3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4023441ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
The course consists of following themes:
Theoretical concepts in the abovementioned themes are made insightful using examples relevant in a Pharmaceutical sciences’ context;
The practical sessions consist of integrated excercises addressing the various aspects in the lectures. The practical sessions are mainly made in Microsoft Excel.
Course material consists of slides, scientific papers and Excel execises that are provided on the online learning platform. This course is based on the textbook Drummond et al. 2015, ‘Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes’. This textbook is not mandatory but is a good addition to the course material.
The students understands the basic principles of farmacoeconomics and health economic methods and can translate these principles in concrete applications in the domain of Pharmaceutical sciences.
The student is able to develop conceptually a health economic evaluation of new technologies/drugs, apply the appropriate evaluation methods and interpret the results.
The student is able to evaluate and comment farmcaoeconomic studies on its quality and translate the results in a Belgian context.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The evaluation consists of a written exam (closed book) with both theoretical questions as well as exercises.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Pharmaceutical Care: Standaard traject NIEUW (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Drug Development: AR without officinastage (only offered in Dutch)