M6 Basics of Health Economics
Objectives
This course intends to provide the participants with an understanding of the key principles and methodological concepts of health economics. The role of health-economic thinking in the drug development process is addressed. Two group exercises will complement lectures and discussions.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the participants should be able to describe:
- The fundamental concepts of health economics
- Key elements of health economic evaluation
- How to assess and analyse a published health economic study
- The importance of health economic/ pharmacoeconomic methods and concepts for the drug development process, clinical trials, and post-marketing surveillance
- How policy makers set priorities in health care and how health economic evaluations support this process
Credits
The course incl. assessment provides 1 ECTS credit
Date and Venue
February 14-15, 2012, Basel
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