# E-DRUG: Short course in pharmaco-economics **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [May 7, 1998, 1:27pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-short-course-in-pharmaco-economics/2572 "1998-05-07T13:27:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mddah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@mddah](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/mddah)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 1998, 1:27pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-short-course-in-pharmaco-economics/2572/1 "1998-05-07T13:27:02Z")
E-drug: Short course in pharmaco-economics --------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT SHORT COURSE IN PHARMACO-ECONOMICS. The first short course in pharmaco-economics will be run by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Teaching and Training in Rational Pharmacotherapy at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia, from November 7-20 1998. COURSE OBJECTIVES The course is aimed to provide health professionals working in developing countries with:      - skills in the conduct of economic evaluation of           pharmaceuticals      - ability to use the results of economic analyses when           making purchasing decisions in relation to           pharmaceuticals COURSE CONTENT The course will cover the following topics:      critical appraisal of clinical data      use of meta-analysis      assessment of comparative effectiveness and safety of           pharmaceuticals      principles of health economics      principles of health program evaluation      use of economic modelling and decision analysis      critical appraisal of economic analyses      application of the results of economic analysis TEACHING METHODS The course will be partly problem-based. Participants will work in small groups with a tutor, supplemented by general tutorials and seminars. Participants will be encouraged to bring with them examples of problems in relation to managing drug supply from their own setting. LECTURERS The Faculty for the course will include staff from the Discipline of Clinical Pharmacology (Prof David Henry, Prof Tony Smith, Dr Suzanne Hill), visiting staff from WHO Geneva, and guest lecturers with extensive experience in pharmaco-economics. All have had experience in either the Australian system of economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals or managing drug supply in developing countries. COURSE DATES AND VENUE. November 7-20 inclusive. The course will be held at the David Maddison Building, Royal Newcastle Hospital, Pacific Street, Newcastle, NSW Australia. This is in central Newcastle, 5 minutes walk from shops, accommodation and the beach. ACCOMMODATION. Participants will be accommodated in self-catered shared apartments with individual bedrooms, kitchen and living areas. Bed-linen, crockery and cutlery and cooking utensils are provided. FEES AND COSTS Fees of $3500 US per participant will cover tuition fees, course materials and accommodation. In addition, each participant needs an allowance to cover daily food and miscellaneous expenses (a minimum of $200 US per week is suggested) for the period of the course. Travel costs are extra. APPLICATIONS Applications are invited from health care professionals working in government or academic settings, involved in the management of pharmaceuticals or purchasing pharmaceuticals, at national, institutional or program level. Knowledge or basic training in epidemiology, and/or biostatistics, would be an advantage, but is not essential. The course will be provided in English. Applicants must find their own sponsors. The number of participants will be restricted to 25. Applications should be submitted by letter/fax/email with short CV should be addressed to: Dr Suzanne Hill Pharmaco-economics Short Course Level 5 , Clinical Sciences Building Newcastle Mater Hospital Waratah NSW. Australia 2298 fax: +61 2 49602088 For more information contact Suzanne Hill or David Henry at the above address or ph 61 2 49211856 or email:      hillsu@mail.newcastle.edu.au      mddah@mail.newcastle.edu.au David Henry, Discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle Mater Hospital, Waratah, NSW, AUSTRALIA Phone +61 (0)49 211856 Fax +61 (0)49 602088 Home +61 (0)49 505576 mddah@mail.newcastle.edu.au -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.