Summary
From ‘pill to patient’- who are the decision makers and stakeholders in the different healthcare systems? At this 1-day course you get an overview of the components of a healthcare system, how they work together, how planning is carried out, and how a healthcare system is managed, including financial incentives and price control. We use Denmark and the US as cases and will cover, among other things:
- Who are the key stakeholders?
- How does financing prioritisation work?
- What is the future outlook for the healthcare systems?
- How global framework conditions such as Most Favoured Nation (MFN) play a role
After this course, you will have a nuanced overview and understanding of the complexities, interdependencies, shortcomings, and opportunities of the different healthcare systems, which will make it easier for you to create value in your daily work.
The course is relevant for you if you need a better understanding of how decisions, financing, and actors are connected, and how changes in framework conditions create opportunities and risks for companies. Newcomers to pharma or healthcare industries will especially benefit from the course.
Keywords
Healthcare systems
Healthcare policy-making
Financial incentives and price control
Healthcare stakeholders
The future of healthcare systems
Most Favoured Nation (MFN)
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Course leader & lecturers
- Simon ReuterCourse leaderInternational Medical Director
Novo Nordisk A/S - Cecilie Olivia AndersenLecturerAssociate Director
Novo Nordisk A/S - Signe Smith JervelundLecturerAssociate Professor
Københavns Universitet - Rasmus DohmannLecturer
Danske Regioner
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Is this course for you?
The course is for you if you work in the public healthcare sector, governmental institutions, the life science industry, or associated entities and have a background in political science, social science, legal, IT & engineering, health science, or economics.
What you will learn
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of different types of healthcare systems, from their individual components, their interdependencies to the broader economic consequences.
- Learn about the key challenges and opportunities facing today’s and tomorrow’s healthcare systems, including changes in global framework conditions such as Most Favoured Nation (MFN).
- Gain an understanding of the priorities of established healthcare institutions at the national, regional, and local levels.
What your company will get
- An employee who understands the complexities of the healthcare system with a nuanced understanding of its various components, interdependencies and influencing factors.
- An employee who is not only knowledgeable, but also capable of driving positive change within the organisation.
- An employee who can engage in and influence the decision-making processes of the healthcare system’s external stakeholders.
Course calendar
- Introduction to a healthcare system: concepts and definitions.
- Health policy: experience from the negotiation process between the Danish Government and the regions.
- Planning and managing healthcare systems from a health economic perspective (Denmark and Switzerland).
- The US healthcare system: introduction and key topics.
- Examples of two different healthcare systems: US vs. Denmark – from pill to patient.
- Future outlook on healthcare systems.
Registration
Registration deadline24 Sep 2026
Lersø Parkallé 101
2100 København Ø
Course information
Literature
Prior to the course you get access to mandatory and/or optional readings via your personal Atrium log-in.
Examination
There is no examination for this course.
This course is a part of a diploma
Gain in-depth knowledge of the Danish healthcare system, stakeholder management, public affairs, and health economics.
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Novo Nordisk A/S
Lecturers
Novo Nordisk A/S
Københavns Universitet
Danske Regioner
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