Health Policy and Welfare State

Course: Health Policy and Welfare State
Course Number: 80
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Credits: 6
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COURSE OUTLINE 80

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL SOCIAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT SOCIAL POLICY
LEVEL OF STUDIES Level 6
COURSE CODE 80 SEMESTER 5th& 7th
COURSE TITLE Health Policy and Welfare State
TEACHINGACTIVITIES
If theECTSCreditsaredistributedin distinct partsofthecoursee.g. lectures, labsetc. IftheECTSCreditsareawardedto the wholecourse, thenplease indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.		 TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK ECTSCREDITS
  3 6
     
     
Please, addlinesifnecessary.Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.    
COURSETYPE

Background, GeneralKnowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

  Scientific Area
PREREQUISITES:

 

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TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: GREEK
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUSSTUDENTS: Yes
COURSEURL: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/438182/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Pleasedescribethelearningoutcomesofthecourse: Knowledge, skills and abilitiesacquiredafterthesuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.
The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge and skills inthe field of Health Policy and Social State.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

·         Know basic concepts of health policies.

·         Understand the link between social protection, poverty and individual rights and health policies.

·         Compare health policies at global, European and national level.

·         Criticise the national health system in relation to issues of poverty and social exclusion.

·         Reflect on the examined topics of the course.

·         Assimilateconcepts analyzed in the lectures and case studies examined through the study of textbooks and relevant literature.

·         Writepapers related to Health Policy and Social State.
General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,

ICT Use

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

 Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning
–          Autonomous work

–          Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, ICT Use

–          Working in an interdisciplinary environment

–          Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

–          Critical thinking

 
  1. COURSE CONTENT
The syllabus of the course is divided into 13 weeks, the content of which is:

Ø  Introduction to basic concepts and orientation in terms of Health Policy and the Social State.

Ø  Special issues of Health Policy and the Social State, such as information asymmetry, uncertainty, unfavorable choice, moral hazard, and informed consent.

Ø  Social protection, poverty and individual rights.

Ø  Social protection in a changing environment.

Ø  Health policies at global, European and national level.

Ø  Inequalities and healthcare: indicators of health measurement and determinants (theories and empirical studies).

Ø  Demand for health services: the concepts of investment, depreciation and utility of health.

Ø  The structure of the health sector, the National Health System and the models of health systems around the world.

Ø  Linking health policies with issues of poverty and social exclusion.

Ø  Actions to address health inequalities.

Ø  Externalities in health: how they are defined, positive – negative, private – social well-being, social loss – surplus.

Ø  Externalities in health: economic epidemiology and current social policy issues.

Ø  Reflection on the examined topics of the course – Presentation of assignments.
  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHINGMETHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.		 Face to face
USEOF INFORMATION&COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students		 Yes

For this course, the online e-class platform is used, on which online texts, digital study sources and work environments are put.

Through this online environment, communication with the students is delivered, updates are posted and work assignments are given.

 
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.
Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 39
Elaboration of activities 21
Study of bibliography 45
Shortessaywriting 45
Course total 150
   
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed 

 

Midterm oral presentation of term paper and implementation of written paper or final written exam (January/February exam) (100%)
  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bhattacharya, J., Hyde, T., & Tu, P. (2014). The Palgrave Macmillan Health Economics. International Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications.

Additional bibliography

Health Services: Systems and Policies. Multi-author, Coordination: Pavlos Sarafis, Book Code: 94643644, Broken Hill Publishers LTD, Athens 2020

Tsevrenis, B. (2014). Social state and public health policies. Innovative national social solidarity actions as a lever to curb inequalities in access to health services, Athens: Sakkoula.

Antonopoulou L. (2014), Health Economics, ed. Gutenberg, Athens

Collective volume (2010). Health institutions and policies, Athens: Papazisi.

Oikonomou, C. (2004). Health policies in Greece and European societies, Athens: Dionicus.

Souliotis, K. (2019). Documented health policy, Athens: Papazisi.

Tountas, G. (2002). Health policy, Athens: Odysseus.