The sustainability of current healthcare practice is being challenged by expanding healthcare options, spiralling costs, changing demographics, and patient expectations. The demand for healthcare often exceeds supply. In some countries, people are consuming healthcare excessively and consequently risk being harmed, while others receive inadequate healthcare, suggesting health resources are wasted. In this course, you will examine the potential reasons for this and explore possible responses. You will investigate variations in healthcare practices, explore low-value care, learn about overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and expanding healthcare definitions. You will develop creative solutions in an attempt to mitigate unsustainable healthcare practices that aim to improve healthcare outcomes for patients and communities. Content for this course is based on the current research from national and international leaders in sustainable healthcare and supported by a global network of innovators.
The course is delivered over 12 weeks via a series of self-paced online modules, two 2-day workshops and three one-hour group learning sessions.
Upon successfully completing the course and the assessments, you will receive an Official Academic Transcript and 10 Bond credit points, which are claimable towards a postgraduate degree in Healthcare Innovations.