E-DRUG: UWC 2019 Short Courses & Online Modules in Pharmaceutical Public Health Pharmaceutical Policy and Management Rational Medicines Use
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Build your skills in Pharmaceutical Policy and Management and Rational Medicines Use at the University of the Western Cape Winter School.
Short Courses and fully accredited Online/Distance Learning Modules will be offered in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy, UWC, Extraordinary Professor Richard Laing, Boston University, USA, Dr Raffaella Ravinetto, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, colleagues from South African provincial and national Departments of Health.
See Pharmaceutical Public Health announcement
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for further information and fee structure -
https://bit.ly/2U0TN7F
Limited bursaries are available for online/distance learning modules.
Target groups:
Pharmaceutical Policy and Management - Policy makers and advisors, managers responsible for policy implementation, consultants and academics with an interest in policy implementation and management.
Rational Medicines Use - Health professionals, including pharmacists, doctors and nurses from the public (government) and private sectors and NGOs working at national, provincial, district and facility levels involved in managing and improving the use of medicines.
Winter School Short Courses (1 week face-to face)
* Pharmaceutical Policy and Management Winter School Course (1-5 July 2019)
* Rational Medicines Use Winter School Course (8-12 July 2019)
Cost per short course: R4,800 South Africans; US$350 Internationals with African citizenship or working in Africa; US$600 Other internationals.
Note: cost covers 5-day tuition and lunches only, excludes travel, accommodation & all other expenses.
Application deadline: 5 April 2019
(for late applications contact Hazel Bradley hbradley@uwc.ac.za<mailto:hbradley@uwc.ac.za>)
Winter School Brochure: http://www.uwcsoph.co.za/images/short_courses/WS_2019.pdf
Winter School Application details:
http://www.uwcsoph.co.za/index.php/short-courses/winter-school
Online/Distance Learning MPH and Continuing Education Modules (1 semester - Masters-level)
* Pharmaceutical Policy and Management Online Module (July-November 2019)
* Rational Medicines Use Online Module (July-November 2019)
These online modules may be taken as individual accredited continuing education modules or as part of the Master of Public Health. They run over one semester (approx. 15 weeks) and comprise online materials with weekly activities, discussion forums and two written assignments. Each module fulfils 15 credits (150 learning hours) at Masters-level.
Participants typically come from South Africa, other sub-Saharan African countries and beyond.
Cost per module: R5,000 South Africans; US$350 Internationals with African citizenship; US$950 Internationals without African citizenship.
Application deadline:
31 May 2019
(for late applications contact Hazel Bradley hbradley@uwc.ac.za<mailto:hbradley@uwc.ac.za>)
Application information and form: Contact Hazel Bradley hbradley@uwc.ac.za<mailto:hbradley@uwc.ac.za>
For any additional information on short courses and online modules: Contact Dr Hazel Bradley,
Tel: + 27 21 959 2630, Cell: +27 72 297 9932, Email: hbradley@uwc.ac.za<mailto:hbradley@uwc.ac.za>
or website:
www.uwcsoph.co.za<http://www.uwcsoph.co.za>
Richard Laing
Professor, Department of Global Health
Boston University School of Public Health,
801 Massachusetts Avenue Boston MA 02118
Tel 617 358-2445 (Office) 617 435 7860 (Mobile)
Note change in office number
E mail richardl@bu.edu
"Laing, Richard" <richardl@bu.edu>