92475 Introduction to Specialty Practice: Global Health
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Credit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Undergraduate
Result type: Grade and marksRequisite(s): (92438 Medical Surgical Nursing OR 92450 Medical Surgical Nursing (Graduate Entry) OR 92024 Medical Surgical Nursing (Graduate Entry) OR 92322 Medical Surgical Nursing OR 92454 Medical Surgical Nursing)) OR ((93211 Clinical Practice 2B OR 93225 Clinical Practice 2B) AND (93207 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A OR 93200 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2A) AND (93224 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B OR 93210 Foundations of Nursing Practice 2B) AND (93214c Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A OR 93228c Foundations of Nursing Practice 3A)
The lower case 'c' after the subject code indicates that the subject is a corequisite. See definitions for details.
Note
92475 ISP Global Health is not offered in 2023.
Description
This subject provides an introduction to key concepts and principles of global health. It enables students to gain an understanding of the impact of economic, political and environmental factors on health and illness on a global scale. Students develop appreciation of health systems in different societies and the roles of key organisations and institutions that affect global health policy. Students have the opportunity to explore health work in international settings and gain insight into the role of nursing in global health contexts.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| A. | Evaluate key public health concepts related to global health, including: demographic and epidemiological transitions, measures of health status, and the burden of disease |
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| B. | Analyse how globalisation has changed the patterns of the spread of disease and the methods needed to prevent and control disease |
| C. | Discuss and examine how social, economic, cultural and environmental factors can affect a society’s vulnerability to morbidity and mortality and its approaches to prevention and control |
| D. | Identify critical issues in the organisation and delivery of global public health and health care services such as cost effectiveness, benefits and harms, and sustainability of methods and interventions to address these issues |
| E. | Describe the potential for science and technology to contribute to improvement in health in a global context |
| F. | Identify key organisations and institutions, their roles in global health, and the manner in which they can cooperate to address key global health issues such as humanitarian crises and disaster management |
| G. | Demonstrate culturally component nursing care, identify the role of the nurse and the career possibilities in the context of global health |
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
- Embody a professional disposition committed to excellence, equity and sustainability (1.0)
- Engage in person centred care that is appropriately sensitive to the needs of individuals, families and communities (2.0)
- Communicate and collaborate effectively and respectfully with diverse groups (3.0)
- Inquire critically to assess a body of evidence to inform practice (4.0)
- Competently apply knowledge and skills to ensure safe and effective nursing practice (5.0)
Teaching and learning strategies
In this subject, you will participate in arrange of teaching and learning strategies that are designed to encourage you to engage with nursing in global health contexts.
Preparatory activities
Students will be required to undertake preparatory work prior to each workshop to ensure that they are ready to participate in the active and collaborative learning activities planned for each session. Pre-workshop activities will be outlined in the learning modules available on UTSOnline. Access to podcasts, websites, online videos and evidence-based literature contribute to this preparatory activity.
Interactive workshops
In this subject students benefit from real time delivery of content. Face to face lectures, guest presenters, and interactive and collaborative workshop acitivites will quickly clarify complex descriptions and terminology, and prepare and engage students with sensitive or confronting topics.
Active scenario based learning
scenarios will be used to help students explore the complexities of global health. Scenarios depicting health challenges at community, district, provincial and national level in low and lower middle income country settings will be utliised. Students use these scenarios to learn concepts, interpret information, make decisions and develop creative solutions. Critical thinking is developed through analysis, interpretation of and reflection on issues or situations.
Clinical placement
Students will complete 80 hours of an offshore clinical placement experience relevant to global health. Students will develop and consolidate their knowledge, skills and attributes relevant to the global health field.
Online discussions
Students will participate in online discussions via zoom and/or UTSOnline. Students will read relevant literature, listen to podcasts or watch film clips and reflect on the global health issues presented in order to respond to key questions and engage in debate on these issues with other students.
Content (topics)
Content will include:
- Transformations in global health systems (past to present)
- Global health policy, economics and ethics
- Vulnerabilities and inequities
- Global communicable diseases - prevention and control
- Non - communicable and chronic diseases - prevention and control
- Humanitarian crisis and Refugee health
- Women’s and children’s health in a global context
- Global health promotion
- Environmental Health - such as nutrition, water and sanitation
- Climate change and health
- Essential medicines
- Global organisations and how they affect health policy worldwide
- Culturally component nursing care to an individual, family and community.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: In-class quiz
| Intent: | This assessment enables students to demonstrate their understanding of the overall concepts and definitions of global health. |
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| Weight: | 20% |
| Length: | 20 multiple choice and 10 short answer questions. 60 minutes |
Assessment task 2: Exploration and discovery - Clinical destination (Indonesia)
| Intent: | An In-country clinical experience is an unique opportunity. To ensure that this is a fulfilling endevour for students, destination research is required to gain deeper insights, an understanding of the healthcare system and challenges and to avoid culture shock. |
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| Weight: | 30% |
| Length: | 30 minutes |
Assessment task 3: Multi media clinical experience journal (post clinical placement)
| Intent: | International clinical experiences can provide an excellent opportunity for students to practice nursing in a cultural system different form their own, gain an increased global perspective and enhance their cultural competency. The purpose of this assessment is for the in-country clinical experience to be a catalyst to promote students' knowledge, personal growth and interpersonal connections. |
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| Weight: | 50% |
| Length: | 8 - 10 minutes or equivalent as deemed appropriate by the subject coordinator based on student's chosen approach. |
Assessment task 4: Clinical placement
| Objective(s): | This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): A, B, C, D, E, F and G |
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| Length: | As indicated by the Clinical Practice Unit. |
Required texts
There are no specific required texts for this subject.
References
Evert, J. (2000). Developing Global Health Curricula: A Collaboration of AMSA, GHEC, IFMSA-USA, and R4WH. International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations. USA.
Falk-Rafael, A. (2006). Globalization and global health: Toward nursing praxis in the global community. Advances in Nursing Science, 29 (1). p. 2-14.
Grootjans, J. & Newman, S. (2013). The relevance of globalization to nursing: a concept analysis. International nursing review, 60 (1). p. 78-85.
Holzemer, W.L. (2013). Nursing and health policy perspectives: global interprofessional education: is the time now?' International nursing review, 60(2). p. 145.
Kaya, H. (2010). Nursing education to improve global health. International Journal of Human Sciences 7 (1). p. 360-5.
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