E-DRUG: University of western Cape Pharmaceutical Policy and Management Online Module (20 July - 8 November 2020)
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UPDATE: UWC 2020 Short Course & Online Module in Pharmaceutical Policy & Management
OUR 1-WEEK FACE-TO-FACE SHORT COURSE IN JULY IS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
HOWEVER, OUR FULLY ACCREDITED ONLINE/DISTANCE LEARNING MODULE (1-SEMESTER) IN PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT WILL STILL BE OFFERED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE (UWC) as part of the Pharmaceutical Public Health area of specialisation within our Master in Public Health (MPH) programme. The module is convened by Dr Hazel Bradley (School of Public Health, UWC) and is offered in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy, UWC, Professor Richard Laing, Boston University, USA and UWC, Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, together with colleagues from South African provincial and national Departments of Health.
The Online/Distance Module combines a theoretical underpinning with sessions devoted to common medicines policy issues and management approaches, and covers topics such as national medicines policies, quality of medicines, human resources in pharmaceutical systems and policies to fight corruption.
Target Groups: Current and future policy makers and advisors, managers responsible for policy implementation, those in charge of pharmaceutical programmes/activities at any levels of health systems, NGO staff, academics with an interest in pharmaceutical policy development, implementation and management. Limited bursaries are available for online/distance learning modules.
* Pharmaceutical Policy and Management Online Module (20 July - 8 November 2020)
This Online Module may be taken as an individual accredited continuing education module or as part of the Master of Public Health. It runs over one semester (approx. 15 weeks) and comprises online materials with weekly activities, discussion forums and two written assignments. The module fulfils 15 credits (150 learning hours) at Masters-level. The module is relevant to those working in, or with an interest in, pharmaceutical policy and management in LMICs.
Cost per Module: R5,000 South Africans; US$350 Internationals with African citizenship; US$950 Internationals without African citizenship.
Online Module Information & Application Form: Contact Hazel Bradley hbradley@uwc.ac.za<mailto:hbradley@uwc.ac.za>
Application Deadline: 19 June 2020 (for late applications contact Hazel Bradley hbradley@uwc.ac.za<mailto:hbradley@uwc.ac.za>)
For any additional information on Online Modules: Contact Dr Hazel Bradley,
Tel: + 27 21 959 2630, Cell: +27 72 297 9932,
Email: hbradley@uwc.ac.za
or website: www.uwcsoph.co.za
Richard Laing
Professor, Department of Global Health
Boston University School of Public Health,
801 Massachusetts Avenue Boston MA 02118
richardl@bu.edu