Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| University certificate in clinical epidemiology and healthcare economics | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Part I - Background
Some preliminary definitions. The healthcare costs. The stakeholders (patients, physicians, manufacturers, regulatory agencies, HTA agencies, insurers or "payers").
Part II - Elements of Analysis
Basic concept in pharmacoepidemiology, statistical analysis and econometrics.
Introduction to assessments of quality of life, patient-reported outcomes and decision analysis.
Cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-utility analysis.
Elements of modeling (Markov chain, simulation, probabilistic sensitivity analysis).
Discussion of concrete examples from the literature.
Discussion of the assumptions and limitations of cost-benefit analyses.
Part III - To go further
Introduction to budget impact and public health impact models.
Introduction to multicriteria decision analysis.
Introduction to new forms of risk-sharing contracts and conditional reimbursement.
A few words about the emergence of new information and communication technologies in medicine and public health.
Part IV - Exam Preparation
General summary, corrections of exercises, answers to questions about the course and general review for the exam.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To acquire the key analytical and modeling methods to support medico-economic decision making
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
-16 hours of lecture, with concrete illustrations
- 2 hours of exercise
- 2 hours of revision and exam preparation
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face sessions
Recommended or required readings
Course notes and transcripts
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam (2 hours)
Work placement(s)
None
Organizational remarks
None
Contacts
Olivier ETHGEN
o.ethgen@uliege.be
+32 471 58 30 10
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Visioconference (Lifesize)
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Home-based individual written work.
Critical analysis of a cost-effectiveness publication.
Contacts
o.ethgen@uliege.be
+32 471 58 30 10
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Use and interpretation of concepts seen in class
Assessment methods
Written individual work, critical appraisal of a published cost-effectiveness analysis
Contacts
o.ethgen@uliege.be
+32 471 58 30 10