Postgraduate Course: Resource Allocation and Health Economics (PUHR11029)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Public Health Research |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/phs/education.php |
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| Course description |
This course will examine the basic economic principles and methods used to analyse health and health care. The emphasis is on the application of economics to key research issues and policy challenges surrounding the health of populations. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will: Gain knowledge of the central microeconomic concepts that can be applied to health and health care.
Develop their understanding of the potential role of markets in health care regulation and reform. Acquire skills for conducting and appraising economic evaluations of health care programmes. Progress their knowledge and understanding of how basic concepts of equity can be used to evaluate inequalities in health service access, use and outcomes . |
Assessment Information
| The assessment will be based on a course assigment and participation in case studies. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr John Forbes
Tel: (0131 6)50 3214
Email: J.F.Forbes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Margaret Luttrell
Tel:
Email: Maggie.Luttrell@ed.ac.uk |
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