E-drug: Second ICIUM Conference, Thailand, 2004
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Second International Conference on Improving Use of Medicines
(ICIUM 2004)
Chiang Mai, Thailand
March 30 - April 2, 2004
Supported by:
International Network for Rational Use of Drugs
World Health Organization
Department of Essentials Drugs and Medicines Policy
Center for International Health
Boston University School of Public Health
Department of Ambulatory Care & Prevention
Harvard Medical School
Management Sciences for Health
Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus &
Strategies for Enhancing Access to Medicines Programs
Thai Network for Rational Use of Drugs
Call for Expressions of Interest and Announcement of Web Site for
ICIUM 2004
The ICIUM 2004 Web site (www.icium.org) now features
information on how to submit an abstract and send an expression
of interest in attending the conference. Both may also be requested
by sending an e-mail to icium@msh.org
To Express Interest
Anyone who may wish to attend the conference is asked to send
an expression of interest. This will help the organizers tailor the
conference to participants' interests, and make sure that conference
information reaches you and others interested in improving the use
of medicines in developing countries. Please notify us of your
interest by filling out the Expression of Interest form on the Web
site (www.icium.org) or by sending an e-mail to icium@msh.org. If
sending an e-mail, please indicate:
1.Your name, institutional affiliation, and country you are coming
from and ways to reach you by mail, phone, fax, and e-mail,
including your preferred form of contact
2.Your primary and secondary topic tracks of interest
3.Whether you plan to submit an abstract, and if so, to which focal
area and topic track it would be relevant
4.Whether you are a researcher, policy maker, advocate, donor,
public health official, or other type of participant (please specify)
5.Whether you will be able to secure funds for your conference
registration, travel, and accommodation costs
6.(Optional) The name and best contact address of colleagues who
you think should receive information about ICIUM 2004
The information you provide will be accessible only to conference
organizers and will be used only to plan ICIUM 2004. Sending an
expression of interest does not register you for the conference. To
register, please go to the Registration page of the Web site, which
will be available in April 2003.
Summary of Conference Structure
Since the milestone ICIUM 1997, the field of international health
has experienced substantial advances and encountered tough new
challenges. ICIUM 2004 seeks (1) to build an international
consensus on effective and innovative interventions for improving
medicine use; (2) to share experiences on implementation and
scaling up; and (3) to define a new global research agenda relevant
to current conditions and unfolding developments in international
health.
The products of ICIUM 2004 will include:
- A review of past and current initiatives to improve medicine use
- An expert consensus on which interventions are successful in
various settings
- A defined, prioritized global research agenda to fill identified gaps
in our knowledge of what works and what impedes our mission
- The carrying out of this research agenda and the dissemination
of its findings
The predominant focus of ICIUM 2004 will be cost-effective
interventions to improve the use of medicines. This time the
program will be organized into several concurrent topic tracks
including: 1. malaria; 2. tuberculosis; 3. HIV/AIDS, sexually
transmitted infections and reproductive health;.4. child health; 5.
chronic diseases including mental health; 6. antimicrobial
resistance; 7. impact of access on use; and 8. other issues such as:
methodology, injection use, complementary and alternative
medicine. Participants with similar interests in a topic track will
form a "meeting within a meeting" as they explore the conference
focal areas.
These topic tracks will be explored in a sequence of six half day
sessions highlighting specific focal areas:
(1) International policies and systems;
(2) National policies, systems, and programs;
(3) Hospitals and inpatient care;
(4) Primary care and health providers;
(5) Primary care and the community;
(6) Special topics.
A one-hour plenary session will open the exploration of each focal
area. Participants will then break into groups of 30-80 persons
across the eight or nine topic tracks.
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you at ICIUM 2004.
John Chalker
International Network for Rational Use of Drugs
Management Sciences for Health
e-mail: jchalker@msh.org
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