Section outline

  • Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Evaluations and Course Overview

    In this introductory session, we'll explore the following:

    Why perform a cost-effectiveness evaluation in clinical medicine, public health, or social policy?

    What are examples of influential CEAs?

    What is a good research question for a CEA? (Spoiler alert: there are similarities to and differences from what makes a good question in clinical research).

    How do CEAs examine uncertainty in input parameters? For instance, how does one consider the cost-effectiveness of screening for hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa when long-term rates of blood pressure control are unknown?

    We'll also consider an overview of the course: the goals, organization, student projects, and grading.

    Faculty:  Dhruv Kazi

    Location:  Mission Hall 1407

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 1 notes File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Watch URL
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only

    • Required Viewing:

      “The ICER Man Cometh” Videos 1 and 2

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9PHwhyxIQI&list=PLPdSQGGMt89e4_ObAbU8F8ZASfgAoNVH9

    • Assignment: 


      This is a quick, and, hopefully, a thought-provoking exercise. Should take you less than an hour. Enjoy! 

    • Assignment1 Epi213 v2018 File

    • Assignment Due Date:  5pm PST on Jan 17, 2017