Program Overview

Economics of Primary Care

Overview

The Economics of Primary Care course introduces participants to evidence on the key economic issues facing primary care, including the role and impact of primary care in health systems, the effects of different financing and payment models on primary care, and the economics of the primary care workforce.

At a Glance

• Fees: A$950
• Duration: One day face-to-face
• Location: Monash College

Who Should Attend

The course is suitable for those who want to increase their familiarity with the application of economic concepts and economic thinking to current policy issues and debates using the latest evidence. No previous knowledge of economics is required, and the material will be presented in a non-technical way. The course will be suitable for:

• Public servants and health policy analysts working for government and non-government agencies
• Health service managers across the public and private health sectors
• Health professionals
• Consultants working in the health and human services sector

What You Will Learn

At the end of the course, participants will be:

• Able to understand how economists think about key issues relevant to primary care and mixed health care systems
• Familiar with the latest high-quality academic empirical evidence
• Able to use economic thinking to help improve policy and practice
• Able to analyze and predict the intended and unintended effects of policy interventions

Instructor

• Professor Anthony Scott, Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University

Professor Anthony Scott is Director of the Centre for Health Economics at Monash Business School. Tony has built a distinguished career focused on influencing health policy through high-quality research. His research interests include the behavior of physicians, health workforce dynamics, financial incentives, and the economics of primary care and hospitals.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the day, participants will be:

• Understand how economists think about policy issues
• Familiar with recent high-quality economic evidence
• Able to use economic thinking to help solve problems in health care
• Able to analyze and predict the intended and unintended effects of policy interventions

Related Programs

• Economics of Mixed Health Systems: Explore how public and private sectors shape healthcare systems in this short course on the economics of mixed health systems
• Economics of the Health Workforce: The course will examine the role of pay and earnings and other job characteristics in achieving balance in healthcare labor markets and will explore how healthcare labor markets can be better designed to achieve improved health outcomes for the Australian population

This course is provided by the Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School.