This course gives you an introduction into the principles and methods of comparative Benefit-Risk assessment and their role of benefit-risk assessment in decision-making of medicines.

The course provides insight in the changing health care environment and gives an overview of the different stakeholders that are involved in pharmacotherapeutic decision-making. Specific attention is given to the drivers and background of the different stakeholders and the rationale of benefit/risk and pharmacoeconomic evaluations in decision-making.

At the end of the course, you will :

• Have insight in the changing healthcare environment
• Be able to delineate the process of decision-making
• Be able to explain the rationale of benefit-risk and pharmacoeconomic evaluation
• Know the different stakeholders involved in the process of decision-making and be aware of the differences between key drivers of stakeholders
• Be able to examine and demonstrate the viewpoint of a stakeholder in an example case