Public Health Sciences Course Program (PHS)

Health Policy

This course provides an introduction to public policy, introduces health policy instruments and implementation, and presents approaches to policy evaluation. Participants get to know the main Swiss health policies in the field of infectious and non-communicable diseases, as well as the major international health policy programs and initiatives.

Ziele

At the end of this course, participants shall be able to:

  • Understand what public policy is, know the policy cycle and different policy instruments and be able to apply these concepts to own cases
  • Know different implementation arrangements for health policies
  • Know the most important policy evaluation approaches
  • Know the major national and international health policies, programs and initiatives
  • Apply course content to own case

Inhalte

The first day of this two-day course provides a general introduction to public policy and to public policy concepts such as the policy cycle or the causal model of a public policy. It presents health policy instruments and implementation arrangement in the health sector. The first day also offers an introduction to policy analysis and policy evaluation.

The second day of the course focuses on the content of health policies. Participants get to know the main Swiss health policies in the field of infectious and non-communicable diseases, as well as the major international health policy programs and initiatives.

Arbeitsweise / Programm

PhD course with interactive elements

Basisinformationen

Nummer E046.231.25
Termine

Thu, 27.02.2025
Fri, 28.02.2025

Zeiten 09:15-16:30
Kursort

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine ISPM
Mittelstrasse 43,
3012 Bern

room 216, second floor

Situationsplan
Leitung

PD Dr. Caroline Schlaufer, Center for Public Management (KPM), University of Bern
Dr. Susanne Hadorn, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)

Plätze max. 20 Personen
Kurssprache English
Anmeldefrist 13.02.2025
Format Individual event von Public Health Sciences Course Program
You will receive a certificate of attendance.
Trägerschaft

Faculty of Medicine University of Bern

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
Public Health Sciences Course Program (PHS)

ECTS-Info

1 ECTS points will be credited for this course

For an accreditation of the ECTS, a minimum of 80% attendance and active participation incl. completion of assignments and assessments are required.

 

root number KSL: 486248

Zielpublikum

All PhD students, Post-docs, clinicians and public health practitioners interested in health policy

Besonderes

Preparatory readings 2 weeks before the course.
Course takes place every second year.

Anmelde- und Aufnahmeverfahren

A tertiary education degree is required. The program manager decides on the final admission. Priority is given to PhD students.

Application process: You are requested to enroll online. Seats will be allocated according to date of enrolment. Three weeks before the course/workshop at the latest, the administration will decide and inform about running or cancelling the course/workshop.

Kosten

Amount still open

Administratives

Registration fees are waived for PhD students of the University of Bern who commit to the whole course attendance. To avoid being invoiced, it is mandatory that you indicate your institute and the matriculation number upon registration for the course. Please note cancellation regulations below.

Course fees for other participant categories:

PostDocs Uni Bern CHF 100
Other participants Uni Bern CHF 300
Participants other academic institutions 600
Other participants CHF 840

Participants completing the entire PHS Course Program benefit from a reduction; overview course fees here.

Annullierungsbestimmungen

After the closing date for registrations, the organisers will decide whether the course can take place. The decision is based on the number of registrations.

These cancellation rules apply to PhD students of the University of Bern.

Processing fee of CHF 100 will be applied for:

  • Cancellations after 2 weeks before the first course day (late cancellations)
  • Participants with course attendance of less than 80% of the on-site course time
  • Absence on the first day of the course (considered as a late cancellation).

Course attendance must be cancelled at the latest 2 weeks before the first course day. Write an email to phs-admin.ispm@unibe.ch.
The cancellation has to be confirmed by the course coordination.
For your registration the General Terms and Conditions of the PHS Course Program apply.

Kontakt

University of Bern
Public Health Sciences Course Program

c/o Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
Mittelstrasse 43
3012 Bern
Switzerland

Tel: +41 31 684 34 04

phs-admin.ispm@unibe.ch
www.medizin.unibe.ch/phs

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