Dear E-druggers,
Some time ago I launched a general request on the e-drug net for information
on training in pharmaceutical economy. I now wish to share with you the
suggestions I have received so far that have lead me to established training
activities. At this stage I am not able to compare or evaluate the training
offered at the various sites. If you have an interest in this area, I suggest
you contact the relevant institutions directly:
In Australia:
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
The University of Newcastle
Newcastle Mater Hospital
Warath, NSW, Australia
phone +61-49 211856
fax +61-49 602088
e-mail mddah@alinga.newcastle.edu.au
contact Dr David Henry
In South Africa:
Department of Pharmacy
Medical School WIC Wits University
contact Dr Indres Moodley E-mail 168MOOD@chiron.wits.ac.za
In UK:
A 9 week course in "Effective Drug Management and Rational Drug Use" next
run 12 May to 11 July 1997 at
School of Pharmacy
The Robert Gordon University
Schoolhill
Aberdeen AB 9 1FR
Scotland, UK
phone +44-1224-262533
fax +44-1224-626559
contact Dr Paul D Spivey E-mail p.spivey@rgu.ac.uk
In USA:
1) Center for Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research CB#7360 Beard Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
phone +1-919-962-0080
fax +1-919-966-8486
www: http://www.unc.edu/~uwolt2/cepor/welcome.htm
contact prof Abraham G. Hartzema E-mail bhartzem.pharm@msh.unc.edu
Provides courses for a semester as well as shorter courses for 4 - 6 weeks
2) Center for Pharmaceutical Economics
College of Pharmacy
The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
P.O. Box 210207
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0207, USA
phone: +1-520-626-3020
fax +1-520-626-2023
3) Department of Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
University of Southern California
School of Pharmacy
1540 E. Alcazar Street, CPH 140
Los Angeles, CA 90033-1085
phone +1-212-342-1460
fax +1213-342-1462
contact Dr Leonid Sokolskiy E-mail sokolski@hsc.usc.edu
4) School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy
Health Sciences Center
University of Washington
Box 357630
Seattle Washington 98195-7630, USA
phone +1-206-543-6788
fax +1-206-543-3835
5) Management Sciences for Health
165 Allandale Road
Boston, MA 02130-3400
phone +1-617-527-9292
fax +1-617-965-2208
E-mail: training@msh.org
www: http://www.msh.org
Two courses offered; one in collaboration with IDA the other in conjunction
with WHO/DAP and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
I wish to thank everyone who has contributed leads in this my little
research endeavour.
Regards,
Sten Olsson
General Manager
WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring
Box 26
S-751 03 Uppsala
Sweden
Tel.: +46 - 18 174850
Fax: + 46 - 18 507840
E-mail: sten.olsson@who.pharmasoft.se