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Rational Drug Management in International Health
3-14 November 2003
Swiss Tropical Institute
Basel, Switzerland
Organised jointly by the Swiss Tropical Institute (STI) Basel and the
Department of Tropical Hygiene & Public Health (ATH�G) of the
University of Heidelberg.
Contents Overview
Drugs are an essential and cost-effective tool of health care and an
important element of health systems. The number and type of drugs on the
world market is constantly increasing, while financial resources for
health care services in general remain limited or decrease. Today, for
millions of people worldwide essential drugs remain unavailable and
unaffordable. Irrational drug use is a global public health problem and
poor quality drugs are an additional barrier to equitable access to
drugs. Millions of adults and children die each year from treatable and
preventable diseases. Rational drug management is critically important
in view of constrained health budgets and to achieve efficiency, equity
and quality of health care in pluralistic health systems.
Objectives
To enable health professionals to understand and apply the concepts and
principles of essential drugs and rational drug management, to recognise
the need for a national and international drug policy environment, to
improve knowledge and technical skills for rational drug management
within different health system contexts.
Course topics
" Historical evolution and current global drug situation
" The concept of essential drugs and its relevance in primary health
care and health sector reform processes
" Equity in access to drugs: dimensions, determinants and strategies
" Concept and principles of rational drug management within a health
care system
" The international context, global treaties and national drug policy
" Treatment guidelines, essential drug lists and personal drug list
" Framework and components of a drug supply system
" Procurement and distribution of essential drugs
" Research & development and neglected diseases
" Drug costs, affordability and financing options
" Drug quality and quality assurance
" The role of traditional medicine
" Patterns of drug use, strategies for the promotion of rational drug
use and community drug use
" Critical drug information management Target Group
Health professionals and managers with experience (at least two years)
in the health sector and in the pharmaceutical sector.
Duration
2 weeks (90 hours student investment time).
Equivalent to 3 ECTS points towards the tropEd European Master in
International Health.
Course format
The course language is English. The course will combine lectures,
in-depth discussions of case studies, short presentations, and small
group exercises. The course is highly participatory and participants
will be exposed to a wide range of international experiences and materials.
Registration
Your registration should be received before 30 September 2003. The
number of participants is limited.
Course fee
The total fee for the course is CHF 1500.- A non-refundable
registration fee of CHF 100.-, which will be credited towards the
tuition fee, is due not later than four weeks prior to the start of the
course. If cancellation of attendance is less than four weeks before the
beginning of the course, a fee of CHF 400.- will be charged.
The tuition fee covers coursework and printed materials, but does not
include travel costs, accommodation, insurance or other personal living
costs during the stay.
Program dates
November 3 - 14, 2003 Basel
Location
Swiss Tropical Institute Socinstrasse 57
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland
Course faculty
The course is facilitated by international and national experts. The
academic panel will include a number of highly experienced professionals
from WHO, MEDUNSA, IDA, Heidelberg and STI.
Course coordinators
Dr. Karin Wiedenmayer (STI)
www.sti.ch
Dr. Reinhard Huss (Heidelberg)
www.hyg.uni-heidelberg.de/ithoeg/teaching
Contact address
Swiss Tropical Institute, Course Secretariat
Socinstrasse 57
P.O Box
CH - 4002 Basel
Tel.: + 41 61 284 82 80
Fax: + 41 61 284 81 06
email: courses-sti@unibas.ch
www.sti.ch
The Swiss Tropical Institute
The Swiss Tropical Institute (STI) was founded in 1943. The STI offers
an interdisciplinary approach to research, teaching and services in the
field of International Health.
The aim of the STI is to contribute to the improvement of the health of
populations internationally and nationally through excellence in
research, services and teaching and training. The activities of the
Institute in the framework of its national and international mandates
has led to its world-wide recognition in the field of International Health.
The STI has significant expertise in the pharmaceutical sector with both
teaching and training, research, clinical trials, services and in
international development cooperation. The unit Teaching and Training
offers postgraduate courses in various topics for health staff.
TropEd: European Network for Education in International Health
tropEd is a network of European institutions for higher education in
International Health. It collaborates closely with institutions in
Africa, Asia and Latin America. tropEd provides postgraduate
opportunities for education and training, thus contributing to
sustainable development. It focuses on improving the management of
health services for disadvantaged populations.
tropEd offers a flexible modular structure and the Europe-wide
recognition of a European Masters degree in International Health.
Further information can be found at:
www.troped.org
Dr. Karin Wiedenmayer
Swiss Tropical Institute
Swiss Center for International Health
Socinstrasse 57
4002 Basel
Switzerland
T +41 61 284 81 26
F +41 61 271 86 54
Karin Wiedenmayer <karin.wiedenmayer@unibas.ch>
Access Essential Drugs Monitor #32 at http://www.who.int/medicines/mon/mon32.shtml
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