306198 (v.1) Economic Evaluation (Health) 503
| Area: | Centre for International Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 20.0 |
| Individual Study: | 1 x 20 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 306192 (v.1) Health Economics 503 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Welfare economics theory is introduced. Measuring health, quality, adjusted life years (QALYs), willingness to pay and the valuation of human life are analysed. Cost effectiveness analysis, cost utility analysis and cost benefit analysis are examined. Distributional concerns in using these techniques are addressed. Examples of economic evaluation in practice are presented. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Interpreted the theoretical background to economic evaluation. Applied and contrasted the techniques of cost effectiveness, cost utility and cost benefit analysis. Formulated arguments for when to use which technique. Critiqued articles using economic evaluation. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Jan, S. (1998). A holistic approach to the economic evaluation of health programs using institutionalist methodology, Journal of Social Science and Medicine, 10, 1565-1572 (from Module I). Birch, S. and Gafni, G. (1992). Cost effectiveness/utility analyses: do current decision rules lead us to where we want to be? , Journal of Health Economics, 11, 279-296. Salkeld, G. (1998). What are the benefits of preventive health care?, Journal of Health Care Analysis, 6, 106-112. Shiell, A. (1997). Health outcomes are about choices and values, an economic perspective on the health outcomes movement, Journal of Health Policy, 39, 5-15. Williams, A. (1996). 'QALYs and ethics, A Health Economist's Perspective', Journal of Social Science and Medicine, 46, 1, 1-12. Krahn, M. and Gafni, A. (1993). 'Discounting in the economic evaluation of health care interventions', Journal of Medical Care, 315, 403-418. Sculpher, M., Michaels, J., McKenna, M. and Minor, J. (1996).' A cost-utility analysis of laser-assisted angioplasty for peripheral arterial occlusions', International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 12, 104-125. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment One 20%, Assignment Two 80%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Short Period 10 | | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Short Period 3 | | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Short Period 5 | | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Short Period 8 | | Y | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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