Health Economics/Economic Evaluation
Major/Minor/Specialisation !244-CW-SPC+1002 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
| Year and Campus: | 2010 |
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Coordinator
Dr Arthur HsuehContact
Centre for Health Policy, Programs and EconomicsTelephone: +61 3 8344 9111
Email: chppe-enquiries@ unimelb.edu.au
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Academic Programs Office
Melbourne School of Population Health
Tel: +61 3 8344 9339
Fax: +61 3 8344 0824
Email: sph-gradinfo@unimelb.edu.au
| Overview: | Students sub-specialising in Health Economics will learn to appreciate and apply the key concepts behind health economics as a way of thinking. They will be able to analyse and discuss key policy issues in public health from an “economic” perspective. They will, for example, critically appraise the structure and financing of the Australian health care system, understand and assess health expenditure trends and their associated policy implications. They will consider the arguments for and against competition in health care (and “economic rationalism”), and apply economic reasoning to policy problems (such as the strengths and weaknesses of reform options for Medicare). Students often choose to combine Health Economics with the study of Economic Evaluation (see below) and Health Policy subjects. Research Projects in Health Economics have considered topics such as:
Students sub-specialising in Economic Evaluation will learn to appreciate when an economic evaluation might be needed, the types of economic appraisal that are available, together with their strengths and limitations. Students will appreciate how “economic evaluation” differs from other forms of evaluation; the steps involved in conducting an economic evaluation; and the key issues of protocol design. Through practical case studies students will be able to distinguish a “good” study from a “poor” study; understand the various factors that may impact on how economic evaluation is received by managers, together with other possible stakeholders. Students will be introduced to the links between economic evaluation and priority setting/health service planning. Economic Evaluation I is taught with a focus on case studies and practical skills in critical appraisal. Economic Evaluation II has more of a theoretical flavour (without losing the case studies), develops more complex aspects of protocol design, and provides a comprehensive introduction to priority setting. Students may usefully combine Economic Evaluation with subjects in Epidemiology (the evidence base for economic appraisal) and Program Evaluation (complementary form of appraisal). Research Projects in Economic Evaluation have considered such topics as:
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| Structure & Available Subjects: | 200 Point Program: 14 subjects and a research project 175 Point Program: 12 subjects and a research project 150 Point Program: 10 subjects and a research project |
| Subject Options: | Two Core Consortium SubjectsSubject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Recommended Consortium SubjectsSubject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Pre-requisites for Research Project in Health EconomicsStudents must have at least one of the required subjects completed before starting the project, but the other subject may be taken at the same time as the project.Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Pre-requisites for Research Project in Economic EvaluationStudents must have at least one of the required subjects completed before starting the project, but the other subject(s) may be taken at the same time as the project.Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Recommended ElectivesSubject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Research ProjectSubject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: |
| Related Course(s): |
Master of Public Health |
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