Overview
Key facts
This short course is designed to go beyond the first principles of economic evaluation. Its focus is the development, extension and application of the main issues and techniques for economic evaluation.
The material covered by the course includes an in-depth coverage of the components of economic evaluation, such as cost data collection and analysis, outcome data analysis, health state valuation in general, economic evaluation alongside clinical trials and discounting issues. Alternative methods for economic evaluation and the relevant frameworks will be discussed with case studies and policy applications. The module includes a half day's inter-active practical session in which 'hands-on' application and analysis of alternative modelling approaches used in economic evaluation will be demonstrated with full discussion of the advantages and appropriateness of the alternative techniques. All concepts are consolidated in the group exercise on critical appraisal where each group appraises a published economic evaluation and presents the findings to their fellow students.
University of Birmingham's Economic Evaluation in Health Care programme will teach you more about this topic.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant issues associated with the appropriate collection and analysis of cost and outcome data.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of discounting issues and the controversy surrounding the appropriate discount rate to use for costs and benefits within an economic evaluation.
- Critically appraise a number of alternative frameworks and modelling approaches that are used in economic evaluation and understand the appropriate presentation of results.
- Critically review alternative methods to outcome evaluation and their relevance to alternative evaluation approaches.
- Critically appraise published economic evaluations.
- Recognise the policy implications that may result from economic evaluations.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics Health Sciences View 138 other Short Courses in Economics in United KingdomAcademic 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.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Economic Evaluation in Health Care can be taken as a stand alone course, which if taken will not be assessed and no credits will be awarded.
- Introduction to Health Economics/previous knowledge equivalent to that obtained in the Introduction to Health Economics module.
- All applicants will be required to discuss eligibility with the Course Director at the time of applying.
- Please register via the online shop
- Registration closes 31 October 2023
- For enquiries about the Health Economics MSc programmes, please contact the Teaching Admin Team or Dr Raymond Oppong (Programme Lead).
- For enquiries about taking a Stand Alone Course, please contact Dr Jesse Kigozi (Deputy Programme Lead).
Tuition Fee
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International
1617 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1617 GBP for the full programme during 5 days. -
EU/EEA
1109 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1109 GBP for the full programme during 5 days.
UK/EU - £1109 (Public Sector), £1599 (Private Sector) Non UK/EU - £1617
Living costs for Birmingham
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.