E-DRUG: Pharmacoeconomics course announcement
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Preliminary course announcement:
Pharmacoeconomics in drug selection,
South Africa, March 27-April 8, 2000
An international short course on the use of pharmacoeconomics in
drug selection, developed under the auspices of WHO Essential Drugs
and Medicines Policy (WHO/EDM), will be held in South Africa, from
March 27 - April 8, 2000. The aim of the program is to provide
participants with an understanding of the principles and techniques
of pharmacoeconomics, and how these tools can be used in making
decisions about selecting and purchasing pharmaceuticals for use in
health care systems.
The course has been developed by an international consortium,
including departments of clinical pharmacology and public health at
the Universities of Newcastle (Australia), Sydney, and Dundee (UK),
in collaboration with Management Sciences for Health and WHO/EDM.
The program in South Africa will be hosted jointly by the University
of Newcastle and the Medical University of South Africa.
The course will be problem based, facilitated by international and
national experts including David Henry, Suzanne Hill, Hans
Hogerzeil, Rob Summers, and MSH staff. It will provide participants
with the opportunity to work in small groups, learning about and
using pharmacoeconomic techniques to address common problems in
selecting drugs for national and sub-national formularies.
Participants should therefore be working in some aspect of the
academic or public health sector, and have some responsibility,
either at managerial level or "hands-on" level, for selection of
pharmaceuticals for essential drugs lists or hospital formularies.
Participants should also have a basic understanding of the principles
of assessing and evaluating data for drug selection.
Course details
Venue: Week 1 will be conducted in a venue in Pretoria, the second in
a rural setting
Fees: $US3000 (includes tuition and course materials, shared
accommodation, meals, and local travel between venues; single
accommodation is extra)
[Participants must find their own sponsorship. The course fee does
not include travel costs, insurance and incidental expenses]
Language: English
Closing date: 18 February 2000.
The number of participants will be restricted to 40.
Application forms can be obtained from the secretariat:
Pharmacoeconomics Course Secretariat
School of Pharmacy +27-12-521 4080 (phone)
MEDUNSA, Pretoria, South Africa +27-12-532 3992 (fax)
Email: medpharm@mweb.co.za
Further information about the course can be obtained from:
Suzanne Hill or David Henry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Training
in Pharmacotherapy and Rational Drug Use Discipline of Clinical
Pharmacology, University of Newcastle, Australia
hillsu@mail.newcastle.edu.au or mddah@mail.newcastle.edu.au
[Book early as this international course is likely to be
oversubscribed! E-druggers have an electronic advantage...
WB]
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