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Dear colleagues,
we are pleased to announce the international postgraduate training course on
RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF MEDICINES-
A FOCUS ON HIV, TB AND MALARIA
30 October - 11 November 2011
Pretoria, South Africa
This acclaimed course has been continually updated and revised over its
11-year history and offers state-of -the-art information and practice
guidelines.
Below you will find a summary of this course.
If you are interested to attend, please check our website for the complete
course description and the application form or send an email to:
courses-sti@unibas.ch
For any questions or remarks, do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Course Secretariat
Socinstrasse 57
P.O Box
CH - 4002 Basel / Switzerland
Tel.: + 41 61 284 82 80
Fax: + 41 61 284 81 06
E-mail: courses-sti@unibas.ch
Internet: www.swisstph.ch
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RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF MEDICINES-
A FOCUS ON HIV, TB AND MALARIA
30 October - 11 November 2011
Pretoria, South Africa
CONTENTS OVERVIEW
Health is an intrinsic human right as well as a central input to poverty
reduction and socioeconomic development. Cost-effective interventions
including medicines for controlling major diseases exist, but a lack of
money for health and a range of system constraints hamper efforts to
expand health services to the poor.
From penicillin to insulin, antiseptics to antiretrovirals, science has
led to dramatic improvements in health worldwide. Medicines are an
essential and cost-effective tool of health care and an important element
of health systems. Yet the main diseases of poverty such as HIV/AIDS,
malaria and tuberculosis continue to claim innumerable lives in low income
countries. Today, for millions of people worldwide essential medicines
remain unavailable and unaffordable. Irrational medicine use is a global
public health problem. Counterfeit and poor quality medicines are an
additional barrier to equitable access to medicines. Millions of adults
and children die each year from treatable and preventable diseases.
There is an urgent need to develop adequate strategies that ensure better
access to medicines. It is about getting evidence-based and effective
medicines to the people who need them, whether by reducing their costs,
promoting research and development, improving their distribution,
increasing their efficacy and acceptability, or slowing down the
development of antimicrobial resistance.
OBJECTIVES
To enable health professionals to understand and apply the concepts and
principles of essential medicines and rational medicine management with a
focus on the diseases of poverty HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, to
recognise the need for a national and international medicine policy
environment, to improve knowledge and skills and to gain practical field
experience for rational medicine management within different health system
contexts.
COURSE TOPICS
·Historic milestones and current global medicine situation
·Concept of essential medicines and its relevance in primary health care
· Roles of different stakeholders including health workers,
traditional healers, Ministry of Health, international organisations and
the pharmaceutical industry
·The global context, health initiatives, treaties and national
medicine policy
·Treatment guidelines, essential medicine lists and personal
medicine lists
· Patterns of medicine use and adherence, strategies for promoting
rational medicine use
· Antimicrobial resistance and approaches for containment
· Medicine quality and quality assurance
· Rational management of HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis related
treatment
· Framework and components of a medicine supply system including
procurement and distribution
·Elements of medicine costs, affordability and financing options
TARGET GROUP
Health professionals and managers with experience (at least two years) in
international health and the pharmaceutical sector.
DURATION
2 weeks (90 hours student investment time). Equivalent to 3 ECTS points
towards the TropEd European Master in International Health. A certificate
will be awarded after successful completion.
COURSE FORMAT
The course language is English. The course combines lectures, in-depth
discussions of case studies, short presentations, small group exercises
and field visits. The course is highly participatory and participants will
be exposed to a wide range of international experiences and materials.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Please contact the course secretariat for an application form.
Application deadline: 31 August 2011
COURSE FEE
The total course fee is CHF 3240.- (Swiss Francs) including tuition,
accommodation/full board and must be paid 8 weeks before the start of the
course. Cost for international flights must be added.Travel to South
Africa has to be organized by the participant.
LOCATION
The course will be held in Pretoria, South Africa. The Department of
Pharmacy of the Medunsa Campus (previously the Medical University of
Southern Africa) is the host organization.
COURSE FACULTY
The course is facilitated by international and national experts. The
academic panel will include a number of highly experienced professionals
from various institutions.
COURSE COORDINATORS
Dr. Karin Wiedenmayer (SwissTPH)
Prof. Rob Summers (Medunsa)
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Karin Wiedenmayer, MSc, PharmD
Swiss Centre for International Health
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Socinstrasse 57
CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
T+41 61 284 81 26
F+41 61 284 81 03
karin.wiedenmayer@unibas.ch
www.swisstph.ch / www.scih.ch