Day 1: Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Access

• The paradox of excess and deprivation in healthcare.
• Public perceptions and current challenges in health systems.
• Modes of paying for healthcare and financing burdens.
• Financial and non-financial barriers to healthcare access.

Day 2: Organisation and Delivery of Healthcare

• Primary, secondary, and tertiary care models.
• Evolving structures of medical care and delivery systems.
• Integration and coordination across health services.
• Role of collaborative healthcare networks and coordinated care models.

Day 3: Workforce, Cost Control, and Quality

• Overview of the healthcare workforce: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers.
• Supply, demand, diversity, and representation challenges.
• Cost control strategies: financing, reimbursement, and system-level mechanisms.
• Components of high-quality care and proposals for improvement.

Day 4: Prevention, Ethics, and Rationing

• The role of prevention in healthcare efficiency and cost savings.
• Individual vs. population approaches to prevention.
• Core principles of medical ethics in resource allocation.
• Rationing healthcare: effectiveness, fairness, and ethical dilemmas.

Day 5: Global Perspectives and Reform

• Comparative healthcare systems: Germany, Canada, UK, Japan.
• Models of national health insurance and financing approaches.
• Major reforms including pluralistic approaches to healthcare coverage.
• Future challenges: conflict, change, and sustainability in healthcare systems.