Course: Using Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems
Schedule
| Topic | Activities |
|---|---|
| Course Introduction (Hyder, Morrow) | BBS Assignment: Students introduce themselves on course bulletin board system (BBS) |
| Types of Summary Measures (Hyder) | Lecture 1 |
| Background and Development of SMPH (Morrow) | Lecture 2 |
| Calculating the HeaLY, Part 1 | Lecture 3
LiveTalk 1 |
| Disability and Morbidity (Hyder) | Lecture 4
Quiz 1 |
| Social and Ethical Value Choices (Hyder, Morrow) | Lecture 5
HeaLY Assignment 1 |
| Equity in Health (Morrow) | Lecture 6
LiveTalk 2 Quiz 2 |
| National Burden of Disease (NBD) Assessment: Guidelines and Issues (Hyder) | Lecture 7 |
| Calculating the HeaLY, Part 2 (Puvanachandra) | Lecture 8
HeaLY Assignment 2 |
| Measuring the Burden of Risk Factors (Hyder) | Lecture 9
LiveTalk 3 |
| Use of SMPH for Resource Allocation: Setting the Stage (Hyder, Morrow) | Lecture 10
Quiz 3 |
| Priority Setting in Health Research: Rationale, Methods, and Global Investments (Hyder) | Lecture 11 |
| Comparison: HeaLYs vs. DALYs, and DALYs vs. QALYs (Morrow) | Lecture 12
LiveTalk 4 |
| Assessing Health System Performance (Morrow) | Lecture 13
Quiz 4 |
| Applications of Summary Measures: Case Studies (Puvanachandra) | Lecture 14
Article Critique Assignment Due LiveTalk 5 |
