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Workshop on Higher Education and the Professions

Workshop on Higher Education and the Professions. Nick Shaw University of Queensland. Student demand – health sciences. Increased health workforce requirement Burden of disease in the Australian population

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Workshop on Higher Education and the Professions

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  1. Workshop on Higher Education and the Professions Nick Shaw University of Queensland

  2. Student demand – health sciences Increased health workforce requirement • Burden of disease in the Australian population • Diseases of ageing - type II diabetes, coronary heart disease, dementia, cancer, mental illness, asthma • Changes in service delivery • new technologies, new pharmaceuticals, new approaches to treatment modalities • change of skill mix required

  3. Student demand – health sciences Increased health workforce requirement • Community expectations • Workforce expectations • Shorter working day/week (work/life balance), increased feminisation of the workforce, Generation Y • Workforce specialisation http://www.ahwo.gov.au/documents/NHWT/The%20health%20workforce%20in%20Australia%20and%20factors%20influencing%20current%20shortages.pdf

  4. Student demand http://www.treasury.gov.au/igr/igr2010/report/html/05_Chapter_4_Ageing_pressures_and_spending.asp

  5. Student demand – health sciences http://www.ahwo.gov.au/documents/NHWT/The%20health%20workforce%20in%20Australia%20and%20factors%20influencing%20current%20shortages.pdf

  6. Student demand – health sciences https://www.hwa.gov.au/mediarelease/14-05-2010/media-release-429m-boost-training-health-professionals

  7. Effects of student demand • Key issues • Complexity of Higher Education Sector • Research / Teaching • Complex funding model • HE Base Funding Review • ERA • AUQA / TEQSA • Student surveys / feedback / social networking • Student : Staff Ratios • Accreditation

  8. Key issues • Academic Staff • Ageing academic and clinical workforce • New Schools and new programmes • Clinical staff • Difficulties in recruitment • Difficulties in retention • Difficulties in registration / overseas registration • Subject specialist (non-clinical) staff • Difficulties in recruitment • Difficulties in retention

  9. Key issues • Funding • Physical facilities • Able to provide an effective learning environment • Appropriate for accreditation • Clinical placements – availability & cost • Public sector providers • Primary / Tertiary • Private sector providers • Primary / Tertiary • Health Workforce Australia

  10. Skills requirements • Key issues • High demand for places • Training facilities • Placement / practicum facilities • Access considerations

  11. Registration & Accreditation • Key issues • Accreditation should have: “governance arrangements that provide for community input and promote input from education providers and the professions but provide independence in decision-making” INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR A NATIONAL REGISTRATION AND ACCREDITATION SCHEME FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS • Accreditation should be about: standards

  12. Registration & Accreditation • Should accreditation be about: • the name of the qualification? • the duration of the award programme? • Accreditation reporting requirements • Accreditation costs • Registration reporting requirements • Student registration workload

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