E-drug: Promoting Rational Drug Use Course, Nairobi, Kenya (cont'd)
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Announcing the Course on
PROMOTING RATIONAL DRUG USE
February 1-14, 2004
Nairobi, Kenya
The International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD),
Management Sciences for Health (MSH); the Essential Drugs and
Medicines Policy Department (EDM), World Health Organization
(WHO); and INRUD/Kenya announce a training course on Promoting
Rational Drug Use, to be held February 1-14, 2004, at the Fairview
Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The two-week course is intended for physicians, pharmacists, health
program managers, policy makers, researchers, and representatives
of other organizations interested in improving the use of drugs.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course will focus on methods of studying and remedying
inappropriate drug use, including problems with the ways in which
drugs are prescribed, dispensed, and consumed. Participants will
learn practical approaches for applying key concepts such as
essential drugs lists, indicators of drug use, and methods for
changing inappropriate drug use behavior.
COURSE CONTENT
- Identification of drug use problems
- Factors that influence prescribing patterns
- Indicators for assessing drug use
- Field exercises to assess drug use
- Methods to evaluate effectiveness of drug use interventions
- Standard treatment for improving quality of care
- Influencing prescribing patterns
- Changing prescriber training
- Public education about drug use
- Planning intervention studies
COURSE DESIGN
The course will be conducted in English and will consist of
presentations, discussions, group activities, and field exercises. This
course is highly participatory, and the exchange of skills and
experience among participants adds depth to the learning process.
Course materials are based on those developed by MSH, the Harvard
Drug Policy Group, WHO, and INRUD country core groups. The
participants will be exposed to a wide range of international
experiences and materials.
TRAINERS will include:
Dr. John Chalker is a medical doctor and is currently the International
Coordinator for INRUD, working with MSH's Rational Pharmaceutical
Management Plus (RPM Plus) Program. RPM Plus actively works at
the global and country levels to improve drug use and availability and
provide technical leadership, assistance, and training in cooperating
countries. Dr. Chalker has 15 years of experience in designing,
implementing, and managing health development projects at the
local, regional, and national levels in Asia, Africa, and the Middle
East. He has worked with key academic institutions in designing and
coordinating research on ways to improve rational drug use.
Dr. Kathy Holloway is a medical officer with EDM/WHO in Geneva.
Her present responsibility is the promotion of the rational use of drugs
at both global and country levels, and she is actively involved in
training programs, research, and capacity building in this area. Her
professional experience includes 10 years as a clinician in the UK
National Health Service, 10 years working in Asia in both clinical
medicine and public health, and 5 years working in international
health. She spent 1991-1998 in Nepal managing an essential drugs
program that included revolving drug funds, and she conducted
research into the effects of different kinds of user fees on the rational
use of drugs. Dr. Holloway is particularly interested in financial
mechanisms to promote more rational use of drugs and in containing
antimicrobial resistance.
Prof. Gilbert Kokwaro is the Professor of Pharmaceutics, University of
Nairobi; a Visiting Professor of Pharmacology, University of Liverpool,
UK; and Executive Director, Centre for Drug Management and Policy
(CEDMAP), Nairobi. He is also the Head of the Clinical
Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Parasitology Research Group,
KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Programme, Nairobi.
He has attended short courses on drug metabolism (Stowe Summer
School, UK, 1992), clinical pharmacology (Royal Postgraduate
Medical School, University of London, 1992), and pharmacokinetic
modeling (University of Leiden, The Netherlands, 1992). In
1999-2002, he trained health-care providers from several African
countries on effective drug management and rational drug use.
Other trainers and facilitators will also be present.
COURSE FEE AND APPLICATION
The fee of US$2,800 covers tuition, course materials, and shared
hotel accommodations. Those unwilling to share accommodations
must be prepared to pay extra for single rooms (rates available upon
request). Without hotel room, the course fee is US$1,400. Breakfast
and lunch will be provided. Participants will be given US$20 per day
to cover expenses for dinner, which will not be provided by the
organizer. Participants should plan to bring sufficient money for
incidental expenses like laundry, postage, telephone calls, souvenirs,
and transportation. Airfare is the responsibility of the participant's
sponsoring organization. Participants should also expect to receive
26.5 lb (12 kg) of training materials. Applications and fees are due no
later than November 30, 2003.
CLIMATE AND HEALTH ADVICE
Weather in February is warm, and ordinary light clothing is fine.
Nairobi is normally cool in the evening. Malaria prophylaxis is advised.
Participants need to arrange for their own health insurance before
they leave their countries. Intra-African travel usually requires yellow
fever vaccination (this vaccination is not required for visitors from
Europe). All participants entering Nairobi Airport may be screened for
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in accordance with the
current international regulations.
Additional information regarding social events and other details will be
provided at a later stage.
For further information or to submit an application, please contact:
INRUD/Kenya Secretariat
P. O. Box 8700 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel.: +254 (0)20 2714839
Fax: +254 (0)20 2714840
E-mail: akihara@msh-kenya.org; mthuo@msh.org;
mthuo@msh-kenya.org
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