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ICU Cost Effectiveness

A review

The lecture duration is 19min.

0.5 CPD Points, 0.5 CEUs, 0.5 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Lisa Higgins
Health economics research fellow at the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Lecture Summary

Given the high costs of, and the demand for, intensive care, understanding the resource implications of clinical decisions is essential. Economic evaluations are used to generate evidence-based information, mainly through cost-effectiveness analysis, to determine the value of an intervention and assist decision makers allocate health care resources. To date, the use of economic evaluations in intensive care has been limited. This talk will outline the importance of cost-effectiveness analyses in intensive care, and will discuss the existing evidence and the challenges associated with conducting these analyses.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Experienced Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Appreciate the role of economic evaluations in critical care
  • Understand existing evidence for cost-effectiveness in ICU
  • Describe the challenges associated with conducting cost-effectiveness analyses in ICU and the importance of local evaluations

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