Course Description
Health Economics
Trinity College Dublin
This short course examines the role of economic principles in understanding the behaviour of users and providers of healthcare, systems of healthcare financing and resource allocation within health systems. Key issues addressed include:
- The ways in which individuals respond to incentives;
- The advantages and disadvantages of different ways of financing health services;
- The role of cost-effectiveness analysis in determining access to services.
By the end of the course, participants should:
- Understand the fundamental principles of supply and demand and how they relate to health and healthcare services;
- Appreciate options for financing health services and how different methods affect access to care and performance of care providers;
- Describe how the methods of cost-effectiveness analysis can be applied to various healthcare interventions.
Dublin, Ireland
| College Name | Trinity College Dublin |
| Course Category | Health Care, Healthcare |
| Course Type | Blended Learning - Mix of Classroom & Online |
| Course Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 2 |
| Course Fee | 1,080 (excluding application fee). |
| Course Duration | This short course is delivered over a four-week period (on a Thursday or Friday) through a combination of tutorials that are live online; pre-recorded; and live on the Trinity campus. The course will commence in December 2023. |
| Awarding Body | Trinity College Dublin |
| Entry Requirements | Applications will be considered from applicants with health service management experience. In addition, applicants should hold a good honours degree in a professional discipline or hold other qualifications deemed appropriate by the course committee. |
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