HSH762 - Resource Allocation and Priority Setting
Unit details
Year: | 2019 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Trimester 2 Unit Chair: | Anita Lal |
Prerequisite: | HSH719 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Campus: 1 x 2 hour seminar each week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | Cloud (Online): 1 hour weekly class (recording provided) and 1 hour weekly seminar exercise posted to a moderated online discussion group |
Content
This unit introduces students to the challenges of priority setting in health care. Students will gain an understanding of the different approaches used for priority setting and the relevance of context and setting, the role of economic evaluation and issues around involving the public in difficult choices. Alternative methods for priority setting will be explored, including economic (for example league tables, Program Budgeting and Marginal Analysis and Assessment of Cost Effectiveness) and non-economic approaches, including the contribution from ethics and theories of social justice.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: In-trimester exercises (including seminar participation) 20%
Assessment task 2: Essay (2000 words) 40%
Assessment task 3: Examination (2 hours) 40%
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