Health Technology Assessment

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  1. Describe and critically appraise the conduct of health technology assessment (HTA), in particular the use of systematic literature review and economic modelling, to inform the development of health policy
  2. Understand the policy framework for HTA in Australia and internationally
  3. Undertake basic systematic searching for evidence on a health technology
  4. Critically appraise the quality of evidence supporting a health technology
  5. Recognise the range of approaches used in HTA to conduct an economic evaluation
  6. Recognise the role of ethical analysis and public and patient engagement in HTA
  7. Understand the complex issues associated with evaluating diagnostic tests in an HTA
  8. Interpret a meta-analysis and apply meta-analytic statistical techniques.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Adelaide University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• ADU-HSM-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Health Service Management

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• UAD-PUB3547OUA (Not currently available)

Others

Successful completion and passing of four core open access courses and admission into the Bachelor of Health Service Management.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. myLearning is the Adelaide University's online learning environment. myLearning provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
• Other requirements - Based on duty of care requirements, a student admitted to Adelaide University must be at least 17 years of age by the date of enrolment, in accordance with Adelaide University's Admission for Coursework Programs Procedure.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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