23787 Health Technology Assessment
6cpThere are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate
Description
This subject provides knowledge of the context and methods of health technology assessment, particularly the use of health economics theory and methods, economic evaluation and clinical epidemiology in evaluating the implications of the introduction of new health care interventions, including procedures, diagnostic tests, devices and drugs. The subject covers how to define a health technology assessment question, identify appropriate data, methods of analysis and interpretation of results.
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