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A three day short course "Introduction to Health Economics" will take place in the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol from 28th-30th April. For more information and how to book please see http://www.epi.bris.ac.uk/shortc/healtheconomics.htm Tutors: Dr Will Hollingworth (course organiser), Dr Terry Flynn, Sandra Hollinghurst, Dr Sian Noble, Mr Hareth Al-Janabi and others Who the course is intended for: The course is intended for clinicians, public health specialists and researchers who are, or will be, involved in the conduct of research projects that evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health care. The course will also be useful for professionals who would like a better understanding of the quality and clinical practice implications of economic evaluations published in the medical literature. No previous experience or knowledge of economics is required. We ask that participants select a published economic evaluation on a clinical topic of interest to them to appraise during the course. Course outline: Background: Why do we have economic evaluation in health care? Designing an Economic Evaluation: Overview Measuring costs in prospective Economic Evaluations Measuring QALYs and other outcomes in prospective Economic Evaluations Monetary valuation of health outcomes Discrete choice experiments Interpreting the results of economic evaluations Critically appraising prospective economic evaluations Economic Evaluation and priority setting in the NHS Teaching Time: The course will comprise a total of eighteen hours teaching, including introductory talks, small group work and practical tasks. Approximately 25% of the course will be practical work and there will be ample opportunity for course participants to discuss and develop planned and ongoing research topics.