Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- analyse concepts, principles and policies of health care evaluation
- implement evidence-based infection prevention measures in health care
- development efficient, cost-effective and effective infection prevention interventions

Teaching methods

Lectures, workshops, Health technology analysis and seminar presentations of students.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Reference lists will be updated to Canvas platform.

Important dates

2023 March 16th 9-12.00 contact teaching
2023 April 20th 9-16.30 contact teaching
2023 May 3 Deadline for HTA-analysis report
2023 May 11th 9:00 – 16.30 Health technology analysis –seminar presentations.

Students workload

Contact-learning hours 24 and individual heath technology assignment report 111 hours.

Content and scheduling

Health Care evaluation methods and tools
Ethical issues in health care evaluation
Evidence-based infection prevention interventions
Patient safety
Health Technology assessment
Patient / service user perspective in infection prevention and control (Patient preferences, Quality of life)
Adherence to infection prevention recommendations / guidelines

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the EQF7-level criteria. The evaluation criteria can also be found on Canvas platform. Evaluation is based on knowledge base, problem solving, development and communication.

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Satisfactory (1)
To gather, process, produce and evaluate information about health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions widely.
To use concepts of the area of expertise systematically.

Satisfactory (1)
To solve problems in health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions development and/or innovation activities.

Satisfactory (1)
To recognize and analyze foci of health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions development making use of the knowledge base.

Satisfactory (1)
To communicate about health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions in health care clearly both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3)
To gather, process, produce and evaluate information about health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources. To use concepts of the area of expertise fairly.

Good (3)
To solve problems in health care evaluation and infection prevention intervention development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fields.

Good (3)
To create target-oriented, justified development plans for health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions considering the community.

Good (3)
To communicate about health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions in health care in a competent, clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
To create a consistent knowledge base for health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion.

Excellent (5)
To solve demanding problems in development and/or innovation activities in health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields.

Excellent (5)
To develop the activities of the health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion.

Excellent (5)
To communicate about health care evaluation and infection prevention interventions in health care convincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field.