Economic Evaluation of Healthcare Technologies

Economic Evaluation of Healthcare Technologies

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This advanced 5-day course is designed for health economists, policymakers, researchers, and healthcare professionals involved in assessing and selecting healthcare technologies and interventions. Participants will gain practical knowledge and analytical skills to conduct economic evaluations—including cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, and cost-benefit analyses—to inform evidence-based policy, investment decisions, and health technology assessments (HTAs).

Using real-world examples, participants will learn how to apply health economic methods to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health innovations. The course also covers the ethical, methodological, and policy challenges in resource-limited settings and universal health coverage initiatives

Objectives

  • Understand the principles and types of economic evaluation in healthcare
  • Conduct cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses using appropriate methodologies
  • Apply tools such as QALYs and ICERs in evaluating healthcare interventions
  • Critically appraise published economic evaluations and HTA reports
  • Use economic evidence to support policy and investment decisions in health systems
  • Address challenges related to data, uncertainty, and equity in economic evaluation

Day 1: Introduction to Economic Evaluation in Healthcare

  • Purpose and scope of economic evaluation
  • Overview of health technology assessment (HTA)
  • Types of economic evaluation: cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, cost-benefit, cost-minimisation
  • Role of economic evaluation in healthcare decision-making

Day 2: Costing Methods and Outcome Measurement

  • Identifying, measuring, and valuing healthcare costs
  • Direct, indirect, and intangible costs
  • Measuring health outcomes: life-years gained, QALYs, DALYs
  • Discounting and time horizon considerations

Day 3: Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility Analysis

  • Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER)
  • Use of QALYs in cost-utility analysis
  • Interpreting cost-effectiveness thresholds
  • Decision-making under budget constraints

Day 4: Modelling, Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty

  • Decision trees and Markov models
  • Handling uncertainty: deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analysis
  • Data sources: trial-based and model-based evaluations
  • Equity, ethics, and affordability in economic modelling

Day 5: Policy Application and Critical Appraisal

  • Integrating economic evaluation into policy and coverage decisions
  • Reviewing published HTA/economic evaluation studies
  • Communicating economic evidence to decision-makers
  • Final workshop: design and critique of a healthcare technology case study
Economic Evaluation of Healthcare Technologies

Date: 08/12/2025 - 12/12/2025

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: London

Price:

£4,187.04

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We customise our courses to suit your personal learning needs

Quality

Our courses are delivered by highly experienced industry experts

Recognition

All our courses are accredited by the CPD Standards Agency

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Yes, we offer certification with all our courses, every course is entitled to CPD (Continuous Professional Development) hours which you can put towards your professional portfolio.