Aim of the Course
The scientific evaluation of healthcare services and technologies is a fundamental element of policy and funding decisions in healthcare systems. This course aims to introduce the basic concepts and methods of health economic evaluation and related evidence synthesis both in theory and practice using applied examples and practical exercises.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will
- Get to know the different types of economic evaluations and their application
- Be familiar with the basic steps of conducting an economic evaluation (outcome, cost, cost-effectiveness assessment)
- Work through practical applied examples
- Be able to review and critically appraise relevant literature
- Learn about evidence synthesis techniques focusing on meta-analysis
Feedback from Attendees
"The course gives a good overview of health economics"
"Excellent lectures, coherent content, well structured course"
"It covers most important aspects of health economics in a short time"
Program
Teaching Methods & Accreditation
Further education short course consisting of lectures combined with applied group and individual exercises.
- Certificate: All participants receive a certificate (min. course attendance 80 %)
- 19 DFP points: Accreditation for Members of the Austrian Medical Chamber
- 2 ECTS points based on optional exam
Structure of the Course
Day 1 09:00 - 12:30 Module 1: Introduction Day 2 09:00 - 15:00 Module 2: Evaluation of costs Day 3 09:00 - 15:00 Module 4: Evaluation of cost-effectiveness using patient-level dataModule 5: Evaluation of cost-effectiveness using modelling
Day 4 09:00 - 15:00 Module 6: Review and critical appraisal of health economic evidence Optional exam for ECTS accreditation |
Attendees
The course is aimed at professionals involved in healthcare decision making at any levels including healthcare professionals, managers, industry, payer and decision maker representatives, and researchers who are interested to gain better insight into evidence-based healthcare evaluation methods. Attendees with an interest in learning relevant evidence synthesis, critical appraisal and evaluation tools will benefit from this course.
Exam (optional)
Participants can obtain 2 ECTS-points upon successful completion of the relevant exam module.
Registration
Fees & Payment
Commercial sector | Public/academic sector | Student fee |
€ 1,200 | € 900 | € 600 |
VAT is not payable. | ||
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