Health Economics Seminar
Objectives
1. Identify and describe concepts and methods of economics when applied to health.
2. Interpret and apply empirical studies in the area of demand, supply, financing and health equity.
3. Develop, interpret and apply interdisciplinary studies of economic evaluation of health programmes in the field of health policy and administration.
4. Critically investigate new topics of research in health economics and contribute to the resolution of problems by articulating evidence-based arguments.
5. Identify key aspects of the health information system, in particular the data bases commonly used in the field of health economics, both in Portugal and internationally.
6. Identify and analyze health economics in its different areas of application, focusing on themes and methods recently developed in the literature.
7. Use econometric methods and other advanced techniques when applied to health.
General characterization
Code
9283
Credits
12.0
Responsible teacher
Available soon
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 78
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
– Barros, P.P. (2009) Economia da Saúde: Conceitos e Comportamentos. Almedina, Coimbra.
– Folland, S., A.C. Goodman e M. Stano (2007) The Economics of Health and Health Care. Prentice Hall, New York (5th Edition).
– Morris, S., N. Devlin and D. Parkin (2007) Economic Analysis in Health Care. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester.
– Pereira, J. (coord.) (2009). Farmacoeconomia: Princípios e Métodos. (PharmacoEconomics – SRA), Madrid: Wolters Kluwer.
– Comissão Científica do Programa de Doutoramento: Guião do protocolo de tese de doutoramento, 2014
Teaching method
In the theoretical component: presentations by lecturers and discussion of topics; practical sessions with problem solving and data analysis on computers; presentation and discussion of results by students.
− In the preparation of the thesis protocol component: individual work with teacher guidance; analysis of theses topics in seminars; individual contacts between teachers and students and through distance learning; presentation of results by students; involvement of all health economics faculty.
Evaluation method
Theoretical component:
− Multiple choice – 30% of final grade;
− Assignment - 40% of final grade;
− continuous assessment, through observation of student participation and the presentation and active discussion of topics and exercises – 30% of final grade.
Preparation of the thesis protocol component:
− Presentation of the protocol before a jury composed of the Seminar Coordinator, the tutor and a member of the scientific committee of the doctoral program. To be admitted to the thesis phase the student must have in this component a minimum grade of 14.
Subject matter
The programme consists of two components:
- Participation in Applied Health Economics curricular unit (6 ECTS), taught entirely in English. Topics are chosen from among the following:
o The financing of the health care sector: health expenditures and health outcomes, macroeconomic analysis;
o The demand for health: moral hazard, physician agency and supplier-induced demand;
o Payment of health care providers: incentives and behavior of individual providers and institutions;
o Health outcomes measurement: Quality of life, QALYs and willingness to pay;
o Applied health econometrics: interpreting results from empirical studies;
o Inequality in health and equity in health care financing and delivery: methods and international comparisons;
- The second component corresponds to the preparation of the thesis proposal by the student, containing a justification and theoretical basis, a literature review and description of the methodology and data sources to be used (6 ECTS).