Theory.
1. Introduction to Global Public Health
2. Global Burden of Disease and Innovation Priorities
3. Global Health Systems and Access to Technologies
4. Health Regulation and Global Agencies
5. Intellectual Property and Global Public Health I
6. Intellectual Property and Global Public Health II
7. Medical and Pharmaceutical Innovation: Definition and Lifecycle
8. Economics of Medical Innovation
9. Essential Medicines and Pricing Policies.
10. Digital Global Health and Technological Innovation
11. Public-Private Partnerships and R&D Financing
12. Health Sovereignty and Local Drug Production
13. Equitable Innovation: Alternative Models
14. Global Environmental Health
The proposed competencies will be achieved through various teaching methodologies:
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES: To establish contact with students, present the course, and provide information about the development of teaching and assessment.
THEORETICAL CLASSES: Lectures or master classes explaining the course content.
MATERIALS ON STUDIUM: Sections of some of the topics covered in the syllabus, along with various materials (regulations, rulings, articles, etc.), will be made available on the Studium platform.
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES: Analysis, resolution, and discussion of case studies related to the subjects being explained. A case study will be presented in which students must propose solutions.
PRACTICAL CLASSES: Practical exercises will be solved in class under guidance, with active student participation and moderated debate.
SEMINAR, PRESENTATION, DEBATE: Occasionally, and depending on course development: Seminar(s) (to delve deeper into certain topics or expand on lecture content), Presentation (on a proposed issue or topic), Debate(s) (in-person or in the forum, on current issues, individually or in groups). All within class hours.
TUTORING SESSIONS: Assistance, guidance, and resolution of students' questions, either individually or in groups.
Reference books.
Handbook of Global Health Editors: Robin Haring, Ilona Kickbusch, Detlev Ganten, Matshidiso Moeti Publisher: Springer, 2021.
Textbook of Global Health (4th edn): Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Yogan Pillay, Timothy H. Holtz, Oxford Academic. 2017.
Global Health Law: Gostin, Lawrence O. Harvard University Press. 2014
Patent Law. An Open-Access Casebook. Sarah Burstein, Andres Sawicki, University of Miami Legal Studies. 2022
Intellectual Property and Public Health in the Developing World. Monirul Azam. OpenBook Publishers. 2016
Other bibliographic references, electronic or other types of resources.
http://www.oepm.es (Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas)
http://www.epo.org (European Patent Office)
https://www.who.int/ (World Health Organization)
Assessment criteria.
Consideraciones generales
The assessment of the course is based on continuous monitoring of the students’ learning, work, and engagement.
Criterios de evaluación
- Student engagement in the learning process.
- Ability for abstract reasoning.
- Ability to present, relate, and argue points during debates.
- Capacity for critical analysis.
- Ability to apply the theoretical and practical tools of the course
- The evaluation system is continuous. The student's final grade will be based on the assessment of practical case resolutions and the completion of a written theoretical final exam
Evaluation systems.
Continuous assessment: discussion forums, presentations, case studies, etc. = 40%
Final exam = 60%
Assessment recommendations.
Attendance to class, completion of exercises, and reading of the recommended and required texts for each topic are strongly recommended.
Criterios para la recuperación
No variations
