Courses in Public Health Policy, Economics and Management Lugano (Ticino, Switzerland), from 9 to 20 August 2010
Organizers
The Summer School in Public Health Policy, Economics and Management is organised by the Foundation Swiss School of Public Healthplus (SSPH+), the Institute of Microeconomics and Economics of the Public Sector (MecoP) of the University of Lugano and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH).
Participants
Courses are intended for professionals and managers of health administrations, hospitals and other services and facilities within the health sector, policy-makers and any student registered for one of the continuous education programs coordinated and supported by the SSPH+.
The Summer School is an opportunity to meet new colleagues and peers, to exchange knowledge, build networks, and share insights. The emphasis will be on participative approaches, complemented by formal teaching.
Program
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First week from 9 to 13 August 2010
1. Economic Evaluation and Healthcare Decision-making (Mike Drummond, University of York and Marco Barbieri, Research associate, i3Innovus, UK) see description
2. Health Planning and Management in Settings with Limited Resources (Marcel Tanner and Don de Savigny, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute) see description
3. Strategic Project Management: The Process of Project Planning (Axel Hoffmann and Bernadette Peterhans, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute) see description
4. Le marketing social au service de la santé (François Lagarde, Université de Montréal) see description
Second week from 16 to 20 August 2010
5. Leading and Managing Health Care Organizations (Meng-Kin Lim, National University of Singapore) see description
6. Mental Health Policy and Economics (Martin Knapp, London School of Economics) see description
7. Migrants’ Health. From Determinants of Health to Illness, to Access to Care (Francesco Castelli, Università di Brescia) see description
8. Devoirs déontologiques et responsabilités juridiques: vers une transition de l’éthique au droit (Olivier Guillod et Dominique Sprumont, Université de Neuchâtel) see description
Each participant can attend one course per week only. The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 20-24 students per course.
ECTS, certificate of success
The SSPH+ programs recognise the Summer School courses within the framework of credits required for a degree. Each course is assigned a credit value of 1.5 ECTS.
Those who participate actively and pass the final assessment are awarded a certificate of success. An attendance certificate will be given to all other participants who have regularly attended the teaching.
Fees
This includes the course itself, all teaching materials, lunches, and coffee breaks.
Travel and accommodation are not included.
♦ Regular participants CHF 1’200.-
♦ Students enrolled in SSPH+ programmes CHF 1’000.-
The Summer School does not arrange weekday evening meals or lunches and dinners at weekends. Good restaurants can be found locally.
Languages
Courses are taught in English and French. An excellent knowledge of the specific language is required, as translation is not provided. Basic English is also desirable for French-taught classes (4 and 8) as some of the literature used is in English.
Venue
All lectures and seminars are held at the University of Lugano (Switzerland).
Address:
Università della Svizzera italiana
Via G. Buffi 13
CH-6900 Lugano (Switzerland)
Phone +41 91 666 48 16
Fax +41 91 666 47 33
The Lugano region is well known for the beauty of its landscape, lake, mountains and Mediterranean vegetation.
For further information please visit www.lugano-tourism.ch
Information and contact
The Summer School is organised by the Swiss School of Public Health+ (SSPH+), the University of Lugano’s Institute of Microeconomics and Economics of the Public Sector (MecoP) and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH).
Secretariat:
Lucia Bassetti
Istituto MecoP
Università della Svizzera italiana
via G. Buffi 13
CH-6900 Lugano (Switzerland)
phone +41 58 666 48 16
fax +41 58 666 47 33