HSH762 - Resource Allocation and Priority Setting

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
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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