HEALTH POLICY TRAINING

INTRODUCTION

Health policy defines a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term. It outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people.

 

DURATION

5 Days

 

TARGET AUDIENCE

Public health practitioners, epidemiologists, exposure scientists, quantitative health geographers, risk assessors, students.

 

OBJECTIVES

On completion of this course you should be able to:

v  Gain a wide knowledge of structure, organization, and financing of the health care system.

v  Discuss the key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples included to make important issues interesting and understandable.

v  Illustrate difficult concepts and demonstrate how they could be applied to real-world situations.

v  Answer a comprehensive list of review questions reinforce what you have learned

v  Discuss Short descriptions of patients, physicians, and other caregivers interacting with the health care system are based on past experiences.

v  Understand how the healthcare system works and how you can succeed in it.

v  Develop a clearer, more systematic way of thinking about health care in the United States, its problems, and the alternatives for managing and solving these problems.

 

COURSE OUTLINE

v  Introduction: The paradox of excess and deprivation

v  Paying for Health Care

v  Access to Health Care

v  Reimbursing Health Care Providers

v  How Health Care is Organized:"Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care"

v  How Health Care is Organized: "Health Delivery Systems"

v  The Health Care Workforce and the Education of Health Professionals

v  Painful versus Painless Cost Control

v  Mechanisms for Controlling Costs

v  Quality of Health Care

v  Long-Term Care

v  Medical Ethics and Rationing of Health Care

v  Health Care Reform and National Health Insurance

 

METHODOLOGY

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprise of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields

TRAINING VENUE, LOGISTICS AND PAYMENT

v  Training is residential and will be held at Afriex Training Centre.

v  The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

v  Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged upon request by the participant.

v  This training can also be tailor made for your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our training Centre or at a convenient location.

v  Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Afriex Training Ltd certificate.

No. of Days:

5