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- Class texts
- Required
- 'Public Health, Ethics, and Equity', Anand, Peter, and Sen (eds). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004
ISBN:
978-0199276370.
(All readings are from this text, unless otherwise noted.)
- Other required readings available via
Sakai@UD.
- All classes in Purnell 327, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30pm to 1:45pm.
- Deadlines are highlighted - for details see assessment.
- Click
 for slideshows of the class presentations - click  for printable versions.
NB: Timetable is subject to change as class progresses - check back frequently
Timetable of Classes
| Aug 30 |
Irene
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| Sep 1 |
General Introduction
- Presentations
- Are you people crazy?
- Essential philosophical skills
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| Sep 6 |
Why (Mark thinks) universal healthcare is not a right
- Presentation
- What's Not to Like about Universal Healthcare?
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| Sep 8 |
Markets:
Healthcare Markets & Market Failures
- Class Task
- Organize groups of five or six for Sep 13
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| Sep 13 |
Mark Away at a Conference
- Use class time to work with your group on a joint submission for Explanation 1
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Sep 13
11:55pm |
Deadline
- Explanation 1: Explain the notion of adverse selection in health care insurance.
- Max 200 words
- All group members should submit an identical document, listing all authors.
- All group members should complete an
online peer evaluation
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| Sep 15 |
Markets: Health insurance
- Presentation
- Markets & Market Failures from Sep 8
- Presentation
- The Hazards of Insurance
- Class Discussion
- Moral hazard and the individual mandate
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| Sep 20 |
Distributive Justice: (Re)Distributing Healthcare
- Discussion of Explanation 1
- Read the instructions already!
- Why not charge high risk people more in the first place?
- Presentation
- Group Discussion
- On what principles would you allocate healthcare from behind the veil of ignorance?
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| Sep 22 |
Distributive Justice: Rationing
- Reading
Via Sakai@UD
- Singer (2009), 'Why We Must Ration Health Care.' NYT
- Rant from Mark
- Why this whole 'rationing' debate is crazy
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| Sep 27 |
Distributive Justice: DALYs and QALYs
- Reading
- Dan Brock (Ch. 10), 'Ethical Issues in the Use of Cost Effectiveness Analysis for the Prioritization of Health Care Resources.'
- Group Discussion
- What would Rawls say about DALYs / QALYs?
- What would you say about DALYs / QALYs if you were in the Original Position?
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| Sep 29 |
Distributive Justice: Equity & Health
- Reading
- Daniels, Kennedy, and Kawachi (Ch. 4), 'Health and Inequality, or, Why Justice is Good for Our Health.'
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| Oct 4 |
Distributive Justice: Triage
- Reading Via Sakai@UD
- Fink (2009), 'Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faced Deadly Choices.'' NYT
- Group Discussion
- You have been hired, post-Katrina, to draft new disaster guidelines for Mercy Hospital. What considerations are ethically relevant, and why? Might legal considerations compromise ethical considerastions, and if so how?
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| Oct 6 |
Review
- Class Discussion
- What on earth are we doing here?
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| Oct 11 |
Longevity
- Reading
- John Broome (Ch. 12), 'The Value of Living Longer.'
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Oct 12
11:55pm |
Deadline
- Abstract 1: Write an abstract of 'Personal and Social Responsibility for Health.'
- Max 150 words
- Not a group project. Everyone must submit their own abstract.
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| Oct 13 |
Responsibility for health
- Reading
- Daniel Wikler (Ch. 6), 'Personal and Social Responsibility for Health.'
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| Oct 18 |
Warning! Healthcare can seriously damage your health
- Review of Wikler abstract
- Reading
- To Err is Human: (report summary )
- More information & full text on IOM website (full text is not required reading)
- Via Sakai@UD
- 'The Computer will See You Now', The Economist.
- Group Discussion
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Oct 19
11:55pm |
Deadline
- Explanation 2: Explain the notion of perverse incentives with the help of a specific example from health care.
- Max 200 words
- All group members should submit an identical document, listing all authors.
- All group members should complete an
online peer evaluation
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| Oct 20 |
Addressing Medical Error
- Reading Via Sakai@UD
- Becher and Chassin (2001), 'Improving Quality, Minimizing Error: Making It Happen'. Health Affairs 20: 68-81.
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| Oct 25 |
Paper writing
- Assignment
- Think about who you might work with on your editorial assignment
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| Oct 27 |
Topic Development
- Group Work
- Form groups of 2 or 3 with whom to collaborate on an editorial
- See the assignment details for Oct 26 for guidance on where this is heading.
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| Nov 1 |
Sicko
- No reading - we'll watch 'Sicko'
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| Nov 3 |
Class Discussion of 'Sicko' |
Nov 7
11:55pm |
Deadline
- Submit first version of editorial and abstract in one document.
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| Nov 8 |
Presentations
- Alicia Liu
- Annie M, Ellen H
- Catherine H, Samantha S, Breanna P
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| Nov 10 |
Presentations
- Cory W
- Caitlyn G, Alyssa O, Mike P
- David H, Steven B, Allison S
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| Nov 15 |
Presentations
- Manasa S, Raissa D, Christine K
- Megan K, Shreya J
- Jessica R, Branden K, Anthony M
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| Nov 17 |
Presentations
- Francine G, Molly B, Erica L, Meagan S
- Abby S, Henderson C
- Cooper A, Daniel B, Lindsay McH
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| Nov 22 |
Presentations
- Natalie R, Griffin B
- Samantha H, Diana F
- Rachel T
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Nov 23
11:55pm |
Deadline
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| Nov 24 |
Thanksgiving - no class |
| Nov 29 & Dec 1 |
No Class: Mark in UAE & Pakistan
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| Dec 6 |
Optional: indiviudal / group meetings for discussion of papers
Location: Mark's office - 15 Kent Way
- No regular class. Office hours and class time reserved for discussion of your final paper revisions if you so desire.
- You are welcome to try dropping by but booking a time is highly recommended.
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Dec 8
11:55pm |
Deadline
- Submit final editorial & updated abstract in one document.
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