Financial Analysis of Health Crisis: Case Study of COVID-19 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The purpose of the course is that you learn to understand financial aspects of health crisis. Summer 2020, the case is the pandemia COVID-19.

Learning outcomes:
You master analyzing the economic impacts of corona pandemic crisis and the possible adoption strategies in both national and global levels. You master the financial analysis of COVID-19 patient hospitalizations 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

Location and time

25.6.-30.9.2020 online in eLearning environment

Materials

COVID-19 Projections by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) / University of Washington. Available at: https://covid19.healthdata.org/

COVID-19 publications by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) / University of Washington. Available at: http://www.healthdata.org/covid/publications

COVID-19 model FAQs by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) / University of Washington. Available at: http://www.healthdata.org/covid/faqs

COVID-19 press releases by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) / University of Washington. Available at: http://www.healthdata.org/covid/press-releases

Additional material:
COVID-19 blog by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) / University of Washington. Available at: http://www.healthdata.org/covid/blog

Teaching methods

Online studies, online discussion, different kind of learning assignments, independent studies

International connections

This is part of JAMK-CUAS (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences) double degree programme.

Student workload

Online and independent studies total 135 hours.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You master the basic concepts and methods of financial analysis of health crisis in both micro- and macroeconomic levels, planning, guidance and follow-up and apply them in practical way based on your area of expertise. You are in charge of financially assessing public health and fiscal 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.

Further information

The course is prepared in two languages including English and Finnish. Finnish students can complete the course in Finnish. Only the discussion and group assignments should be submitted in English i.e. students can write their comments in Finnish and add their translations by Google translate in English.

If you want an English titled course in your study record, you complete the course totally in English.