue to shape how healthcare evolves.

This unit is aimed at clinicians and researchers working in healthcare and related research areas who wish to improve their understanding and experience in managing digital health.

Unit Code: MPH5313

Contact Hours: 20-24 hours of study per week

Duration: 6 weeks

Description:

In ‘Foundations in public health’ you will examine the foundational aspects of public health, with a focus on contemporary challenges. You will apply this knowledge to critically appraise initiatives that address complex health issues from a public health perspective, and will have the opportunity to engage with current public health issues and communicate their ideas clearly and effectively.