Course Unit / Techonology Assessment in Healt

Techonology Assessment in Healt

Year
3
Academic year
2023-2024
Code
01008138
Subject Area
HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
4.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

All courses taught in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of the LFB are important for the understanding of matter taught in class. Students must have English language skills. Língua

Teaching Methods

Theoretical lectures with the participation of students in the analysis and comments to the topics that are being taught.

Learning Outcomes

The teaching of Health Technology Assessment aims at acquiring theoretical notions on methods of evaluation and the evidence needed to make decisions regarding the introduction, allocation and cost-effective use of health technologies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Market access. Market access in Portugal. Public reimbursement of medicines. The Health Technology Assessment System in Portugal. Organizations conducting health technology assessment. Health technology assessment: properties and dimensions. Pharmacotherapeutic assessment of health technologies. Economic evaluation of health technologies. Budget impact studies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Francisco Jorge Batel Marques

Assessment Methods

Final assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Introduction to Health Technology Assessment. Clifford S. Goodman, PhD. The Lewin Group  Falls Church, Virginia, USA. May 2014. Available on: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hta101/HTA_101_FINAL_7-23-14.pdf