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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
Karina Palkova
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
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
Basics of economics.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student acquires knowledge about: • principles and application of health technology assessment; • health technology assessment methods; • Evidence-based health technology decision making.
Skills
1.The student acquires skills to: • Select and apply specific economic evaluation methods; • Describe and measure the clinical outcome of the technology; • Identify, measure and estimate technology costs; • Carry out a comparative analysis of health technologies; • Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health technologies and calculate the cost-effectiveness growth rate.
Competences
1.The student acquires competencies: • To substantiate the need for a systemic approach to health technology assessment; • To substantiate the importance of economic evaluation of health technologies; • To substantiate the choice and application of specific health economics methods; • Critically assess the need for specific health technologies.
Assessment
Individual work
Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Individual work
-
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• Independent acquisition of scientific literature;
• Collection and analysis of information;
• Presentation of group and independent work results.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Examination
Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Examination
-
-
• Activity during interactive lectures 10%;
• Solving individual and group situation tasks in classes 40%;
• Preparation and presentation of individual work 50%.
Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Semester 1
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HTA: conceptual issues and development trends
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
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Economic evaluation methods
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
-
Clinical assessment of health technology
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
-
Evaluation and assessment of costs of health technologies
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
-
Application of meta-analysis
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
-
Principles and application of economic modeling
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
3.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
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)
2.
Guinness L., Wiseman V. Introduction to Health Economics. (2nd edition), Open University Press (2011) (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1.
Hunink M, Glasziou P. et al. Decision Making in Health and Medicine. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (2014)
2.
Muir Gray J.A. Evidence based Healthcare. Churchill Livingstone, (2009)