Health law and public health

Teaching basic concepts of public health and health product law

• Understanding the organization of public health in France and abroad
• Understand the evolution of public health through knowledge of its history
• Understand the concepts of disability and dependency and the actions taken to support them
• Understand how Prevention-Health Promotion programs are developed
• Knowing how to research, understand and interpret Health Indicators.
• Understand the legal aspects of various healthcare products
• Analyze the characteristics of a product to deduce its legal status
• Understand the concept of legal monopoly and the scope of the pharmaceutical monopoly
• Understand the main regulations governing drugs and medical devices
• Know the differences between binding and non-binding texts
• Knowing the legal value of different texts
• Know the different operators in the field of medicines and medical devices, their missions and obligations
• Know the principles of marketing and monitoring drugs and medical devices
• Knowing how to access reimbursement and set prices

Scientific baccalaureate diploma

1-hour written final exam in first and second session

This course provides a basic understanding of the concept of public health, the organization and actions of public health players, and the determinants of health. It provides the keys to researching the framework for a product or activity in the health field, and to understanding and interpreting the texts in order to apply them more effectively. It provides an understanding of the main principles of this framework, set up to ensure the efficacy, safety and access to the main healthcare products, i.e. drugs and medical devices.