Economic Evaluation in Health Care
| Numbering Code | P-PUB01 8H126 LB90 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ The first half of first semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Professional degree students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | Wed.3 | |
| Instructor name |
IMANAKA YUUICHI (Graduate School of Medicine Professor) SASAKI NORIKO (Graduate School of Medicine Program-Specific Associate Professor) KUNISAWA SUSUMU (Graduate School of Medicine Associate Professor) OTSUBO TETSUYA (Graduate School of Medicine Program-Specific Senior Lecturer) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
・ Lectures will address the theories and frameworks that support economic evaluations in health care, and students will learn the major research methods used in evaluating healthcare-related economic performance. ・ Economic evaluations of health care are usually conducted under practical constraints, and students will learn the approaches to conducting research under these conditions. ・ This course will examine economic evaluations in a wide range of healthcare-related topics. |
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| Course Goals |
・ Students will be able to explain key issues in the theories, frameworks, and research methods that support economic evaluations in health care. ・ Students will understand the possible biases associated with research involving economic evaluations of health care. ・ Economic evaluations are conducted on various aspects of health care, including treatment techniques, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, medical examinations, and health policy programs. Students will understand and be able to explain the differences and respective applications of the main research methods used in these evaluations, including cost analyses, cost-effectiveness analyses, cost-utility analyses, and cost-benefit analyses. Students will also learn the core concepts of cost calculations and outcome measurements, time-based concepts, discount rates, sensitivity analyses, incremental cost-effectiveness ratios, and the appropriate interpretation of analytical results. ・ Based on the above, students will be able to conduct critical reviews of research articles in this field and explain their significance. Students will also be able to apply their acquired knowledge and techniques when developing research protocols and conducting research. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
1. April 13 Evaluating the economic performance of health care 1 2. April 20 Evaluating the economic performance of health care 2 3. April 27 Economic evaluation methods in health care 4. May 11 Modeling in economic evaluations 5. May 18 Methodologies in cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses 1 6. May 25 Methodologies in cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses 2 7. Jun 01 Economic evaluation in health care: Journal article review and discussion 1 8. Jun 08 Economic evaluation in health care: Journal article review and discussion 2 Note: This schedule is subject to change. Overview of the schedule will be shown at the first day. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
1. Report (60%) 2. Classroom participation (40%) |
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| Course Requirements |
This course is only open to Students in School of Public Health who are not involved in MCR course. Students in School of Human Health Sciences cannot apply for this course. Attendance rate 80% or more. |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Both good preparation and review are needed. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
Reading materials will be distributed as needed |
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| References, etc. |
・ Drummond MF, et al. Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes, 4th Ed. Oxford, 2015. ・ Myriam Hunink. Decision Making in Health and Medicine: Integrating Evidence and Values. Cambridge, 2001. ・ 医療制度・医療政策・医療経済（丸善出版,2013） ・ Handbook of Health Services Research（Springer Science+Business Media） ・「NEW予防医学・公衆衛生学 改訂第4版」（編集:小泉昭夫/馬場園明/今中雄一/武林亨）南江堂．2018. |
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