PUB HLTH 2581OUA - Health Economics
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | Trimester 3 |
Campus: | Open Universities Australia |
Contact: | Up to 3 hours |
Restriction: | Available only to University of Adelaide Open Universities Australia students |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | No |
Available for Non-Award Study: | No |
Assessment: | Quizzes, Discussion Paper, Economic Evaluation |
Syllabus: |
Health economics is the study of how scarce healthcare resources are allocated among competing interventions and among groups in society. This course introduces basic concepts and practical issues faced by decision-makers at all levels in the health system in allocating scarce resources so that the choices they make maximise health benefits to the population. This course covers four main areas of learning: 1. An introduction to key concepts of health economics (e.g. opportunity costs), the demand for and supply of health services, fundamentals of markets and the price mechanism with a focus on the healthcare market; 2. An introduction to economic evaluation in healthcare, with an emphasis on identifying, measuring, valuing and analysing health outcomes and costs. 3. This module focuses on the presentation and interpretation of the results of economic evaluation and the use of economic evaluation to inform funding decisions 4. An overview of the organisation of health care (provision and funding). The organisation and finance of the Australian health system will be specifically analysed and compared internationally. |
Course Fees
Tuition fees for students undertaking this course are charged by Open Universities Australia.
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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Trimester 3 | Mon 16/09/2024 | Wed 18/09/2024 | Fri 25/10/2024 | Wed 20/11/2024 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Tutorial | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
36147 | 01OU | 100 | 100 | This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details. |