Health Services Management Unit - DEPM

The prime focus of the Unit is the delivery of high quality, flexible education and programs in health services management. A range of teaching programs is provided for health professional undergraduates and postgraduates. Staff also provide advisory and consulting services in safety, quality and accreditation; health service organisation and program design and performance evaluation; economic evaluation; pharmaceutical pricing; health policy development; and senior health executive coaching.

Head: Professor Just Stoelwinder MBBS, MD, FRACMA, FACHSE, FFPHM

Phone: +61 3 9903 0559
Fax: +61 3 9903 0044

Staff

• Ms Kelly Makarounas-Kirchmann BEc, MEc
• Ms Elizabeth Kennedy BA, LL.B(Hons), LL.M, GDHealth and Medical Law
• Dr Deborah Roberts BA, PhD
• Dr Lee Gruner BSc, MBBS, FRACMA, BHA, MBA, GAICD
• Dr Jennifer Grafton MCom(Hons), PhD.

Research

• Centre for Research Excellence in Patient Safety
• Evaluation of clinical risk management program
• Effective discharge performance indicators
• The acute health indicators project

Teaching

The Unit delivers health services management teaching for a range of programs -

Undergraduate:

MBBS, Year 4, Theme II, Health Management
BMSc, BMS3032 Health Policy and Management
MARA, IMS1031 Health and the Australian Health Care System
Diploma MSc, HSC1032, Health Sciences and Health Promotion in the Australian context

Postgraduate:

Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management
Master of Health Services Management
Master of Public Health, Health Services Management Stream