SKY618 - HEALTH TOURISM
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH TOURISM | SKY618 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Faculty Members | |||||
| Course objective | Develop a conceptual understanding of medical tourism, understand medical tourism market and medical tourism industry, understand issues in treatment processes (including quality, safety and risk) in terms of medical tourism, understand system-level implications of medical tourism for countries of origin and destination, know substantial political and ethical issues related to practices of medical tourism. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Concept of medical tourism, medical tourism market and industry, treatment process, client expectations in medical tourism, legal and ethical issues in medical tourism, economic, social and institutional aspECTS of medical tourism, system implications for country of origin and destination country, medical tourism in Turkey, studies in the field of medical tourism. | |||||
| References | 1. Hall, M. Medical Tourism: The Ethics, Regulation, and Marketing of Health Mobility. Taylor & Francis, Inc. 2012. 2. Hodges, J.R., et al. Risks and Challenges in Medical Tourism: Understanding the Dynamics of the Global Market for Health Services. Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated. 2012. 3. Lunt, N., et al. Medical Tourism: Treatments, Markets and Health System Implications: A Scoping Review. OECD. http://www.oecd.org/health/healthpoliciesanddata/48723982.pdf | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Concept of Medical Tourism |
| Week 2 | Concept of Medical Tourism |
| Week 3 | Medical Tourism Industry |
| Week 4 | Treatment Process |
| Week 5 | Client Expectations in Medical Tourism |
| Week 6 | Quality, Safety, and Risk in Medical Tourism |
| Week 7 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Tourism |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Economic, Social, and Institutional AspECTS of Medical Tourism |
| Week 10 | System Implications: Country of Origin |
| Week 11 | System Implications: Destination Country |
| Week 12 | Medical Tourism in Turkey |
| Week 13 | Studies in the Field of Medical Tourism |
| Week 14 | Studies in the Field of Medical Tourism |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 106 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To have knowledge about theoretical and practical information related to the field of health management and to be able to implement this knowledge | X | ||||
| 2. To gain knowledge and skills on understanding, analyzing and directing administrative, financial, technical and medical process of health organizations | X | ||||
| 3. To understand basic elements of health system in national and international level, to comprehend health planning and health policy, to analyze health sector economic and financially | X | ||||
| 4. To have knowledge and skills to make advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses in health management and to be able to implement this knowledge | X | ||||
| 5. Critical andinnovativethinking in problems faced during health management process, having the ability to use scientific methods and technics in decision making and problem solving | X | ||||
| 6. Following the changes in the field of health care management and have the ability to provide specific solutions related health care system of the country | X | ||||
| 7. Acting in accordance with the ethical principles of scientific research, publication and management | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest