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Health Policies and Systems

Health Policies and Systems

Code	8951
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(30H)
Scientific area	Management
Entry requirements	None.
Mode of delivery	Face to face lectures.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	This course aims to familiarise participants with the issues of health policy by putting emphasis on recent history of major problems, reforms and measures for their resolution. The broad lines of reform in Europe. At the end of this curriculum unit students will be the cover of:-Identify the different systems of health-characterize the various health policies at various levels local, national and international-to understand the various concepts associated with the health care market and their legal frameworks Reflect and interpret the evolution-and Importance of health systems-Understand the importance of interaction between the health values, the national policy agenda (and international) where if they development of their main actors and outputs of governability system possible.
Syllabus	1. health systems in the European Union 2. Health policy in Portugal 3. Protection and promotion of health in Portugal 4. The health care Market in Portugal 5. economic evaluation in health 6. The market of the medicinal product 7. Health Outcomes measurement
Main Bibliography	BENTES,M;Dias, CM;Sakellarides,C;Bankauskaite,V.(2004) “Health care systems in transition: Portugal. Copenhagen”, OMS DONABEDIAN,A.(1980) “Explorations in quality assessment and monitoring, Vol I. Ann Arbor FETTER,RB.(1991) “Diagnosis Related Groups”, Interfaces,21,1,6-26 FOLLAND,S;Goodman,AG;Stano,M(2001), “The Economics of Health and Health Care”, Ed. Prentice Hall FREITAS,M(2005) “Sistema de Saúde Português” LUCAS,JS 1984) “Avaliar para garantir a eficácia do Sistema de Saúde”, RPSP,2,3,38-47 MATIAS,A(1995), “O Mercado de Cuidados de Saúde”, Doc. de Trabalho 5/95, APES.Lisboa MIGUEL,JP;COSTA,C(1997) “A Reforma da Saúde em Portugal: À procura de eficiência”, RPSP,15,2,5-17 PEREIRA,J.(2004) “Economia da Saúde. Glossário de termos e conceitos”, Doc. Trabalho 1/93. APES, Lisboa ROSA,M(2002) “Sistema de Saúde Português”, ENSP SIMÕES,J(2004) “Retrato Político da Saúde”, Dependência de percurso e inovação em Saúde, Almedina, Coimbra
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	Theoretical-practical classes. The final learning score will be the result of: Work (subordinated to a subject indicated by the teacher) 55%. Critical report of a work presented by another student 15%. Article Analysis 30%
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.