Cost Effectiveness Analysis Decision Making for Health Training Course

Course Overview

Cost Effectiveness Analysis Decision Making for Health Training Course is designed to equip healthcare professionals, health economists, public health specialists, policymakers, monitoring and evaluation officers, hospital administrators, program managers, researchers, and development practitioners with advanced knowledge and practical skills in conducting Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) to support evidence-based healthcare decision-making and efficient resource allocation. As healthcare systems face increasing financial constraints while striving to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Health Systems Strengthening (HSS), Results-Based Management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Value for Money (VfM), and evidence-based policy development, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis has become an indispensable tool for evaluating healthcare interventions and maximizing health outcomes within limited budgets. This comprehensive course enables participants to apply internationally recognized economic evaluation methods to improve healthcare planning, budgeting, and policy formulation.

The course provides participants with practical experience in health economic evaluation, cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, cost-benefit analysis, incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs), quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), budget impact analysis, sensitivity analysis, decision tree modeling, and Markov models. Participants will learn how to evaluate healthcare interventions including maternal and child health services, immunization programs, HIV/AIDS treatment, tuberculosis control, malaria prevention, nutrition interventions, non-communicable disease management, pharmaceutical technologies, emergency preparedness, digital health systems, and hospital service delivery. The training integrates economic evaluation with Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), DHIS2, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, R, SPSS, STATA, GIS, and healthcare performance dashboards to support comprehensive healthcare decision-making.

Participants will further explore advanced concepts including healthcare financing, priority setting, resource optimization, health technology assessment, equity analysis, uncertainty analysis, probabilistic sensitivity analysis, scenario modeling, policy analysis, donor investment evaluation, and strategic healthcare planning. The course emphasizes international guidelines developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), and other global health institutions to ensure rigorous, transparent, and policy-relevant economic evaluations. Through practical exercises and healthcare case studies, participants will develop the skills needed to evaluate competing healthcare interventions and recommend the most efficient use of scarce healthcare resources.

Through instructor-led lectures, practical workshops, spreadsheet modeling exercises, software demonstrations, collaborative group projects, and comprehensive healthcare case studies, participants will gain hands-on experience in conducting complete cost-effectiveness analyses from planning and data collection to interpretation and policy reporting. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will possess the technical expertise required to conduct high-quality health economic evaluations, strengthen healthcare financing decisions, improve investment planning, support donor accountability, enhance policy development, and promote evidence-based decision-making across ministries of health, hospitals, universities, NGOs, humanitarian organizations, insurance providers, and international development agencies.

Course Objectives

1. Understand the principles and applications of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in healthcare.
2. Conduct comprehensive health economic evaluations using international methodologies.
3. Measure and analyze healthcare costs, outcomes, and effectiveness.
4. Calculate Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios (ICERs), QALYs, and DALYs.
5. Perform cost-benefit, cost-utility, and budget impact analyses.
6. Develop decision models for healthcare resource allocation.
7. Conduct sensitivity and uncertainty analyses for policy decisions.
8. Interpret economic evaluation results to support strategic healthcare planning.
9. Prepare professional health economic reports and policy recommendations.
10. Strengthen evidence-based healthcare financing and investment decision-making.

Organizational Benefits

1. Improves evidence-based healthcare budgeting and financial planning.
2. Optimizes allocation of limited healthcare resources.
3. Strengthens health technology assessment and investment decisions.
4. Enhances accountability to governments, donors, and stakeholders.
5. Supports strategic healthcare policy formulation.
6. Improves healthcare program efficiency and sustainability.
7. Strengthens organizational capacity in health economic evaluation.
8. Promotes value-for-money analysis in healthcare investments.
9. Supports healthcare financing reforms and universal health coverage.
10. Enhances institutional decision-making through rigorous economic evidence.

Target Participants

This course is suitable for:

• Health Economists
• Public Health Specialists
• Monitoring and Evaluation Officers
• Health Program Managers
• Hospital Administrators
• Ministry of Health Officials
• Policy Analysts
• Healthcare Financial Managers
• Epidemiologists
• Health Researchers
• Biostatisticians
• NGO and Humanitarian Project Staff
• Health Information Managers
• Procurement and Supply Chain Managers
• Development Partners
• Health Technology Assessment Specialists
• Academic Researchers
• Healthcare Consultants
• Budget and Planning Officers
• Professionals involved in healthcare planning, financing, economic evaluation, and policy development.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Healthcare

• Principles of health economic evaluation
• Types of economic evaluations
• Cost-effectiveness concepts
• Decision-making frameworks
• International guidelines
• Healthcare applications

Case Study: Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a national childhood immunization program.

Module 2: Healthcare Costs Identification and Measurement

• Direct healthcare costs
• Indirect costs
• Intangible costs
• Cost classification
• Resource utilization measurement
• Cost data collection

Case Study: Measuring costs associated with maternal healthcare services across district hospitals.

Module 3: Measuring Health Outcomes

• Health outcome indicators
• Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)
• Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)
• Clinical effectiveness
• Patient-reported outcomes
• Health utility measurement

Case Study: Measuring health outcomes of HIV treatment interventions.

Module 4: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Methods

• Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios (ICERs)
• Cost-effectiveness planes
• Threshold analysis
• Comparative effectiveness
• Decision criteria
• Interpretation of results

Case Study: Comparing malaria prevention strategies using ICER calculations.

Module 5: Cost-Utility and Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Cost-utility analysis
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Net present value
• Return on investment
• Benefit-cost ratios
• Economic interpretation

Case Study: Evaluating the economic benefits of community nutrition programs.

Module 6: Decision Modeling in Healthcare

• Decision trees
• Markov models
• Scenario analysis
• Decision support systems
• Model validation
• Simulation techniques

Case Study: Modeling treatment pathways for chronic disease management.

Module 7: Budget Impact Analysis and Resource Allocation

• Budget impact analysis
• Healthcare financing
• Resource prioritization
• Investment planning
• Affordability assessment
• Financial sustainability

Case Study: Assessing the budget impact of introducing a new vaccination program.

Module 8: Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis

• One-way sensitivity analysis
• Multi-way sensitivity analysis
• Probabilistic sensitivity analysis
• Monte Carlo simulation
• Risk assessment
• Uncertainty reporting

Case Study: Evaluating uncertainty in the cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis interventions.

Module 9: Data Analysis and Economic Evaluation Software

• Microsoft Excel modeling
• R for economic evaluation
• STATA applications
• SPSS integration
• Power BI dashboards
• Data visualization

Case Study: Developing an interactive dashboard to present healthcare cost-effectiveness results.

Module 10: Policy Analysis and Decision Making

• Healthcare policy formulation
• Priority setting
• Evidence-informed policymaking
• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategic recommendations
• Policy communication

Case Study: Using cost-effectiveness evidence to prioritize healthcare investments at the national level.

Module 11: Reporting and Disseminating Economic Evaluation Findings

• Economic evaluation reports
• Executive summaries
• Scientific publications
• Policy briefs
• Donor reporting
• Presentation of findings

Case Study: Preparing a health economic evaluation report for donor funding and Ministry of Health approval.

Module 12: Emerging Trends in Health Economic Evaluation

• Artificial Intelligence in economic evaluation
• Real-world evidence
• Digital health economics
• Precision health financing
• Big data analytics
• Future directions in healthcare decision science

Case Study: Applying AI-supported cost-effectiveness models to optimize national healthcare resource allocation and improve universal health coverage outcomes.

General Information

1. Customized Training: All our courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of participants.
2. Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of the English language.
3. Comprehensive Learning: Our training includes well-structured presentations, practical exercises, spreadsheet modeling, software demonstrations, web-based tutorials, collaborative group work, and real-world healthcare case studies. Our facilitators are seasoned experts with over a decade of experience in health economics, healthcare financing, monitoring and evaluation, public health, and policy analysis.
4. Certification: Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive a certificate from Foscore Development Center (FDC-K).
5. Training Locations: Training sessions are conducted at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer options for in-house and online training customized to the client's schedule.
6. Flexible Duration: Course durations are adaptable, and content can be adjusted to fit the required number of training days.
7. Onsite Training Inclusions: The course fee for onsite training covers facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.
8. Additional Services: Accommodation, pickup services, flight booking, and visa processing arrangements are available upon request at discounted rates.
9. Equipment: Tablets and laptops can be provided to participants at an additional cost.
10. Post-Training Support: We offer one year of free consultation and coaching after the course.
11. Group Discounts: Register as a group of more than two participants and enjoy a discount ranging from 10% to 50%.
12. Payment Terms: Payment should be made before the commencement of the training or as mutually agreed upon, to the Foscore Development Center account. This ensures better preparation for your training.
13. Contact Us: For any inquiries, please reach out to us at training@fdc-k.org or call +254712260031.
14. Website: Visit www.fdc-k.org for more information.