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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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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Table of Contents
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- General structure of Health System in Belgium
- Introduction to Health Economics : objectives and specifics
- Place of medication in Health Economics
- Regulation of drug expenditure : drug prices, control of drug supply and demand
- Evaluation of drug use
- Introduction to pharmacoeconomic studies
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, students should be able to :
- Describe the organization of Health System in Belgium, its origin and objectives
- Understand the specificity of the Health Economics
- Analyse the mechanisms and parameters influencing the growth of spending, including drug expenditure, and ways to contain this growth
- Decompose the price of drugs, calculate the patient's co-payment
- Describe methodology of drug use evaluations and pharmacoeconomic studies
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Having completed an internship in community pharmacy is helpful to put in perspective the theoretical lecture with field practice. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures, discussions and exercises |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face learning
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 with QCM and with open questions, short questions, exercises, ...
A calculator is required for the examination. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Pr Th. VAN HEES : tvanhees@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Slides' copy |
| slides' copy |
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