Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - HSCI 827 G100

Analysis of the Canadian Health Care Delivery System (3)

Class Number: 11399

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Admission to the graduate program or permission of the instructor.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Components of health care systems, issues, and interactions between components. System outputs, medical services and the delivery of primary health care. The Canadian health system and alternatives that impact it or provide better models for delivery. Effecting change, policy development, health system design; criteria for evaluating alternatives. Comparison of different measures of health status; trend analysis for predicting future health care and funding. Components of expenditure.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will examine the overall structure of the Canadian health care system, including its history, current reform efforts, and performance. We will discuss and evaluate a number of contemporary issues in health care organization, financing and delivery using a variety of lenses including economic and political theory, empirical research evidence, current and proposed policy, political debates, and values. We will also compare the Canadian health care system to other health care systems. There is a heavy emphasis on writing in this course.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe major components of the Canadian health care system and how these components shape the delivery of care and health outcomes 
  • Evaluate the pros and cons of health care system components in Canada and in other health care systems 
  • Identify and analyze contemporary issues in the Canadian health care system 
  • Critically evaluate Canadian health care system policy through a variety of lenses 
  • Demonstrate the ability to write and verbalize carefully reasoned analyses of and arguments on major health care system issues

Grading

  • Participation 10%%
  • Assignments 25%%
  • Final paper outline 5%%
  • Final paper poster 20%%
  • Final paper 40%%

NOTES:

Instructor may make changes to the syllabus within Faculty/University regulations.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Marchildon GP (2013) Health systems in transition: Canada (second edition). Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.
Additional readings will be found online or made available through Canvas.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS