E-DRUG: PRUDC course in Jaipur Jan 2005
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[Please note this is a PRDU at COMMUNITY LEVEL course! I am glad to see so
many Indian teachers, and a low course fee! WB]
Dear colleagues,
Attached please find below an announcement of a PRUDC Course being conducted
at this Institute from January 23-30, 2005.
JS Bapna, MSc(Med), PhD, FAMS
Professor, Health and Pharma Management
Institute of Health Management Research
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Airport Road,
Jaipur - 302011
India
Ph: +91-141-2791431 Ext. 320
Fx: +91-141-2792138
Mobile: +91 9414057512
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INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON PROMOTING RATIONAL DRUG USE IN THE
COMMUNITY
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India
January 23-30, 2005
This is a ground-breaking eight-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, nongovernmental and other organizations,
and individuals interested in improving drug use in the community.
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
� Advocacy and networking
� Developing research projects linked to interventions
� Understanding rational use of antibiotics, 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
CONTACT ADDRESS
Jawahar S. Bapna
Indian Institute of Health Management Research
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Airport Road
Jaipur � 302 011, INDIA jbapna@iihmr.org
Asia-ITC, European Commission
FEES AND APPLICATION
The fee of Rs. 18,000 (US$ 400) covers tuition, course materials, field
visit, airport/station pickup, shared accommodation at the Institute Guest
House and three meals a day. Application forms may be obtained from the
contact address. The last date for the receipt of applications is 31 October
2004.
TRAINERS
Jawahar S. Bapna, MSc (Med), PhD He is the Professor of Health and Pharma
Management at the Indian Institute of Health Management Research has
conducted extensive field surveys, data collection for research projects
with agencies like WHO, World Bank, EU, Euro Health Group and MSH at primary
care level. He has experience of working with essential drugs and vaccines
programmes under WHO-India Essential Drugs Programme as Vice-President of
Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs. jbapna@iihmr.org
Dennis B. Batangan, M.D.,M.Sc is a research associate at the Institute of
Philippine Culture (IPC), Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) Philippines.
His interest and expertise include health human resource, planning social
health insurance, ICT and health, and rational drug management. He is an
expert in the area of net working of information on rational drug
management. He is Co-Convener of the Information, Communication and
Technology (ICT) and Health Philippine Forum. ipc@admu.edu.ph
Kamaxi Bhate M.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive
and Social Medicine. She has experience in the area of patient education and
conducted training programmes for community health volunteers. She
participated in training in Rational Drug Use in the Community, at Bangkok,
November 2002 peckem@rediffmail.com
Prem C. Dandiya, PhD (Toronto) is the Emeritus Professor, SMS Medical
College, Jaipur and President, RSPRUD. He has been the President of Indian
Pharmacological Society, Pharmacy Council of India and Indian Pharmaceutical
Congress Associations. He has been conducting studies in the utilization of
pharmaceutical services and training on RUD. dandiya@sancharnet.in
Shiv D. Gupta, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins) is Director, Indian Institute of
Health Management Research, He has experience in the area of Information
Management with reference to planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of health systems research in India. sdgupta@iihmr.org
Usha Gupta MD is Professor and Head, Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical
College, New Delhi. She is Secretary of DSPRUD. She has organized National
Training Course on Promoting Rational Use of Drugs at New Delhi and
International Training Course on Drug & Therapeutics Committees, Mumbai.
usha_gupta@yahoo.com
Nirmal Gurbani, PhD is head of public health Institute, Jaipur. He is the
secretary of Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs.
Currently he is the coordinator of WHO-India Essential Drugs Programme.
dsprud@satyam.net.in
Reinhard Huss MD, MPH, is Senior Fellow and Consultant at the Institute of
Tropical Hygiene and Public Health. He is an experienced person in the area
of district management, heath sector reforms, sector-wide approach, rational
drug supply and use, quality management of health services, programme and
project planning, monitoring and evaluation and reproductive health. He has
been organizing international courses on Rational Drug Management at the
University of Heidelberg. Reinhard.Huss@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
Pooran Joshi PhD is Professor of Anthropology, University of Delhi, He has
the experience in the area of qualitative research in different types of
settings. med_anthro_ihbas@hotmail.com
Gurdas Khilnani, MD is Professor and Head, Pharmacology, SMS Medical
College, Jaipur. He participated in WHO sponsored Pharmaco-economics Course
in India. He is a resource person for the European Commission supported RUD
programme in Rajasthan.
Mukul Mathur, PhD is Associate Professor in Pharmacology at SMS Medical
College, Jaipur. He participated in RUD studies in Rajasthan and good
laboratory practuces unspection at Delhi. mathur_mukul@rediffmail.com
Ranjit Roychaudhury, MD is Health Advisor Government of India, Chair INCLEN,
UNESCO Professor at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and Emeritus Professor
at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi. He is Coordinator of the
India-WHO Programme in Rational Use of Drugs. He has worked with WHO as
Regional Advisor in Pharmaceuticals at the E M R Office at Alexandria and
introduced programmes in RUDin nineteen countries in the region.
dsprud@satyam.net.in
Rameshwar Sharma, MD, FAMS, Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of
Health Management Research, has experience in the area of public health and
has been Advisor to the World Health Organisation. He was a member of the
Working Group of the Planning Commission for Medical and Health Research and
Development. Cancer@datainfosys.net
Sangeeta Sharma MD is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Human
Behaviour & Allied Sciences. She also worked as Technical Coordinator,
India � WHO Essential Drugs Programme, Delhi Society for Promotion of
Rational Use of Drugs for one year. Dr. Sharma compiled the Standard
Treatment Guidelines and User�s Manual on Drugs for pharmacists and the
public. She has experience in the area of prescribing behaviour of
physicians. sunanditasharma@mantraonline.com
Uma Tekur, MD, is Professor Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New
Delhi. She is Joint Secretary of DSPRUD. She has organized National Training
Course on Promoting Rational Use of Drugs at New Delhi. umatekur@yahoo.com
G�ran Tomson, MD, PhD, is Director of the doctoral program at the Medical
Management Centre and coordinated the preparatory work for the Alliance for
Health Policy and Systems Research. at the Division of International Health
(IHCAR), Karolinska Institute, Sweden. He has been a member of WHO Expert
Panel on Drug Policy and Management for 9 years. Goran.Tomson@mmc.ki.se
Krisantha Weerasuriya, MD, PhD, FRCP is a clinical pharmacologist and is
Regional Adviser
in Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM) Programme at the WHO
South-East Asia Regional
Organization (SEARO) office at New Delhi, India. WeerasuriyaK@WHOSEA.ORG
Patricia Wolf, MPH is Associate Professor, IIHMR, Jaipur, India has a vast
amount of experience in conducting research on life style diseases and
training in the area of face to face education. patwolf@iihmr.org
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