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| ECON0340-1 | Pharmacoeconomy
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| Duration : | 10h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Thierry Van Hees |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | General structure of the Belgian health system - Definition of health economy, objectives and specificities - Analysis of the consumption of health resources, including drugs, and its determinants - Different ways to regulate the supply and demand of health resources - Cost of drug misuse and side effects - Methodology of drug utilisation studies, a practical example - Methodology of pharmacoeconomy studies, practical example |
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| Course objective : | - Provide students with a rough idea of the Belgian health system structure
- Starting from the specificities of the consumption of health resources, including medicines, to specify the objectives of health economy and pharmacoeconomy
- Critically analyse the mechanisms and parameters influencing the growth of drug expenditures and the different means developed in most countries to contain it.
- Teach the methodology of drug utilisation analysis and of pharmacoeconomy studies |
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| Prerequisites : | None |
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| Workshops : | None |
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| Organization : | 1st semester, 5 x 2 hours |
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| Written notes : | Detailed written notes and slides' copy |
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| Assessment : | Written test : open questions, ... |
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| Contacts : | VAN HEES Thierry : tvanhees@ulg.ac.be |
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