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Public Health Seminar II

Objectives

To develop the required theoretical and technical skills to prepare, examine and evaluate health policies, programs and strategies according to an economic perspective.

To be able to present examples of economic concepts used in the health care field such as: opportunity cost; scarcity and priority; demand, supply and price; funding, payment and provision; efficiency and equity; economic evaluation.

Promote the analysis of models and practices concerning health policies.

Develop the strategic analysis and planning of interventions in the health care sector.

Use, with accuracy and proficiency, management tools in the analysis of problems and decision making.

General characterization

Code

9275

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Available soon

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 60

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

Registration in the PhD program in Public Health

 

Bibliography

• Folland S, Goodman A, Stano M (2012) The Economics of Health and Health Care.Prentice Hall

• McPake B, Normand, C. (2008) Health Economics: An International Perspective. 2nd Edition. London: Routledge.

• Burns LR, Bradley EH, Weiner BJ (2012): Shortell and Kaluzny´s Health Care Management, organization design and behavior, sixth edition. (Clyfton Park, NY: Delmar, CENAGE Learning)

• Goodwin, N. (2006) Leadership in Health Care. Oxford: Routlegde. (Health Management Series).

• Marmor T, Klein R (2012) Politics, Health, and Health Care: Selected Essays. Yale University Press.

Teaching method

Active participated learning, with indispensable reading of basic texts and discussion of topics or exercises, either in small groups or full class.

About half of the sessions will begin with a presentation by a teacher, followed by a presentation by a student and discussion of topics related to the subject under examination where students are encouraged to intervene.

The other sessions will be more practical with invited external speakers, with the presentation and discussion of themes relevant for the management of organizations and health systems.

Evaluation method

Assessment of commitment, work and participation (40%), made through observation of student participation and the presentation and discussion of topics and exercises in sessions.

Individual essay (60%) on one of the syllabus topics.

Subject matter

• Introduction to health economics; empirical applications of economics in health care; scarcity, choice and priorities.

• Economics, market and health; market failures in health care; asymmetric information and agency; externalities.

• Health financing; need, demand and supply; equity and inequality in health.

• Health technology assessment; adoption of innovation; economic evaluation in health.

• Health policy; national health plans; health in all policies; analysis of health strategies and programs; health impact assessment.

• Management and health care management; hospital management; primary care management.

• Quality management in health care; human resource management; health accounting; strategic management in health care.