Core principles of Health Policy and Economics
| Title | Βασικές αρχές της Πολιτικής και των Οικονομικών της Υγείας / Core principles of Health Policy and Economics |
| Code | ΤΙΜΚΠΒ018 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Theodoros Dardavesis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021912 |
Programme of Study: PPS Social-Preventive Medicine and Quality in Health Care (2024-today)
Registered students: 10
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention and Public Health | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600290346
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290346
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16292
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to:
• become familiar with the modern conceptual approach to health economics, as well as the population health decision making.
• get acquainted with the epistemological foundations of health economics, health insurance issues and the modern form of health systems.
• understand the concept of economic evaluation and the use of health economics tools regarding the allocation of available resources, as well as its contribution to decision making to meet the health needs of the population and to advocate and promote health.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work in an international context
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Social policy - health and Public Health policy
- Health care and the specificities of the health care market
- Basic concepts of Economics as applied to Health
- The supply of health services
- The demand for health services
- The concept of risk and health insurance
- Financing and reimbursement of health services
- Measuring health and health outcomes
- Economic evaluation of health interventions
Keywords
economic evaluation of health care, efficacy
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 53.5 | 2.1 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 15 | 0.6 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Self-study | 78 | 3.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 187.5 | 7.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of students will be carried out through:
• The preparation of a written assignment (40% participation in the final grade)
• Their performance in the exams with multiple choice questions (60% participation in the final grade)
A pass mark in the examinations for the courses of the MSc is considered to be the higher or equal to six (6).
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
• Η Οικονομική Ανάλυση στη φροντίδα υγείας. Morris Stephen, Devlin Nancy, Parkin David, Spencer Anne, Ιατρικές Εκδόσεις Π. Χ. Πασχαλίδης, Δεύτερη έκδοση. 2017.
• Υγεία, φροντίδα υγείας και οικονομία της υγείας. Κυριόπουλος, Γιάννης, Ολλανδέζος, Μάρκος, Αθανασάκης, Κώστας, Πάβη, Ελπίδα, Εκδόσεις Παπαπζήση, 2017.
Last Update
23-03-2025
