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| Semester | fall semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers |
Arjun Bhadhuri (arjun.bhadhuri@unibas.ch)
Judith Lupatsch (judith.lupatsch@unibas.ch) Claudette Simone Sutherland (simone.sutherland@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | - Principles of the economics of healthcare - Examples of basic economic problems - Opportunity cost and efficiency - Examples of choice and scarcity in healthcare - Perspective of healthcare markets - Information asymmetry between consumers and providers - Policy responses to information asymmetry - Describing externalities in health economics - Health financing and the importance of Diagnose Related Groups (DRG-se) in Switzerland - Types of economic evaluations and study examples - Checklists for the assessment of published health economic studies - Stages of economic appraisal, deciding upon the study question, perspective, costs, establishing effectiveness, choice of comparator, timeframe and elements of economic evaluation - Examples of rational choice and priority settings - Examples of collecting costs alongside clinical trials - Examples of economic modelling - Approaches to Health Technology Assessment and decision making on reimbursement in different countries |
| Learning objectives | This course introduces students to the economics of health and healthcare. It considers conceptual and methodological issues of economic evaluations in relation to healthcare programs and how to measure costs and effects, as well as the review of such studies. In the current climate of burgeoning healthcare costs, the course aims to familiarise students with basic principles of economics and economic evaluations of healthcare technologies. Every lecture will incorporate examples that illustrate fundamental health economic problems. Upon completion of the course, students will: 1. Have a broad understanding of health and healthcare from an economic viewpoint, and understand how healthcare markets differ from other markets. 2. Recognise the importance of choice and scarcity in economics, and understand the role of opportunity costs and efficiency in healthcare. 3. Understand the Swiss healthcare system and the basic economic mechanisms principles behind it. 4. Understand economic evaluations in relation to healthcare programs and how to measure costs and effects, and identify study types used in economic evaluations. 5. Critically appraise a health economic study using guidelines and checklists for the assessment of published health economic evaluations. 6. Develop an understanding of rational choice and priority setting using economic evaluation, and understand the importance of healthcare technology assessments in different countries. 7. Understand the importance of collecting information alongside clinical trials, and identify the differences between economic evaluations alongside clinical trials and models (combinations of epidemiological and economic data) in economic research. |
| Bibliography | Obligatorische Literatur: - Michael F. Drummond, Mark J. Sculpher et al. Methods for Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes. Third Edition OXFORD University Press 2005. Fakultative Literatur: - Morris, Devlin, Parkin et al. Economic analysis in Healthcare. |
| Comments | This unit will incorporate different teaching and learning approaches, including lectures, in-group activities, online tasks and written assignments. The course will include lectures (provided by different experts) and online tasks that will be moderated by the course coordinator. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Aufnahme in den Studiengang Pflegewissenschaft. Doktorierende aus dem PPHS Program sowie andere Studierende bitte vorgängig auf nursing@unibas.ch Kontakt aufnehmen. |
| Course application | in MOnA belegen |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Vertiefung Research (Master's Studies: Nursing) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | There will be one written assignment and four online tasks. The written assignments will be graded individually. In-group work during the lectures, will be part of the face-to-face learning activities, and will be incorporated into one task. Student evaluation (pass/fail) will be performed by course participants from online tasks (40%) and written work (60%) based on the following criteria: - Literature search - Appropriate integration of essential components of health economics that were covered in lectures and readings - Written style (clarity, critical thinking, and comprehension) There are 16 compulsory contact hours, including lectures and in-group assessments. 50 hours are required for the study of the unit topics (including readings). In addition, students are expected to devote 10 hours to online interaction, and 14-15 hours on the written assessment. Therefore students should plan their schedule to allow for 8-9 hours a week. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration: course registration: deregistration: institute |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | one repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Medicine |
| Offered by | Institut für Pflegewissenschaft |