I teach two graduate-level courses in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University.
PPHS 527 - Economics for Health Services Research and Policy
This course uses economic frameworks to explore important health policy topics in developed countries. It will provide an overview of basic microeconomic concepts and explore how they apply to the health care system and reform debates. Topics include the behavior of consumers, patients, health care providers, institutions and government in relation to health insurance, health care financing, rationing of medical care, physician payment, evaluating medical technology, health care costs, and pharmaceuticals. Examples will be drawn primarily from Canada and the United States.
EPIB 675 - Health care systems analysis using administrative data
This course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for health care systems’ research and evaluation. The theory covers how we think about the performance of health care systems and how the relevant concepts of performance (e.g. access, appropriateness, and quality) are measured. The practical component provides students with the opportunity to operationalize measures of performance using administrative data and SAS, and to learn coding best practices. Experience with SAS is not a prerequisite.
PPHS 527 - Economics for Health Services Research and Policy
This course uses economic frameworks to explore important health policy topics in developed countries. It will provide an overview of basic microeconomic concepts and explore how they apply to the health care system and reform debates. Topics include the behavior of consumers, patients, health care providers, institutions and government in relation to health insurance, health care financing, rationing of medical care, physician payment, evaluating medical technology, health care costs, and pharmaceuticals. Examples will be drawn primarily from Canada and the United States.
EPIB 675 - Health care systems analysis using administrative data
This course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for health care systems’ research and evaluation. The theory covers how we think about the performance of health care systems and how the relevant concepts of performance (e.g. access, appropriateness, and quality) are measured. The practical component provides students with the opportunity to operationalize measures of performance using administrative data and SAS, and to learn coding best practices. Experience with SAS is not a prerequisite.