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| ECON0340-1 | Pharmacoeconomy
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| Duration : | 10h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Thierry Van Hees |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| - 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| None |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 1st semester, 5 x 2 hours |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Detailed written notes and slides' copy |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written test : open questions, ... |
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Contacts :
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| VAN HEES Thierry : tvanhees@ulg.ac.be |
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