University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

PUB HLTH 7081UAC - Health Economics

Career: Non-Award
Units: 3
Term: 4020
Campus: University of Adelaide College
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Incompatible: PUB HLTH 7081, PUB HLTH 7081OL
Assessment: Short answer questions, critical review and discussion paper
Syllabus:

Health economics is the study of how scarce healthcare resources are allocated among competing interventions and among groups in society. This course introduces basic concepts and practical issues faced by decision makers at all levels in the health system in allocating scarce resources so that the choices they make maximise health benefits to the population. This course has four main learning modules each comprising a set of lectures and problem-solving practicals: (1) An introduction to key concepts of health economics (e.g. opportunity costs), the demand for and supply of health services, fundamentals of markets and the price mechanism with a focus on the healthcare market; (2) An introduction to economic evaluation in healthcare, with an emphasis on identifying, measuring, valuing and analysing health outcomes and costs. (3) This module focuses on presentation and interpretation of the results of economic evaluation and the use of economic evaluation to inform funding decisions (4) An overview of the organisation of health care (provision and funding). The organisation and finance of the Australian health system will be specifically analysed and compared internationally.

Course Fees

Tuition fees for students undertaking this course are charged by University of Adelaide College.


Course Outline

A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here


Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4020 Mon 10/08/2020 Wed 19/08/2020 Fri 30/10/2020 Not Available


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22459 LE01 10 8 27 Jul - 14 Sep Monday 2pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
5 Oct - 26 Oct Monday 2pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class