Healthcare Systems and Policies around the World
| Numbering Code | P-PUB01 8H128 LB90 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | Professional degree students | Target Student | ||
| Language | English | Day/Period | Intensive | |
| 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 |
Through studies of various healthcare systems, the students will learn mechanisms how they work and strategic options how to improve them. A healthcare system is a social system with multiple functions, multiple players and multiple drivers to change. |
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| Course Goals |
１) To understand frameworks to grasp and assess healthcare systems ２) To understand and assess various healthcare systems around the world ３) To understand strategic options how to improve them |
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| Schedule and Contents |
1 Apr 13 Universal Health Coverage & Health Care System in Japan 2 Apr 20 International Comparative Analyses of Health Systems 3 Apr 27* To Strengthen Health System for Safe and Quality Care toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) 4 May 11* Health Insurance in Japan 5 May 18* Health Informatics and Policy 6 May 25* Community Based Integrated Care System 7 Jun 01* The next step of the global health system 8 Jun 08 Group work & Presentation *Includes students' short presentations about the healthcare system of their own country Note: This schedule is subject to change. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Classroom participation (40%) Presentation (30%) Report (30%) |
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| Course Requirements |
・non-Japanese speakers ・Japanese with TOEFL iBT score ≧100 ・Attendance rate 80% or more |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Good preparation and review are necessary | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
Reading materials will be distributed as needed. |
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| References, etc. |
・Tracking Universal Health Coverage –First Global Monitoring Report – (WHO,2015) ・The World Health Report 2000- Health Systems: Improving Performance (WHO,2000) ・「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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