Why do patient advocates need a base level understanding of health economics, and where in patient advocacy work do they need it.
Presentation at the WECAN Academy 2019:
Basics of Health Economics
Presenter: Jean-Pierre Thierry, France Assos Sante
The following presentation held at the WECAN Academy 2019 will help you to understand:
- GDP spending on health – why are countries so different, and financial capabilities so different
- Health as an asset and cost to society
- Basic concepts of health economics
- What this means to patient organisations – Why do patient advocates need a base level understanding of health economics, and where in patient advocacy work do they need it