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Aim of this Module

To introduce you to the concept and importance of the economic evaluation of health-care programmes, and to describe the skills that are required to critically appraise them.

Objectives of this Module

To understand the importance of the economic evaluation of health-care programmes;
To be aware of the alternative techniques of economic evaluation; to recognise the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques, and be able to recognise when and where the alternative techniques are most appropriate;
To equip you with the skills that are required to critically appraise economic evaluations of health-care interventions, according to accepted criteria.
To provide you with grounding in the techniques of economic evaluation of health-care programmes. This grounding will enable you to undertake such an evaluation in a limited research setting, or to discuss relevant issues with health economists.