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Overview
What you will study
Economic evaluation has been widely used to assess new health care interventions and technologies and inform decisions about which interventions should be subsidized from available funds. In Australia, for a drug or a medical device to be listed on the PBS or MBS, economic evaluation is required to determine whether it represents value for money.
This Practical Methods for Health Economic Evaluation course offered by University of Melbourne will cover the analytic steps in an economic evaluation, from methods for analysing cost and outcome data, developing decision analytic and Markov models, conducting sensitivity analyses and reporting and interpreting the results.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Study Design Principles
- Techniques for Analysing Costs
- Techniques for Analysing Outcomes
- Decision Models
- Markov modelling and Applications
- Conducting cost-effectiveness analysis including modelling Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) and costs
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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More details
- Applications close: three days prior to course commencement
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Disciplines
Economics Health AdministrationWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- CRICOS: 00116K
- There are no formal prerequisites, but participants should have an appreciation of the concepts of health economic evaluation and should be familiar with introductory statistics and Microsoft Excel.
Technological requirements
- The course will be computer-based, ‘hands-on’, and participants will be expected to have access to a laptop computer (and mouse) with STATA and TreeAge Pro installed for use throughout the course. Licenses for STATA and TreeAge Pro will be supplied as part of the course materials.
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Tuition Fees
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Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents2640 AUD / full≈ 2640 AUD / full
Additional Details
- Early bird: $2,200
- Normal rate: $2,640
Living costs
Melbourne
Australia
1501 - 2659 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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