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Unified Health System (SUS) Course

Learn about the funding model, governance and services that Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS) makes available to citizens

Fapuga Learning

8h of online courses

Syllabus

Anyone who uses health services in Brazil has heard of the SUS, the Unified Health System. In this course we will present what the SUS - Unified Health System is, its governance, its funding model, which services are available to citizens, and why it matters for hospital and healthcare managers to understand how it works.

Methodology

Lecture-based classes, using supplementary copyright-free videos and case study presentations. Module 1 presents the overall structure of the SUS, its governance and funding; Module 2 presents the forms of health care and the management model through OS (Social Organizations); Module 3 covers the private management model and reflections on current issues involving the SUS.

Grading

To complete the course, students must take the three partial assessments and the satisfaction survey to receive the certificate of completion. Three attempts are allowed for the assessments, with a minimum passing grade of 6.

Course Information

Course content is presented through videos, along with reinforcement activities.

Students will be assessed through a set of exercises made up of multiple-choice questions

Total course workload: 8h

To complete the course, students must take the partial assessments and the satisfaction survey

Counts as Complementary Activity: 4 hours