An introductory course in applying systems simulation to health problems, taught by experienced health systems simulation practitioners, which demonstrates a range of multi-level, multi-method simulation approaches, including agent based, system dynamics and discrete event. The learning approach takes the form of structured walkthroughs of practical examples of classical and real simulation case studies, including patient flows through care systems, chronic disease management, epidemic models and diffusion of technology, funding and workforce problems, population ageing impacts, medicines use and system performance improvement. Each week practical applications will be interspersed with theory and methods, including systems, system dynamics, agent based methods, group model building, simulation project methods, and using ithink and anylogic software. The course is targeted to a broad range of student participants, including health services managers and planners, clinical management and practice improvement specialists, process and systems improvement facilitators and IT and technical experts interested in health simulation.