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PCTH 6891/7891 Research Seminar II S rin! 201" De artment# Pre$re%&isites# Pharmacotherapy Admission to the Pharmacotherapy Graduate Program Cre'it H(&rs# 1 credit hour )eetin! Time * +(cati(n# Spring 2014 Mondays 3:45 5:15pm C(&rsemaster# Nancy Nic man! Ph"! #Ph! Pro$essor 4%30 S aggs Pharmacy &nstitute nancy'nic man(pharm'utah'edu )*01+ 5*1,-23% C(&rse Descri ti(n# Seminar,sty.e c.ass to discuss pharmacoeconomic and hea.th outcomes research /ithin the conte0t o$ hea.thcare de.i1ery and $inancing systems' C(&rse ,b-ecti.es# "escri2e and discuss common ana.ytic systems! their app.ication on a g.o2a. 2ases! and ho/ such research and in$ormation is used 2y hea.thcare decision,ma ers in c.inica. practice and in setting3e1a.uating hea.th po.icy' Teachin! an' +earnin! )eth('s# Seminar sty.e c.ass characteri4ed 2y group discussion' Students are e0pected to come to c.ass prepared ha1ing read the assigned readings and 2e $u..y prepared to engage in a group discussion o$ the content' /.a0&ati(n )eth('s# 5.assroom participation Student,.ed discussions 406 -06

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