curriculum HEALTH ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT

HEM

Kick-off Meeting 2014

HEM: Aims and scope

HEM: is a track of EPELM, LM in Economic Policy. is based in the Department of Economics and the

School of Economics, Management and Statistics. offers the opportunity to have close contacts with

researchers in the field of health economics, health policy, healthcare management, health law based in several others leading departments of the University of Bologna.

aims to form a far-sighted and socially responsible healthcare management professional working either in private or in public environments.

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Prospects

Our students will develop:

o knowledge of disciplines that are keys in the understanding of decision-making in healthcare;

o understanding of main options in the management, policy, planning and financing of healthcare services;

o ability to use disciplines in formulating, implementing and evaluating healthcare decisions, policies and plans;

o long-run orientation in problem analysis;o international view on solutions and best practices.

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Unibo-HEM academic calendar

The learning plan

Learning activities are organized according to the following plan for 120 ECTS credits in total.

HEM is a full-time program and attendance is required. 5

1° semester 2° semester 3° semester 4° semester

Fundamentals •Economics•Management•Governance•Law•Quantitative

Specialization

Regulation in healthcare markets

Specialization

Evaluation of healthcare policies

Thesis

+ further specialization: - Seminars- Internship

1° semester: September 17 – December 22

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course teacher ectsFundamentals in Healthcare Management Laura Mariani 6

Fundamentals in Health Economics Daniele Fabbri 5

Statistics for Healthcare Mario Mazzocchi 4Econometrics Davide Raggi 6

Health Systems Federico Toth 4

Iternational Law&HealthFrancesco Paolucci / Rosa Castro

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2° semester: February 16 – May 15

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course teacher ectsRegulation in Healthcare markets Matteo Lippi Bruni 6

Health Economics Daniele Fabbri 6

Legal issues in Pharmaceutical and Insurance markets

Alberto De Pra / 6

Claudia Desogus

Healthcare Organization Francesco Taroni 6

Accounting in Healthcare Emanuele Padovani 6

A CRASH course in Accounting will be offered in FEBRUARY 2015

course teacher ects

Lifestyles and Health Outcomes Davide Dragone 6Planning&evaluation of health prom. progr. Mario Mazzocchi 6

Health Econometrics Chiara Monfardini 6

Health Economics&Policy in LMDI countriesFabrizio Tediosi / Silvana Robone

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Globalization and Health Angelo Stefanini 6Management Systems in HC Pietro Micheli 6

3° semester: September – December

Third and fourth semesters fourth semester  

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Earn 8 ECTS from these:Workshop: Building empirical case studies in health economics

3rd semester 3

Workshop: The labor market for HEM graduates 4th semester 3Competition in healthcare markets 4th semester 5Internship from 2nd semester 8

Earn 4 ECTS from these:Internship for thesis development 4th semester 4

Seminars in Health Economics and Policy 4th semester 4

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Teaching assistants

There will be 3 TAs this year:

EconomicsPaolo BarbieriStatistics&EconometricsBabak JahanshahiManagementAbduljabbar Omar Alsaleh

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InternshipsHEM students can do their curricular internship starting from the 2nd semester of their 1st year and during their second year. Students dedicate 480 working hours (3 full-time months) to the internship and upon its completion they are granted 8 ECTS.

AdvisingDeveloping a good internship is a matter of matching students with employers. The overall process is coordinated by prof. Matteo Lippi Bruni.

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Master ThesisA thesis should consist of an extended paper containing either a critical\systematic survey of the literature or an original contribution to it.Project&Supervisors

In the 2nd year students develops a project and “choose” supervisors who oversee the preparation of their final dissertation. A project should be handed in by the end of October 2nd year.Advising

The overall process is coordinated by prof. Mario Mazzocchi. Guidelines sent to you in due time.

Administrative tutor

Antonella Valva is still the reference person for any issue concerning your academic experience with HEM.

A new administrative tutor dedicated to HEM will be appointed by the end of September.

Contacts: E-mail: hem@unibo.itOffice: 1° floor, Piazza Scaravilli 1

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Double Degree (DD) opportunities

Agreements with the following academic partners allow our students to earn a DD also at: o the Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) o the Institute of Health Management and Health

Economics - University of Oslo (UiO).o the Institute of Health Policy & Management – Erasmus

University Rotterdam (EUR) (from AY 2013-14) Limited number of seats available. We allocate them

using your admission grade + proficiency in English + motivation letter.

A call for application will be published soon.

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The DD tracks

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TRACK 2° semesterSpecialization

3° semesterSpecialization

4° semesterThesis

HEALTH INSURANCE & FINANCING

Bologna Regulation in healthcare mkts

InnsbruckLeadership and decision-making

Bologna or Innsbruck

MANGEMENT OF HC INSTITUTIONS

OsloHospital management

InnsbruckLeadership and decision-making

Oslo

HEALTH ECONOMICS

OsloHealth Economics

Bologna Evaluation of healthcare policies

Oslo

The DD tracks

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TRACK 2° semesterSpecialization

3° semesterSpecialization

4° semesterThesis

ECONOMIC EVALUATION in HC

RotterdamHealth Technology Assessment

OsloEconomic Evaluation Oslo

DECISION MAKING in HC

RotterdamHealth Technology Assessment

InnsbruckLeadership and decision-making Bologna or

Innsbruck

GLOBAL HEALTH

RotterdamGlobal Health

Bologna Evaluation of hc policies Bologna

Classes in previous editions

2012-13: 16 students (9 from Italy) 2013-14: 21 students (10 Italy) 2014-15: 26 (presumably) (13 from

Italy)

Class composition is truly international

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We hope you will enjoy you experience with HEM

Let’s have a coffee now….

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