Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation

This course provides a starting point for anyone involved in the healthcare sector who needs an introduction to the language of economics and economic evaluation. It explains how economists evaluate the costs and benefits of health interventions, and how health economics is used by decision makers in the health services and in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries.

This course is for health professionals and health researchers who want to understand the basics of health economics and its relevance to the health service. No previous knowledge of economics is required.

For those with some general knowledge of health economics, or economic evaluation, it will serve as an introduction to the Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis course.

Fees: £375 (Academic/Public sector); £500 (Commercial/Private sector)

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