COVID-19 Pandemic Risk CommunicationLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: YS00BJ87
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
- Finnish
- Responsible person
- Sirpa Tuomi
- Arshia Amiri
Objective
The purpose of this course is to make students familiar with analyzing the clinical and financial burden of health crisis and its risk communication. In summer 2021, the case study is COVID-19 pandemic.
The course is targeted to Master's level students.
Learning outcomes:
You master analyzing the impacts of corona pandemic crisis and the possible adoption strategies from healthcare and economic perspectives in both national and global levels. You master the financial analysis of COVID-19 patient hospitalizations as well as its clinical burden to different healthcare systems in cross-national level. You are able to plan and implement comparative analysis of the burden of corona pandemic between developed countries. You display the ability of significantly influencing the pandemic risk communication.
Content
- Analyzing the economic burden of corona pandemic from macroeconomic perspective
- Financial analysis of COVID-19 patient hospitalization using The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) / University of Washington, COVID-19 Projections data
- Comparative analysis of corona pandemic in cross-national level using IHME, COVID-19 Projections data
- Analyzing the optimum number of coronavirus tests from the economic and clinical perspectives in cross-national level using IHME, COVID-19 Projections data
- Analyzing the rise in economic values of medical staffs due to corona pandemic
- The COVID-19 pandemic risk communication
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
You master the basic concepts and methods of financial and clinical analysis of health crisis in both micro- and macro levels, planning, guidance and follow-up and apply them in practical way based on your area of expertise. You are in charge of financially and clinically assessing public health and the proper policies of pandemic preparedness in different health care systems i.e. in both national and global levels. You apply scientifically risk communication of health crisis based on your field of expertise.