PhD in Healthcare Management with a bachelor's degree | |||||
PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 |
Course Code: | SAY505 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Health Economics | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Scientific Preparation | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ERDİNÇ ÜNAL | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. ERDİNÇ ÜNAL Dr.Öğr.Üyesi TURGAY MÜNYAS Öğr.Gör. Neşe ÇAPRAZ Cevdet BİRKAN Öğr.Gör. BEKİR TAMER GOKALP |
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Course Objectives: | This course aims to place the health of the economy, science, and to promote the application of theoretical knowledge and concepts. One of the basic concepts of market economy, prices, supply and demand, cost, financing etc. subjects’ demonstrate their application in health issues; Students are encouraged to benefit from the economic evaluation methods and able to apply themselves. At the end of this course the students will be able to: • Define the basic concepts of economics, it can determine the location of the health of these concepts. • Recognize concept of price, cost, efficiency and flexibility and can explain their application in health with examples. • Assess the socio-economic functions of health. • Discuss the conformity and non conformity with free market and healthcare market, also associate the size of the market failure in health. • Explain demographic and epidemiological changes, analyze and predict new trends of health. |
Course Content: | DATE WEEK 1 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain period issues. • Define the course methodologye. • Explaim course evaluation method, their responsibilities and about the assignment and presentation. TOPIC (S) • Course syllabus • Lesson teaching and evaluation methods • Select the topics of health economics homework LEARNING ACTIVITIES Discussion of the course syllabus, student participation about the election of homeworks. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Genel Ekonomi, Metin Berber ve Ersan Bocutoğlu, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 2013. Bölüm 1-Temel terim ve kavramlar, s.1-14 DATE WEEK 2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explains the contact between economics and healthcare. • Define the economics science. • Explain the basic concepts. TOPIC (S) • Economics • Health Economics • Basic concepts of Economics LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation and discussion. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Talep-arz ve piyasa dengesi konularının kitaptan okunması. Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 2, s.31-50. DATE WEEK 3 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Discuss demand and demand in healthcare concept. • Define supply and supply in healthcare concept. • Explains the market balance. TOPIC (S) • Demand, Demand in healthcare • Supply, supply in healthcare • Market balance LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation and discussion. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Esneklikler konusunun kitaptan okunması. Next Chapter: Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 2, s.50-63. DATE WEEK 4 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain the concept of demand and supply flexibility. • Identify the flexibility concept in health sector. • Recognize health demands. TOPIC (S) • Flexibility concept • Flexibility equation • Representations of Elastic state with Different Shapes LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation and exercises. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 5, s.101-120. DATE WEEK 5 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market. • Define the missing competition. • Discuss the status of the health sector. TOPIC (S) • The theory of perfect competition • Missing Competetive Markets • The Lack Competetion in Healthcare LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation and discussion. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 7, s.143-162. DATE WEEK 6 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Define the area of macroeconomics. • Explains the basic concepts in macroeconomics. • Explain the calculation of national income. TOPIC (S) • Macroeconomics concept • Basic concepts of Macroeconomics • National Income LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 4, s.54-85. DATE WEEK 7 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain the market disruption. • Identify the market disruption in healthcare. • Explains government intervention in health. TOPIC (S) • The theory of market failure • Public goods and externalities • Forms of public intervention LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Vize sınavına hazırlık, konuların tekrar edilmesi. Next Chapter: Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 1,2,5,7. Ünal, Bölüm 4. DATE WEEK 8 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Basic concepts of Economics • Demand and Supply in Healthcare • Flexibilities • Fully competitive market • Incomplete competition • Market imperfections TOPIC (S) • Midterm exam. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Midterm exam. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 5, s.87-101. DATE WEEK 9 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain the socio-economic functions of health. • Analyze the quality of public health services. • Interpret the relationship with other social subsystems. TOPIC (S) • Socio-economic Functions in Health • The Public Quality of Health Services • Relations with Other Social Subsystems of Health Services LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 6, s.103-128. DATE WEEK 10 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Define related concepts of health care spending. • Reviews the relationship between national income and health expenditure. • Explains social financing of health. TOPIC (S) • All of The Concepts of Related to Health Spending • Criterias of The Related to National Income and Health Spending • Health Financing Methods LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Vahit YİĞİT ve İsmail AĞIRBAŞ, “Hastane İşletmelerinde Kapasite Kullanım Oranının Maliyetlere Etkisi: Sağlık Bakanlığı Tokat Doğum ve Çocuk Bakımevi Hastanesinde Bir Uygulama” Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, Cilt:7, Sayı:2, 2004:142. DATE WEEK 11 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Classifies and interprets the hospital sector. • Define the criterias for hospital performance appraisal. • Calculate interpret rates with using sample hospital findings. TOPIC (S) • Hospital and Hospital Sector. • Hospital Capacity of Performance Indicators • Presentation of a Sample Application LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and exercises. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 7, s.131-147. DATE WEEK 12 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Sort and explain Economic evaluation • Determines the place of economic evaluation in healthcare. • Use various treatments in the evaluation and selection. TOPIC (S) • Economic Evaluation Methods • Cost-minimization Analysis • Cost-benefit Analysis LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and exercises. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 7, s.148-159 ve Türkiye Hastalık Yükü Araştırması, 2004, http://ekutuphane.tusak.gov.tr/kitaplar/turkiye_hastalik_yuku_calismasi.pdf DATE WEEK 13 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain QALY ve DALY concepts. • Identify this evaluation’s location extent on the economic importance. • Can use these concepts in practice, be able to interpret the results. TOPIC (S) • QALY • DALY • Applying QALY DALY LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and exercises. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter. Next Chapter: http://www.tobb.org.tr/Documents/yayinlar/ilac%20rapor.pdf, http://www.ieis.org.tr/ieis/2013_sektor_degerlendirmesi.pdf DATE WEEK 14 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Define molecular and the concept of original and generic drugs. • Explain the issue of patents and R & D. • Discuss the nature and status of the pharmaceutical sector in Turkey and comments. TOPIC (S) • Drug, Generic Drug • Patent Drugs • The Pharmaceutical Industry LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Preparation of the final exam. DATE WEEK 15 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Supply, Demand and Flexibility in Healthcare • Market Failure theory • Economic Evaluation Methods • Health expenditures and Financing • Hospital Sector and Hospital Capacity Performance Indicators • QALY and DALY • The Pharmaceutical Industry TOPIC (S) • Final Exam. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Final exam. OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Final exam. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | • Course syllabus • Lesson teaching and evaluation methods • Select the topics of health economics homework | Genel Ekonomi, Metin Berber ve Ersan Bocutoğlu, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 2013. Bölüm 1-Temel terim ve kavramlar, s.1-14 |
2) | • Economics • Health Economics • Basic concepts of Economics | Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 2, s.31-50. |
3) | • Demand, Demand in healthcare • Supply, supply in healthcare • Market balance | Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 2, s.50-63. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Book, internet resources and PowerPoint presentations |
References: | 1- Sağlık Ekonomisi ve Yönetimi, Erdinç Ünal- Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 2013 ISBN : 978-605-5187-23-1 |
Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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Program Outcomes |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
Expression | |
Individual study and homework | |
Lesson |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Homework | |
Bilgisayar Destekli Sunum |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 42 | 42 | 1764 |
Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Midterms | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 1803 |