E-DRUG: WHO/UNICEF Technical Briefing 19-23 Sept (2)
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[Well worth attending this free seminar in Geneva about the concepts of essential drugs. Hurry: deadline closes 29 June. WB]
Dear all
As mentioned in the initial e-drug announcement of 19 April 2005, please find below the provisional course programme for the WHO-UNICEF Technical Briefing Seminar No 10, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19-23 September.
For further information on the Seminar, please visit http://mednet2.who.int/tbs/
The completed application forms should be sent by 29 June 2005 to:
Mrs Ann Wilberforce,
World Health Organization,
WHO/PSM/PAR,
Geneva 1211,
Switzerland,
Fax 41-22-7914167,
e-mail wilberforcea@who.int
WHO/UNICEF Technical Briefing Seminar on essential medicines policies
Salle G, WHO/HQ
19 September 23 September 2005
Draft Programme
Monday 19 September 2005 (Facilitation: Richard Laing, Zafar Mirza)
Registration
08.45 09.00 Salle G, Main building (8th floor)
Introduction
09.00 09.30 Welcome - objectives of the Seminar
Vladimir Lepakhin, ADG, Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals
Hans Hogerzeil, Director PSM, Precious Matsoso Director TCM
09.30 10.15 Introduction of participants: Gallery of experts
Zafar Mirza RA/EMRO
10.45 12.30 PSM and TCM roles and responsibilities in implementing the WHO Medicines Strategy
Hans Hogerzeil Director PSM, Precious Matsoso Director TCM
12.30 14.00 Lunch
National Drug Policies
14.00 14.30 National Medicines Policies
Richard Laing PSM/PAR, Hans Hogerzeil Director PSM
Selection of Essential Medicines
14.30 15.30 Update 2005 WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Selection, evidence-based approach
Hans Hogerzeil Director PSM
Information resources
16.00 17.00 Documentation Centre, Essential Medicines Library & Bookshelf, WHO Model Formulary, Claude Da Re TCM, Lalit Dwivedi PSM/PAR
17.30 19.00 Reception with Assistant Director General, WHO/HTP Cluster and PSM & TCM staff members (WHO Restaurant, Main Building)
Tuesday 20 September 2005 (Facilitation: Zafar Mirza)
What is quality?
09.00 - 12.30 Medicine/Drug regulation and quality assurance
WHO normative functions in the field of pharmaceuticals
Lembit Rago, Sabine Kopp PSM/QSM
Assessment of regulatory capacity at country level including 10 country study
Valerio Reggi, Eshetu Wondemagegnehu PSM/QSM
12.30 14.00 Lunch
Prequalification
14.00-15.30 Pre-qualification of essential medicines
Lembit Rago, Olivier Gross PSM/QSM
Global issues
15.45-17.00 Globalisation, international trade agreements and access to medicines
German Velasquez, Cecilia Oh TCM/DAP
Wednesday 21 September 2005 (Facilitation: Richard Laing)
What is access?
09.00-11.30 Access framework, HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria: Marthe Everard, Clive Ondari, Peter Graaff (WHO/HIV), Paul Matiru (GDF-TB), Murtada Sesay (UNICEF), Paul Lalvani?? (Global Fund), Helen Tata (TCM)
Short presentations + Panel discussion
11.30 -12.30 Essential Medicines as a Human Right
Hans Hogerzeil Director PSM
Medicine Prices and Financing
14.00-15.45 Medicine prices, WHO/HAI NGO Price Survey Methodology
Richard Laing PSM/PAR, Gilles Forte TCM/DAP
Medicines promotion
16.00 17.30 Hot Topics (to be revised based on participant interest)
Medicines promotion and ethical criteria
Guitelle Baghdadi PSM/PAR
Key issues in access and best practices:
MDGs; private sector (OTC/prescriptions); human resources; medical education curricula; special needs in small countries
Richard Laing PSM/PAR, Zafar Mirza RA/EMRO
Thursday 22 September 2005 (Facilitation: Zafar Mirza)
Country programmes
09.00-9.30 WHO Strategy for working with and in countries
Precious Matsoso, TCM
9.30-10.45 TCM strategy for working with countries - regional and country perspective
TCM team
11.00 12.30 TCM strategy for working with countries - the experience of Kenya
TCM team
Monitoring
14.00 15.30 Indicators on pharmaceutical situations
Daisy Carandang TCM/DAP
Traditional Medicine
16 .00 17.30 International harmonization focus on the regulatory requirements for quality and safety of herbal medicines
Xiaorui Zhang TCM/TRM
Friday 23 September 2005 (Facilitation: Richard Laing)
Safety
09.00-10.00 Pharmacovigilance: New challenges for WHO
Mary Couper, Shanthi Pal PSM/QSM
What is rational medicine use?
10:00-12.30 Promoting rational medicine
Kathleen Holloway PSM/PAR
12.30 Closure
14.00 Additional time for sessions, individual appointments with TCM/PSM staff
The closing date for applications is 29 June 2005.
Reports on previous seminars may be found on:
http://www.who.int/medicines/organization/par/briefing/tbs.shtml
Richard Laing (Medical Officer)
Policy, Access and Rational Use,
Medicine Policy and Standards,
World Health Organization
CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Tel 41 22 791 4533
Fax 41 22791 4167
E-mail laingr@who.int