Health Professions of Prevention Sciences

Contents: Healthcare systems in the world. Comparative evaluation of the main healthcare system types and analysis of their strengths and weaknesses. Evidence-based medicine. Methods to evaluate efficacy, safety and effectiveness of healthcare interventions (RCTs, systematic reviews and meta-analysis). The methodological steps in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Models of economic evaluations of health care programs and interventions (cost-minimization analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, cost-benefits analysis); purposes, main characteristics, advantages, limitations and practical applications.

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Suggested textbooks: Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice. Edited by Charles Guest, Walter Ricciardi, Ichiro Kawachi, Iain Lang. Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 2013 - Third Edition.(Chapters:1.2 - Priorities and ethics in health care; 1.6 - Economic assessment; 2.4 - Epidemiological approach and design; 2.5 - Statistical understanding; 2.7 - Finding and appraising evidence; 5.1 - Planning health service; 5.2 - Funding and delivering health care; 5.4 - Controlling expenditures; 5.7 - Evaluating health care technologies; 5.10 - Evaluating health care system).

Teaching methods: Lectures and training sessions.

mandatory attendance

Evaluation method: The final evaluation of the entire course will be based on the results of a written test structured as follows: 1) 20 multiple-choice questions: - 10 questions regarding Health Economics module (1,5 points each) - 10 questions regarding Hygiene module (1,5 points each) 2) an open question concerning the description and analysis of the results of a meta-analysis (maximum 3 points).

Teaching methods: Lectures and training sessions.