Upcoming course information
| Start date | 2 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates and times | 2 Oct- 9:30 am–3 pm 3 Oct- 9:30 am–1 pm |
| Cost | $500 |
| Delivery | On Campus or Online |
| Commitment | 10 hours across 2 days |
| Registrations close | 25 Sep 2024 |
About the course
New approaches to health services research: service mapping and navigation
Service mapping provides crucial information for making informed decisions in planning health and human services. But how are these maps created and utilised, and how can we effectively navigate these complex systems? The rapid growth of digital navigation tools for healthcare has produced an overwhelming number of resources, highlighting the need to understand current tools, their offerings, and how they can help integrate service provision.
This short course will introduce a novel method for assessing local health and human service availability using a health ecosystems or whole systems approach. It will also explore the expanding field of navigation tools that help professionals and planners navigate the complex and fragmented service systems in their regions.
^Registrations close 25 September 2024, unless class capacity is reached prior to this date.
Who this course is for
- Those working in service policy and planning in public, NGO or private health and social sectors.
- Researchers in health, social services and service provision.
- Managers and leaders of NGOs, mental health peak bodies and carers organisations.
- Postgraduate students in health services research.
Learning Outcomes
You will learn:
- How to analyse and classify health, disability and social services using the DESDE service classification system.
- How to understand frameworks for navigation tools and use them to help negotiate complex mental health systems.
- How to use the DESDE system in combination with other tools such as Geographic Information Systems, Integrated Alases of care and digital interactive mapping systems in mapping health, disability and social services to support better evidence-based decision making.
- How to use integrated atlas information and a mental health ecosystems research approach for better health policy and planning.
Course presenters
Learn from industry experts
Professor Luis Salvador Carulla
A Professor in mental health and Deputy Director of the Health Research Institute with the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ, Luis’ primary field of interest lies in decision support tools for the analysis of complex health systems and policy in public health. He has been advisor to Spanish governments, European Commission and the World Health Organisation, and coordinated the EC project eDESDE-LTC, mapping mental health services in over 30 health areas globally.
Dr Nasser Bagheri
An Associate Professor in spatial epidemiology and health service research dedicated to the visualisation of health care, its ecosystem and service patterns. His research in spatial epidemiology, geo-spatial analysis and modelling provides epidemiological evidence to support the implementation of better-informed policy and tailored interventions in the control of chronic diseases.
Dr Sebastian Rosenberg
Sebastian was a public servant for more than 15 years, working in Health at federal and state levels, and was Deputy CEO of (then) Mental Health Council of Australia. He has been on numerous national and other committees, including the NHMRC’s Community Health Committee. He is currently a member of the National Mental Health Systems Modelling group. Sebastian is Senior Lecturer at the Brain and Mind Centre at Sydney University and Associate Professor at the Health Research Institute at the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ.
Mary Anne Furst
A Research Fellow with the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ’s Health Research Institute, Mary Anne applies a whole-systems approach to her chosen field of mental health ecosystems. Her evidence in the local context is applied to the analysis of complex interventions and geographic variations in patterns of care, and her findings employed in development and implementation of better-informed policy and practice in systems of service delivery.
Course Structure
Module 1
The Health Ecosystems approach
Wednesday Oct 2 (Morning)
Introduction to the Health Ecosystems Research approach and tools, and how they are relevant in decision making in health and social system planning
Module 2
Health Geography and spatial epidemiology
Wednesday Oct 2 (Morning)
Spatial epidemiology; Using Geographic Information systems and health geography in service mapping
Module 3
Integrated Atlases
Wednesday Oct 2 (Morning)
An overview of service mapping using the HER approach-Introduction to Integrated Atlases of Care and the DESDE service mapping tool
Module 4
Navigation tools and frameworks
Wednesday Oct 2 (Afternoon)
Introduction to navigation, frameworks for navigation tools and the landscape of navigation and mental health in Australia
Module 5
Navigation systems: practical demonstrations
Wednesday Oct 2 (Afternoon)
Mental health navigation systems-practical session
Module 6
Implementaion in policy and planning
Thursday October 3 (Morning)
How this approach has been implemented, and how it can be implemented, in local and regional policy and planning
Module 7
DESDE coding tool-practical examples
Thursday October 3 (Morning)
Practical examples of, and exercises in, service coding and classification using DESDE interactive atlases
After completion
Once you’ve finished the New approaches to health services research: service mapping and navigation short course, you will earn a certificate of completion from ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ’s Faculty of Health, that you can share on your resume and LinkedIn profile.
Ready to apply
Are you ready to take your skills to the next level? Register today and study your way.
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