Health Economics Programme

Courses

Health Economics 11 – 20 January 2016

More information www.isglobal.org/education

Short-course that covers key economic concepts as applied to global health policies, interventions and evaluations.

Health Economics Description This 28-hour course covers key economic concepts as applied to global health policies, interventions and evaluations, including discussion on the health market dynamics, its failures and potential solutions.

Programme The programme of studies for this course includes:

Practical details Dates: 11 - 20 January 2016 Location: Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona C/ Casanova, 143, Barcelona Price: 450€ + University taxes Dedication: Full Time Schedule: 9.00 - 13.30h

• Key concepts of health economics

Modality: Face-to-face

• Markets of health and healthcare: description, failures, solutions

Language: English

• Economic evaluation of interventions in global health: rationale, methods and tools • Identification, assessment and critical synthesis of economic evaluations of global health interventions • Relevance and limitations of economic evaluations for evidence-based policies

Credits: 3 ECTS Students who successfully finish the course receive a certificate of completion.

This course is accredited by the University of Barcelona.

More information: www.isglobal.org/education or formacion@isglobal.org

Course coordinator

Application

• Elisa Sicuri, Assistant Research Professor, ISGlobal

Interested candidates should send the following to formacion@isglobal.org:

Requirements Candidates should have demonstrated interest in global health and/or economics or policy studies.

Assessment Students will be assessed based on: • In-class participation • Practical exercises • A final examination

• A letter of motivation and • A C.V. Application deadline: 4 January 2016 Limited places available