Advanced Practice

You will learn to design, implement, and evaluate interventions to improve quality and safety using an evidence-based quality improvement methodology.

The specialisation will help you to develop the professional competencies required for effective surveillance of and response to public health incidents in Australia, and globally.

You will learn about evidence-based approaches for prevention and mitigation. You will develop management plans and pathways of care in primary, secondary and community health care systems.

You will develop advanced knowledge and applied skills for advanced airway and ventilation and haemodynamic support in patients with acute or complex medical or trauma emergencies, and for critical care retrieval. Your clinical reasoning and decision-making skills will be further developed.

Learn from the global leaders in dementia education to help lead positive change

The rising prevalence of dementia is creating new challenges and a pressing need for change in the way our systems and practices support people to live well with dementia. This specialisation is aimed at health professionals building their expertise in aged care and dementia.

You will develop a global perspective on the impact dementia has on individuals and societies, as well as become equipped with the expertise to lead transformation based on the latest evidence. Course content is delivered by staff from our Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, global leaders in dementia research and education.

You will develop experience and knowledge on the key concepts of health informatics, security and data, considering the decision-making power digital systems provide, while also understanding the ethical, social and economic considerations.

Lead the provision of safe, high-quality contemporary care

Gain a comprehensive introduction to contemporary healthcare quality and safety with a focus on person-centred care. In this specialisation you will develop a broad understanding of governance, clinical governance and risk management within health and human services, focussing on recent developments and changes.

Designed for clinicians, clinical managers and those in other management roles to develop the knowledge and skills that are vital to the provision of safe, high-quality contemporary care, you will explore healthcare quality and safety, learn about the foundations of patient safety and quality improvement design, explore the complex relationships between a range of systems and structures, and much more.

You will learn about funding models, supply and demand factors, and economic evaluations. You will apply your knowledge of economics and finance to consider how we can develop a more environmentally, economically and socially sustainable healthcare system.

Please note - this specialisation is not available in 2026.

Lead the change you want to see in the healthcare sector.

This specialisation allows you to improve existing health services and processes, with a central goal of improving patient care. Ideal for future change makers who are practising health professionals in public, private, and not-for-profit organisations, as well as healthcare administrators, you’ll develop the skills to drive healthcare improvement through evidence-based solutions, and help your workplace become more efficient, and person-centred.

Become a capable and responsive educator and supervisor

This specialisation is designed for health professionals working in a range of health and human service settings who want to develop skills in learner supervision, designing education for their peers, and developing educational interventions. A combination of core and choice units will see you exploring key supervision theories and practices, reflecting on your own experiences, and customising your learning to explore aspects of the healthcare system relevant to your workplace or career aspirations.

You will learn to identify and analyse medication safety issues and develop the skills to design and implement solutions to reduce medication related harm in your health care setting.

Master the dynamics of the healthcare environment to lead system change

Every health organisation needs qualified and passionate leaders. Core and choice units provide organisational performance management skills to emerging, middle and senior managers, clinicians, and health professionals working within health and human services. This supports you to both enhance your natural leadership qualities, and build new skills that meet the needs of the future, covering topics including health data management, managing complex adaptive organisations, decision-making, monitoring performance and health finance and economics.

You will learn about resilience, crisis management, corporate security, and business continuity. This specialisation prepares managers and leaders to respond appropriately to disruption in workforces, enterprises, economies, and individuals.

You will acquire advanced analytical skills and professional level communication expertise as you develop knowledge of the strategic and political communication fields.

Please note - this specialisation is not available in 2026.

Become a supply chain manager

Our supply chains must be managed by highly trained individuals and teams who can lead the development, implementation and control of sound contemporary management practices. This is particularly evident in the increasingly connected healthcare sector.

Designed for managers and senior administrators, we'll provide you with knowledge, skills, and expertise to manage this key organisational element that is tightly interconnected with human society: physically, socially and economically

Become a more effective people leader

The effective management of human resources is becoming an increasingly vital concern in organisations, whether they are professional practices employing only a few staff, multinational corporations, public sector or not-for-profit organisations. This specialisation introduces the concept of positive psychology into leadership practices and principles.

You will critically explore the theories, constructs and models within positive psychology, and how they can be integrated into the workplace environment, so you can become a more effective leader in health and human services.

• Presenter: Professor Kerry Reid-Searl
• Date: Thursday, 4 September 2025
• Time: 3.30pm
• Duration: 1 hour

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Beyond compliance

Building a culture of clinical governance in healthcare.

Implementation Science in Healthcare

Bringing research into everyday practice: implementation science for health professionals

Health Economics

How much is enough? The economics of health and healthcare in the age of ecological crisis.

Community and Urgent Care: Critical Care and Retrieval

Racetrack to Recovery

Systems Thinking

Your introduction to systems thinking principles in healthcare

Strategic Communications

What does it mean to be a strategic communicator?

Outbreak Management short course

Learn the skills and knowledge required to respond to communicable disease outbreaks and other public health incidents

• Host: Michelle McPherson
• Duration: 4 day short course
• Date/time: See short course page for details

This short course will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to respond to communicable disease outbreaks and other public health incidents, including the ten steps of outbreak management; assessment of public heath surveillance data and intelligence; using risk assessment frameworks; applying appropriate epidemiological, environmental and laboratory evidence; risk communication principles; and appropriate interventions.

Patient Safety – Medication Without Harm

Evaluation of pharmacist partnered medication charting in the emergency department