E-DRUG: Medication & Pharmaceutical Management in Hospitals Feb 26-March 2, 2018
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Dear All
We would like to extend a very warm invitation for the 6th Course on Medication and Pharmaceutical Management in Hospitals to be held at IIHMR University, Jaipur, India, from February 26 to March 2, 2018.
The IIHMR University, Jaipur is an institution dedicated to improvement in standards of health through better management of health care and related programs. It seeks to accomplish this through management education, training, research, consultation and institutional networking in a national and global perspective. The institute has been designated as WHO collaborating Center for District Health Systems based on Primary Health Care. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has identified the institute as an Institute of Excellence for training and capacity building.
For more information please visit our website
www.iihmr.edu.in
This institute has been contributing towards this very topical issue of international importance through its flagship WHO sponsored International Courses in Promoting Rational Drug Use in Communities (PRDUC).
Since 2003, 13 PRDUC programs, 3 international courses on Anti-retroviral and Related Drug Supply Chain Management in Low Resource Settings, 5 international training courses in Medication and Pharmaceutical Management in Hospitals, 3 programs on Rational Use of Medicines with focus on HIV, TB & Malaria
and one program on International Procurement of Medicines; Health Supplies; have already been organized by the IIHMR.
In view of the current global focus on Rational Use of Medicines in hospitals through Pharmaceutical / Drugs &Therapeutics Committees (PTC/DTC) a one-week Course on Medication and Pharmaceutical Management in Hospitals to be held at IIHMR University, Jaipur, India, from February 26 to March 2, 2018.
Objectives of The Program
The program will provide the participants with the tools and techniques for medication and pharmaceutical management in hospitals.
The specific objectives of the program are:
- To enable participants, understand and comprehend the concepts and principles of access to medicines with tools and interventions to promote rational use of medicines in hospitals
- To facilitate appreciation and significance of Drug and Therapeutics Committees (DTCs) towards pharmaceutical management in hospitals with its goals, role, structure, and functions.
- To enable participants to understand issues related to quality; safety of medicines and supply chain managementTo understand antimicrobial resistance, approaches for containment and antibiotic policy
- To expose the participants to practical approaches in developing effective strategies for change.
Course Content
The course consists of discussion on following areas:
- Problem of irrational use of medicines
- Evidence based medicine
- Tools, interventions, and strategies to improve medicines use
- Concepts of Formulary and Standard Treatment Guidelines, and Drugs & Therapeutics Committees, its structure, and functions
- Formulary management
- Quality assurance of medicines
- Basic cost-effectiveness evaluation
- Patient Medicines safety and Pharmacovigilance
- Medication errors
- Prescription audit
- Monitoring medicines use
- Antimicrobial resistance, approaches for containment and antibiotic policy
- Pharmaceutical supply system including procurement and distribution
- Patient education
Course brochure and details about who could attend the course, training approach, etc. and Course application form, nominations / CV Template can be obtained from the Course Coordinator by sending a request email to
nirmal@iihmr.edu.in
or found and downloaded from the link:
https://www.iihmr.edu.in/executive-education
The Program Fee of US$ 780 + GST 18 % per international participant covers twin-shared air-conditioned accommodation at the Institute's Guest House, tuition, course materials, field visit, and airport transfers, with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and tea/coffee during the program.
For accommodation on single occupancy basis USD 20 per day/night will be charged extra.
Applications / Nominations received with payments on or before 4-weeks from the commencement of the program, i.e. January 29, 2018 will be entitled to an early bird discount of 10% and any organization sponsoring four or more participants to the program will be entitled to a group discount of 20 % on total fee payable, if at least four participants actually attend the program. However, the maximum discount an organization can avail (early bird and group discounts) is to a ceiling of 20%
APPLICATION/NOMINATIONS
Interested candidates may apply on Course Application For/ CV Template which can be either downloaded from the link
https://www.iihmr.edu.in/files/training/form_pdf/68/pmh-mdp-form.pdf
or obtained from the Course Coordinator by sending a request email at nirmal@iihmr.edu.in
or training@iihmr.edu.in
or by post to The IIHMR University,
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport,
JAIPUR - 302029 (India),
or by Fax at +91 141 3924738.
Completed CV Template hould reach to the Course Coordinator latest by January 29, 2018 from foreign participants requiring visa supporting letters and by 12th February 2018 from other participants not requiring visa supporting letters.
Kindly do not hesitate to contact for any clarification.
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With warm regards,
COURSE COORDINATOR
Nirmal Gurbani, Ph.D, FIPA
Professor (Pharmaceutical Management)
IIHMR UNIVERSITY,
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport,
JAIPUR 302 029 (India)
"Dr Nirmal Gurbani" <nirmalgurbani@rediffmail.com>