Financing Health Care -Principles of Insurance
May 11 - 22, 2009
Contents Overview
The course includes the following topics:
* Options for the financing of health services
* Evaluation tools for financing of health services
* Social health insurance: Case studies from Germany, Thailand
* Technical aspects of social insurance in other European countries
* Different players in the German health insurance system
* Traditional risk sharing schemes in West Africa: classification, tasks and functions
* Community based insurance (CBI): rationale, concepts and implementation
* CBI case: CBI study in Burkina Faso
* From CBI to universal coverage: re-insurance
Learning Objectives
After successful completion of the course, participants should be able to:
* Describe the basic tools used in development and assessment of financing mechanisms and critically analyse the advantages and weaknesses of these tools
* Critically analyse the roles of the public and private sector in health financing in different contexts
* Compare and analyse the basic features of health financing mechanisms in developing countries and in developed countries
* Design a scheme of health financing based on current theories and case study examples
Teaching Methods
The course uses case studies and experience from middle and low income countries.
It also uses contributions from participants of the course to demonstrate the universal applicability of the concepts and principles. Moreover it demonstrates the need and benefit of scientific and experiential exchange among different countries.
The course is composed of individual teaching units that comprise roughly 45% lecture time and 55% individual or group practical exercises. Each session has specific objectives and short key readings which are included in the course reader.
Participants will work individually or in groups of 3-4 students on selected case studies from low or middle income countries.
Assessment Procedures
Course participants are expected to attend teaching sessions and participate regularly in discussions and group work. There will be an assessment of the participants during the course and the assessment of a case-study. These criteria correspond with the learning objectives of the course.
The participant’s presentation during the course will be assessed based on specific criteria, which will occupy 20% of grades. Another 80% grades will come from a written examination.
A formal one-hour written exam will be held at the end of the course including multiple choice and short-essay questions.
Target Group and Prerequisites
* Eligible are tropEd students; public health professionals and managers;
* Some experience with or responsibility for health financing is helpful.
Course Fee and Registration
Download:
* Registration Form
* Course Information
Course Fee
* General admittance € 1.500
* tropEd students € 1.000
Please register as soon as possible as the number of participants is limited.
A non-refundable registration fee of € 200, which will be credited towards the tuition fee, is due no later than 8 weeks prior to the start of the course. The remaining tuition fee is due not later than 6 weeks prior to the start of the course. Unfortunately, no Scholarships are available
If the participant withdraws from the course
* less than 6 weeks prior: 25 % of the course fee will be charged.
* less than 4 weeks prior: 50 % of the course fee will be charged.
* less than 2 weeks prior: the whole course fee will be charged.
The tuition fee covers coursework and printed materials and a bi-weekly pass for the Heidelberg public transportation system, but does not include accommodation, insurance or other personal living costs during the stay.
Contact
Natascha Petersen, M.A.
Programme Manager
Short Courses in International Health
Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health
Im Neuenheimer Feld 324
69120 Heidelberg
Tel. +49 6221/ 56-50 48
Fax +49 6221/ 56-49 18
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Course Coordinator
Hengjin Dong, PhD, MD, MA
Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health
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