Quality Practice (8ALF015)

Quality Practice (8ALF015)

Level ~ Graduate Diploma
Availability ~ Teaching Period 3
Type ~ Lifespan Unit

Pre-requisite: Evidence-based Practice (8ALF013)

In this unit students will critique a report on a nominated quality improvement project for the purpose of building capability to prepare a quality improvement plan. Using capability developed in 8ALF013 Evidence-based practice, students will develop an understanding of the key stages of a quality improvement project plan, consider how to implement a project, including responding to challenges; and appraise practical considerations for implementing evidence based change in the health care culture.


Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit, students will be able to:

  1. Critique a Quality Improvement project report that is inclusive of those with lived experience of mental ill health.

Weekly Schedule 
Week 1 Curiosity, inquiry, and the quality improvement process
Week 2 From idea to action: QI processes and ethics
Week 3 Selecting the right tools: QI Measures and tools
Week 4 Inspiring others to change: Developing an evidence-based practice culture
Week 5 Living the difference: Putting QI into practice