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| TECH0755-1 | Economy and the hospital environment
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| Duration : | 10h Th, 5h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Epidemology, 2nd year | | 2 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Promoting Public Health and the Environment, 2nd year | | 2 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Management of Healthcare Institutions, 2nd year | | 2 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Human Sexuality, 2nd year | | 2 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Hospital and Perfusion Technology, 2nd year | | 2 |
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| Master in Public Health, Professional Focus in Intensive Care and Emergency Room Care, 2nd year | | 2 |
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| Certificat d'université en perfusion et techniques appliquées, 2nd year | | 2 |
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| Lecturer : | Yvan Huon, Thierry Van Hees |
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| Coordinator : | Jean-Olivier Defraigne |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Part 1: 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 examples
Part 2 : Hospital pharmacy working standards - Funding of pharmacy activities - Internal and external billing - Method to optimize inventory control and drug purchasing - Drug distribution systems - Associated risks: medication errors and adverse drug events - Ways to achieve quality standards in drug distribution systems.
Partie 3 (Y. HUON - J. MUTSERS) :
- Stérilisation - hygiène hospitalière (comité d'hygiène)
- Ethique et déontologie
- Gestion - remboursement et tarification
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Part 1: - Starting from specificities of health resources consumption, including medicines, define 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
Part 2: - Define legal tasks of hospital pharmacy services, legal working standards and funding. - Analyse the drug distribution system, identify associated risks and ways to comply with quality standards. - Optimize inventory control of medication and medical devices. |
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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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| 7 sessions during the 2nd semester. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Part 1: full notes and "Powerpoint" slides. Part 2: "Powerpoint" slides. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written test |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| None |
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Contacts :
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| Hospital pharmacy and Pharmacoeconomy Department of Pharmacy Phone: |
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