Introduction to Health Economics
Learn the fundamental concepts of health economics and their use in health care decision making in the economics course from Bournemouth University.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for individuals interested in or already working within health care, pharmaceuticals, health economics, and health finance, and who are keen to improve their decision-making skills. No prior knowledge or qualifications are required.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Develop an understanding of the key concepts in health economics.
Identify principles and concepts of economic evaluation in health systems.
Develop skills in identifying, measuring, valuing cost items, applying discount rate, annualisation, handling inflation of costs.
Evaluate the skills that recognise and address the challenges of limited resources within the health sector.
Synthesise the body of the economic evaluation evidence.
Demonstrate an understanding of concepts of cost analysis.
