Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Health Technology Assessment
Course Code
VVDG_010
Branch of Science
Economic Theories; Economics and Business
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Health Management
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Uldis Hļevickis
Structure Unit Manager
Daiga Behmane
Structural Unit
Health Management Teaching Group
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge about the assessment of health technologies and their role in the planning and efficient use of health care resources. The course is based on the principles of evidence-based medicine and it's application in decision-making in health care. Within the course, students will learn health technology assessment methods, perform clinical and economic assessment of health technologies, learn the interpretation and analysis of the assessment results.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic knowledge of economic theory, including market economy and its building blocks, knowledge about provision and financing of healthcare services, basic user level knowledge of MS Excel software.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.o To define the principles of health technology assessment and their application; o To understand evidence-based decision-making and health economics principles in the field of health technology; o To know methods of economic analysis of health technology; o To understand and distinguish economic modeling methods used for the economic evaluation of health technology o To justify the reliability of clinical effectiveness data of health technology; o To define the characteristics of a randomized clinical trial.
Individual work and tests
Examination
Skills
1.o Select and apply specific economic analysis methods; o Describe and measure the clinical outcome of health technologies; o Identify, measure and estimate the costs associated with the technology; o Perform comparative analysis of health technologies; o Be able to calculate the benefits and costs of clinical effectiveness for an economic evaluation model; o Understand the development and application of economic models; o Assess the cost-effectiveness of health technologies and calculate the cost-effectiveness growth factor.
Individual work and tests
Examination • Individual work
Competences
1.o To justify the importance and role of economic evaluation of health technologies in health system management; o To make decisions based on evidence and economic analysis regarding the choice of medical technologies; o To choose specific economic analysis methods for solving specific problems; o To apply an economic modeling approach in decision-making regarding the choice of health technologies; o To critically evaluate the results of economic evaluation of specific health technologies.
Individual work and tests
Examination
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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10 points
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• Individual study of scientific literature; • Information gathering and analysis; • Individual calculations, reported results and provided justified argumentation. • The course includes three (3) individual assignments. Their grades are included in the total course assessment grade. • The assessment of each individual assignment takes into account the student's knowledge and ability to apply it in completing assignments, correct reporting of results, skills in the use of scientific literature, and compliance with the requirements set for each indivual assignment. To assess the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must complete the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. |
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
100.00% from total grade
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10 points
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• Final exam in the form of an individual test covering the entire course. Successful assessment of the course: • Successful completion of the individual test (4 points or more). • Successful completion of each independent work (4 points or more). • Activity during interactive lectures and classes - total attendance must be at least 50%. • The final grade of the course consists of the average assessment of the individual assignments and the individual test. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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HTA: conceptual issues and development trends
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Economic evaluation and economic analysis methods
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Economic evaluation and economic analysis methods
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Clinical assessment of health technology
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Clinical assessment of health technology
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Evaluation and assessment of costs of health technologies, and reporting of results.
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Evaluation and assessment of costs of health technologies, and reporting of results.
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Application of meta-analysis
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Auditorium
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Application of meta-analysis
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Principles and application of economic modeling
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Principles and application of economic modeling
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Principles and application of economic modeling
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Drummond M. Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care programmes. Oxford University Press. (2015)Suitable for English stream
2.
Guinness L., Wiseman V. Introduction to Health Economics. (2nd edition), Open University Press (2011) (akceptējams izdevums)Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
1.
Hunink M, Glasziou P. et al. Decision Making in Health and Medicine. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (2014)Suitable for English stream
2.
Muir Gray J.A. Evidence based Healthcare. Churchill Livingstone, (2009)Suitable for English stream