Spring 2021 - HSCI 827 G100
Analysis of Health Care Systems (3)
Class Number: 5306
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Wed, 10:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Ruth Lavergne
mlavergn@sfu.ca
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Analyze factors that determine the organization and performance of health services for individuals and populations.
COURSE DETAILS:
Analysis of contemporary problems in Canadian and global health care systems. Exploration of how historical, political, and economic factors shape health system organization and service delivery. Comparison of health system performance.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
- Analyze contemporary problems in Canadian and global health care systems and policy.
- Explain the role of the health care system in contributing to population and public health.
- Explain how the history and development of health systems shape their organization and performance.
- Analyze how methods of financing and delivery affect the organization and performance of health services for individuals and populations.
- Analyze the roles played by political and economic factors in health systems.
Grading
- Assignment 1 - Background and analysis (group) 25%
- Assignment 2 - Comparative health systems (individual) 15%
- Assignment 3 - Policy options (group) 25%
- Assignment 4 - Briefing note/OpEd 10%
- Online test 20%
- Discussion contributions 5%
NOTES:
Instructor may make changes to the syllabus within Faculty/University regulations.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Deber, R. Treating Health Care: How the Canadian System Works and How It Could Work Better. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017.
https://utorontopress.com/ca/treating-health-care-2
ISBN: 1487521499
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:
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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021
Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).