{"id":1293,"date":"2023-12-04T09:42:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T08:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hta\/?page_id=1293"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:50:46","slug":"undergraduate-training_-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/hta\/en\/education\/undergraduate-training_-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Undergraduate courses<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pharmacoeconomics<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

The Center teaches the Pharmacoeconomics course to fourth-year pharmacy students<\/strong> from the spring semester of 2021 and to medical students<\/strong> from 2024 . The lectures are given in Hungarian and English languages as well.<\/p>\n

LEARNING OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practice-oriented teaching of basic health- and pharmacoeconomic knowledge for students in line with international educational practice, enables them interpreting and determining the cost-effectiveness of health technologies (including pharmaceuticals), and understanding the principles of pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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COURSE OUTLINE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health technology assessment (HTA) is the evaluation of health technologies (including pharmaceuticals) from different perspectives (incl. clinical, economic, organizational, ethical etc.) to support health policy decision making at institutional-, and macro (i.e national) level. Practice-oriented teaching of basic health- and pharmacoeconomic knowledge for students, in line with international educational practice, enables them interpreting and determining the cost-effectiveness of health technologies (including pharmaceuticals), and understanding the principles of pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement.<\/p>\n

Competencies acquired through the completion of the course: Command of key health economic terms, including: health technology assessment (HTA), steps of economic evaluations, measurement of health outcomes incl. health related quality of life, measurement of costs, pricing and reimbursement of pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Week 1\u00a045 min\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Introduction, requirements<\/p>\n

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Health care market and market failures,\u00a0Elements of health care system,\u00a0<\/p>\n

Financing health care\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Andr\u00e1s Inotai<\/p>\n

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Bal\u00e1zs Babarczy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Week 3\u00a0<\/p>\n

45 min\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pharmacoeconomics, Health Technology Assessment, Classification of economic evaluations\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Zolt\u00e1n Kal\u00f3\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Week 5\u00a0<\/p>\n

45 min\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Steps of health economic evaluation I – Evidence synthesis \u2013 methods&tools for review-based thesis,<\/p>\n

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Health outcome measurement (quality of life, utility, quality adjusted life years)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Krist\u00f3f Gy\u00f6ngy\u00f6si,<\/p>\n

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Andr\u00e1s Inotai\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Week 7\u00a0<\/p>\n

45 min\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Steps of health economic evaluation II \u2013 Measuring costs, decision rule (threshold, multicriteria decision analysis)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bal\u00e1zs Nagy\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Week 9\u00a0<\/p>\n

45 min\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Health economic modelling (classification, applicability)\u00a0Blended learning class<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bal\u00e1zs Nagy\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Week 11\u00a0<\/p>\n

45 min\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pricing of original and generic medicines\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Andr\u00e1s Inotai\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Week 13\u00a0<\/p>\n

45 min\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pharmaceutical reimbursement system, cost control techniques\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Andr\u00e1s Inotai\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Evaluation\u00a0<\/p>\n

Week 14\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Test type exam\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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EVALUATION\/PERFORMANCE CONTROL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Knowledge testing during the semester:<\/strong>
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Requirements of the signature:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regular attendance is recommended; however, it is not mandatory for semester acceptance. No attendance sheet will be used. Audio recordings of the classes will be available throughout the semester and will be shared on Moodle for students to make up for absences. No need to justify absence.\u00a0 However, students are incentivised for face-to-face participation at classes. At the end of each class, students are challenged with 2-3 quiz questions (6 for the blended learning class), to be answered based on the knowledge of that class. Filling these questions is facultative, however students with a 70% or better good reponse rate receive automatically +30% points in addition to their classroom exam performance at the end of the semester. Incetive is only applicable for face-to-face participants.<\/p>\n

Type of performance control:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practical course mark<\/p>\n

Form of performance control in the examination period (<\/strong>written, oral, written and oral<\/em>):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Test-type written (Moodle based) classroom exam of the entire semester curricula at week 14 (according to semester schedule), opportunity for correction: week 1 of exam period. Exam schedule to be disclosed during the first contact class. Duration 45 mins\/40 test type questions incl. true\/false, simple choice, multiple correct answer quiz question. Min. 50% is required to pass. Detailed technical information and test tutorial will be shared on Moodle.\u00a0Application of AI by students during exam: not allowed.<\/p>\n

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READING MATERIAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

List of teaching materials:\u00a0(List of textbooks, hand-outs, scripts, etc.)\u00a0<\/strong>
slide decks and audio recordings of the classes (available throughout the semester), compulsory and recommended reading materials, test tutorial for the entire semester curricula. All materials are uploaded to Moodle and assigned to be-weekly classes.<\/p>\n

Essential Pharmacoeconomics & Health Policy Terms for semester-end classroom exam<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Health Market, Financing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n