E-DRUG: PSM Course Nigeria Announcement
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INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ON PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (PSM) OF PHARMACEUTICALS & RELATED HEALTH COMMODITIES
Location: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Overview: Pharmaceutical Systems Africa (PSA) in collaboration with the Department of Clinical Pharmacy& Pharmacy Practice, University of Benin (UNIBEN), National Product Supply Chain Management Program of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (NPSCMP), and the Center for Health Research & Disease Prevention (CHRADiP) is offering a one-week course on responding to PSM bottle necks and challenges. The course will be tailored to address actual in-country PSM challenges. Training of programs staff to address their own challenges based on country needs and priorities is essential for building sustainable capacity.
Scope and Intent: Procurement and supply management (PSM) challenges present a key bottleneck to accessing effective treatments in resource-limited settings. Key to strengthening PSM systems is the orientation and training of technical assistance providers based on global vision and priorities and in-country needs. Although there are a number of agencies and consultants who provide capacity building support in the PSM area, most of these are not located in the immediate vicinity of the need, and constant demand outstrips supply. The limited numbers of experts becomes a bottleneck to PSM systems strengthening and implementation. There is thus the need to develop more experts with appropriate skills to assist partners in low-income countries of the South to address program, national and regional challenges. Previously, training programs of this nature have been centralized in the West. The PSA approach brings capacity building to the intended recipients where learning is within the working environment. Our first training of this nature was offered in Uganda, together with Makerere University; the 2nd was offered in Zambia, working in collaboration with the Churches Association of Zambia. For this third piece we carry the PSM training to Nigeria after receiving requests from a number of prospective beneficiaries in West Africa.
Target Audience: The training will target pharmacists, other professionals with key roles in PSM systems including those supported by national governments and international organizations. Participants will also include professionals with an interest in building their skills as independent PSM consultants.
Deliverables: The course content includes key aspects of the PSM systems, based on
In-country case studies. By the end of the course, participants will be:
i. Able to critically appraise PSM plans, in the context of organizational structures and health systems in which they are placed
ii. Conversant with the different approaches and methodologies to assess PSM systems
iii. Able to identify factors contributing to a well-performing PSM system in developing countries
iv. Measure the performance of a PSM system using appropriate indicators
v. Introduced to problem solving oriented approaches to capacity building for pharmaceutical systems in low resource settings
vi. Equipped with skills to evaluate a PSM system from a local funding agent perspective
Some of the key topics to be covered in the supply chain workshop
. Product selection
. Procurement
. Forecasting
. Quantification
. Inventory management
. Storage& distribution of products
. Logistics management information system (LMIS)
. Monitoring and evaluation of LMIS
. Human resource for PSM
. Introduction to reproductive health commodities logistics
. Introduction to vaccine logistics
. E-health, electronic LMIS, drug management application prototype mobile application
. From "products to people"- linking public health supply chain to clinical use of medicines
Program date: Monday 26 to Saturday, 31
Fee Structure: Local Participants will pay N50, 000.00 for the Supply Chain Workshop, if registration and payment is done on or before the 3rd of May 2014. If Registration and payment is done after the 3rd of May 2014, then the fees for the courses will go up to N60, 000.00. Participants from outside Nigeria will pay $500.00 for the Supply Chain Workshop, if registration and payment is done on or before the 3rd of May 2014 and if registration is done after May 3rd, then the course fee of the workshop becomes $700.
Please note fees ONLY cover course materials, lunches, and tea break during training. Participants are responsible for making their own travel and lodging arrangements. Please see brochure for accommodation options and pricing.
Course Faculty: The principal facilitators of these courses will be top university Professors from USA, Sweden, Nigeria and Zambia as facilitators for the intensive hands-on case-based training in Supply Chain Management. Profiles of faculty will be posted in the course brochures.
Application: Please apply online at www.pharmasystafrica.com or by e-mail to info@pharmasystafrica.com .The deadline for applications is Friday, May 9th, 2014.
Requests for additional information and support for participation should be sent to info@pharmasystafrica.com or telephone number +1 502 298 5515 or to Dr Enato at (+2348023597448) or by email at pharmworshop@gmail.com
Monica Chiunda MA - HRM
Corporate Administrator
Pharmaceutical Systems Africa
Email: mchiunda@pharmasystafrica.com
Site: www.pharmasystafrica.com