Foundations of Health Technology Assessment

Improve the efficient and cost-effective use of health care technologies and services at all levels of the health system.

This unit introduces all aspects of the assessment, monitoring and re-assessment of health technologies and services, and the processes and techniques used to support public funding decisions (investment or disinvestment) in Australia.

Course overview

Students will work through key concepts in health technology assessment as well as the key institutions and processes for regulating and managing the use of health technologies in Australia. Students will work through real world examples as case studies.

Important: 

This course is vailable on demand only, for groups of at least 5 student from the same organisation.

This short course is a variant of the unit of study, Foundations Health Technology Assessment (HPOL5014). It enables you to complete the unit without formal university enrolment. You will receive a certificate of completion, however, you will not receive credit points towards a University of Sydney degree.

To receive credit points and an academic transcript, please see the Medicine Postgraduate Non Award.

Key information
Course fees

$1,350 (incl. GST) per student

Must have at least 5 students in a group

Course structure

This course is taught as 2 x 1 full day intensives (delivered on campus or online), supplemented by online materials

Lead Unit Coordinator Sarah Norris
Course dates

Dates agreed to suit attendees

Applications close Jul 15th each year

How to apply

This course is not open to individual students.
Groups (five or more)

Please contact ssph.education-support@sydney.edu.au.

Sydney School of Public Health

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  • Room 329, Level 3 Edward Ford Building (A27), The University of Sydney NSW, 2006