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62656-01 - Lecture: Evaluation of Health Care Services: Theory, Methods and Applications (6 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2026 |
| Course frequency | Every 3rd semester |
| Lecturers |
Michaela Barbier (michaela.barbier@unibas.ch)
Stefan Felder (stefan.felder@unibas.ch, Assessor) Matthias Schwenkglenks (m.schwenkglenks@unibas.ch) Dilek Sevim (dilek.sevim@unibas.ch) |
| Content | European governments provide their citizen access to health care via compulsory health insurance or national health services. The lecture series discusses the rationale for funding or not funding specific health care services, and introduces different methods for their evaluation, with a focus on cost-benefit / cost-utility analysis. Concepts addressed include the value of a statistical life, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and further utility measures for health and life. After explaining fundamentals of evidence generation on effectiveness in healthcare, with drug development as a case example, the course will cover health technology assessment and decision-analytic modelling, and guide students in the execution of practical cases. Finally, pricing of pharmaceuticals is addressed and business cases are presented. |
| Learning objectives | To understand the need to regulate access to health care To comprehend the concepts of value of life and health To learn different approaches for the evaluation of health care services. To apply cost-benefit analysis to health and health care services. To practice decision-analytic modelling To understand the pricing of pharmaceuticals |
| Bibliography | Breyer, F., Zweifel, P., & Kifmann, M. (2012). Gesundheitsökonomik, 6. Auflage Zweifel, P., Breyer, F., & Kifmann, M. (2009). Health Economics, 2nd ed. Michael F. Drummond, Mark J. Sculpher, Karl Claxton, Greg L. Stoddart, and George W. Torrance, (2015), Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes, 4th ed. |
| Comments | The instructors are members of the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Medicine. The team is joined by Dr. Sophia Kessabi, a pharmacist with many years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry, in Market Access and Health Economics and Outcome Research. Dr. Kessabi will introduce pricing theory and strategy as well as business cases. Teaching Assistant is Dr. Dilek Sevim. |
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| Admission requirements | This is an interdisciplinary course open to Master students with different backgrounds. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enroll in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch); Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW first have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the start of the course and receive their login data by post (e-mail address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html After successful registration you can enroll for the course in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch). Applies to everyone: Enrolment = Registration for the course and the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 08.15-10.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 16.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
Dates
| Modules |
Module: Field Electives in Economics and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Policy Field: Health and Labor (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Specific Electives in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Specialization Module Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | written exam: |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |