Health Economics & Economic Evaluation in Healthcare |
ΚKΠ13 - Health Economics & Economic Evaluation in Healthcare Tutor: Mary Geitona Semester: 7th Short Description: This course is designed to introduce students in the field of health economics, emphasising the institutional, economic, political and social role of healthcare systems.The healthcare market is presented in detail and compared to the free market principles whose macro and micro effects are discussed. Detailed and comparative discussion on the Greek NHS and its sources of funding. Emphasis is placed on the management and the socioeconomic evaluation of healthcare programs. Aims: The students are expected to be able to understand and critically analyse: Learning Outcomes: Development of generic competences: understanding, critical analysis and comparison of basic concepts in the field of health economics. Structure: 13 three-hour lectures. Assessment: Written examination. Bibliography: Drummond H, O’ Brien B, Stoddart G, Torrance G (2002). Methods for the evaluation of healthcare programmes. Kritiki, Athens. |