E-DRUG: Promoting Rational Drug Use Course India 15-24 Jan 2006
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PRUDC Course Announcement
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON PROMOTING RATIONAL DRUG USE IN THE COMMUNITY
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India, January 15-24, 2006
This is a ground-breaking highly successful 10 day course developed by WHO to meet requests from many individuals and organizations, and to respond to a clear need for more effective planning, research and implementation of rational medicines use practices in the community. It is a condensed version adopted from the official two weeks WHO course on Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community for health programme staff from ministries of health, universities, development agencies, non-governmental and other organizations, and individuals interested in improving drug use in the community. To encourage a larger number of participants, utilizing the facilities at the Institute, the course fee has been kept low.
OBJECTIVES
The course concentrates on methods to study and remedy inappropriate medicine use in the community, including an essential analysis of what shapes medicines demand. Participants will be exposed to practical approaches to investigating and prioritizing medicine use problems, and how to develop effective strategies for change. There will also be a focus on rational use of antibiotics, drug use in AIDS, Malaria and TB.
DESIGN
The course is participatory in nature and uses the knowledge, skills and experiences of participants as a major resource throughout. Teaching methods include group activities, fieldwork, presentations and discussions. The course will be conducted in English, and given its interactive nature, the participants are required to have a good command of this language to participate efficiently. The course materials have been developed as per the guidelines of WHO and the International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD) in collaboration with eminent colleagues in this field. The participants will thus be exposed to a wide range of national and international experience.
HIGHLIGHTS
· Essential Medicines Concept
· What influences medicines use by the consumers
· Investigating medicines use pattern and identifying problems
· How to prioritize problems related to medicines use by the community
· Conducting a rapid appraisal to analyze problems and identification of solutions
· Fieldwork and data analysis
· Monitoring and evaluation
· Face-to-face education
· Developing research projects linked to interventions
· Advocacy and networking
· Understanding rational use of drug use in AIDS, Malaria, and TB
COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS
WHO's Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM), Geneva and SEARO, New Delhi
Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD), New Delhi, India
Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (RSPRUD), Jaipur, India
Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA)
Quality Network fro Rational Drug Management in Primary Health Care www.qu4rad.net
FEES AND APPLICATION
The fee of Rs. 20,000 (US$ 450) covers tuition, course materials, field visit, airport/station pickup, shared accommodation at the Institute Guest House and three meals a day. Interested candidates may send CV along with the plan of activities related to RUD that they would like to conduct in their region after attending the course. The last date of application is November 30, 2005.Click here to see last Programme
CONTACT ADDRESS
Jawahar S. Bapna MD, PhD, FAMS
Professor, Health & Pharma Management
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg,
Airport Road
Jaipur 302 011,
INDIA
jbapna@iihmr.org
jsbapna@gmail.com
prudc.india@gmail.com