AMEE Guide No. 123 - How to read studies of educational costs

Medical Teacher
Stephen MaloneyKieran Walsh

Abstract

Healthcare and health professions education share many of the same problems in decision making. In both cases, there is a finite amount of resources, and so choices need to be made between alternatives. To navigate the options available requires effective decision making. Choosing one option requires consideration of its opportunity cost - the benefit forgone of the other competing options. The purpose of this abridged AMEE guide is to introduce educational decision-makers to the economic concept of cost, and how to read studies about educational costs to inform effective cost-conscious decision-making. This guide leads with a brief review of study designs commonly utilized in this field of research, followed by an overview of how study findings are commonly presented. The tutorial will then offer a four-step model for appraising and considering the results of an economic evaluation. It asks the questions: (1) Can I trust the results? (2) What are the results telling me? (3) Could the results be transferred to my context? (4) Should I change my practice?

References

Aug 1, 1997·The Journal of Arthroplasty·A Diwan, R Drummond
Oct 24, 2003·The American Journal of Emergency Medicine·Richard C Christensen
Nov 17, 2004·Health Technology Assessment : HTA·M J SculpherA Eastwood
Nov 28, 2008·Telemedicine Journal and E-health : the Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association·Stephanie Vergara Rojas, Marie-Pierre Gagnon
Dec 15, 2010·Health Economics·Karl ClaxtonAnthony J Culyer
Mar 27, 2013·BMJ : British Medical Journal·Don HusereauUNKNOWN CHEERS Task Force
Sep 11, 2013·Medical Education·Kieran WalshJames Gazzard
Jun 25, 2015·Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges·David A Cook, Darcy A Reed
Jul 23, 2015·Journal of Medical Internet Research·Stephen MaloneyDragan Ilic
Nov 28, 2015·Medical Education·Martin G TolsgaardLone N Nørgaard
Sep 15, 2016·Annals of the American Thoracic Society·Stephen MaloneyChristian R Osadnik
Nov 2, 2016·The American Journal of Gastroenterology·Theodore R Levin
Nov 20, 2016·Medical Education·Stephen Maloney
Dec 21, 2016·Journal of Interprofessional Care·Stephen MaloneyKieran Walsh
Jul 20, 2017·Medical Education·Martin G Tolsgaard, David A Cook
Sep 28, 2017·Ultraschall in der Medizin : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin, [der] Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin, [der] Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in Medizin und Biologie·Philip Mørkeberg NilssonMartin Grønnebæk Tolsgaard
May 17, 2016·Advances in Simulation·Stephen Maloney, Terry Haines

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Mar 3, 2020·Medical Education·Jonathan FooMargaret Hay
Nov 22, 2019·Medical Education·Sanne SchreursMirjam G A Oude Egbrink
Nov 4, 2020·Advances in Health Sciences Education : Theory and Practice·J A ClelandY You
Oct 18, 2020·Anatomical Sciences Education·Stephen MaloneyMichelle D Lazarus
Jan 19, 2021·The Journal of Surgical Research·Xiaodong Phoenix ChenE Christopher Ellison
Feb 7, 2021·Anatomical Sciences Education·Darrell J R Evans, Wojciech Pawlina

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.