Duration
10h Th
Number of credits
| Master in pharmacy (120 ECTS) | 1 crédit | |||
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) (Transitional programme) | 1 crédit |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
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
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Having completed an internship in community pharmacy, communautary care, ... is helpful to put in perspective the theoretical lecture with field practice.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, discussions and exercises
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face learning 1st semester, 5 x 2 hours
Recommended or required readings
- Presentations available on MyULiège
- Keep up-to-date on all matters related to health economics and the topic seen during the lessons
- Consultation of websites on the organization of health care in Belgium, the reimbursement of medicines, the remuneration of pharmacists, CBIP and Folia
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral exam, 5 minutes of written preparation and 10 minutes of defense
The entire course will be assessed in a single exam.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Maitre de conférence, Pharmacien Robin Crunenberg robin.crunenberg@uliege.be