The sustainability of healthcare is at the core of the policy agenda in many countries. The combination of aging populations, new expensive technologies, and stretched public budgets forces policymakers, purchasers and hospital administrators to seek solutions to bend-the-curve of the expenses for health care. Since out-of-pocket payments, limitations of the benefit basket and plain cost shaving are unpopular; increasing value without increasing costs is a popular solution (the triple aim of increasing health, quality-of-care and reducing cost).What are the underlying mechanisms of the growing costs in healthcare? What are the options to stop this growth while still ensuring access and quality of care for every citizen? These are leading questions of this summer course on sustainable healthcare.During this 5-day course we will take you on a journey that covers the sustainability of different health care systems. We will critically analyse the different policies that are implemented and thus create our own mental model of how to create sustainable healthcare.During the course you will learn more about the basics of funding and paying for healthcare. We will look at the position of strategies of vested interests, the institutional configuration of health systems and how instruments such as cost-effective analysis work. We will also discuss normative issues in health such as solidarity and medical ethics. Finally, we will explore how politicians try to make policy out of all of these issues.In this course, academics, policymaking and the practice of medicine come together as your lecturers are experts in the field of sustainable healthcare and how to bridge the gap between science, policymaking and medicine. The lecturers hold positions at different universities, in healthcare services, the Celsus academy for sustainable healthcare, and the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports.

Course leader
Dr. P.T. (Patrick) Jeurissen, Program leader of Celsus, Academy for Sustainable Healthcare(lQHealthcare), Chief of Strategy Unit at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports

Target group
Students, post docs and professionals working in the field of healthcare.Entry levelMaster PhD Post-doc

Course aim
After this course you will be able to:Think about the mechanisms that may influence the healthcare costs growth Discuss about sustainable and value-based healthcare from different perspectives Compare your healthcare system's sustainability with other systems (i.e. in The Netherlands, the UK, Germany, the US) Analyse avenues for improving the value-for-money of healthcare services

Credits info
2 ECTS European Credits

Fee info
EUR 550: The course fee includes the registration fee, course materials, access to library and IT facilities, coffee/tea, lunch, and a number of social activities.Possible discounts10% discount for early bird applicants. The early bird deadline is 1 April 2015. 15% discount for students and PhD candidates from Radboud University and partner universities

Radboud University
Address: P.O Box 9102 Nijmegen
Postal code: 6500 HC
City: Nijmegen
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.ru.nl/radboudsummerschool/
E-mail: radboudsummerschool@ru.nl
Phone: +31 (0)24 8187706