Seminars

Code:

2GESS11

Acronym:

SEM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Health Care Economics and Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GESS	14	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The course exposes students to new and relevant experiences in the field of management of healthcare institutions and systems, which may contribute to increase their knowledge of the health system, and to provide ideas for dissertations.

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge of new experiences in healthcare.

Development of presentation skills.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Seminars on management and economics of healthcare. Students must attend six seminars, preferably from the seminar series "Health as Economic Motor". 

 

Seminar series "Health as Economic Motor":

October 17^th –  Dr. Paulo Macedo, Minister for Health: health policy

November 14^th – Prof. Doutor António Ferreira, President of Centro Hospitalar de S. João: efficiency in hospital management

December 5^th – Eng. Teófilo Leite, President, Associação Portuguesa de Hospitalização Privada and President, european Union of Private Hospitals: private hospitals as the health cluster motor

December 12^th – Doutor Luís Portela, President, Bial: innovation and health

January 2013 – Dr. Eurico Castro Alves, President, Infarmed: efficient regulation in healthcare

January 2013 – Prof. Doutor Nuno Sousa Pereira, Dean, Porto Business School: Health Cluster – from rationalization to excellence

 

Teaching methods and learning activities

Attendance of seminars and preparation of reports.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Eligibility for exams

Attendance of six seminars and preparation of a final report.

Calculation formula of final grade

Report evaluation.