Dear colleagues,
i+solutions will be facilitating a workshop on Forecasting and Quantification of Medicines and Medical Supplies (English version) scheduled to take place in the Netherlands from 19 – 24 August 2012.
This course is specially designed for those responsible for the quantification components of the supply chain especially, pharmacists and pharmaceutical buyers, physicians, senior health system managers and technical assistance professionals from governmental and non-governmental organizations. Those managing Drug Supply Organizations (DSO) and Hospitals will benefit from the course.
Introduction
Today, there are many challenges presented by the increasing number of stakeholders in the health sector especially in developing countries. These challenges range from different funding mechanism to reporting requirements, and influence the quantification of medicines and medical supplies. This course addresses the major challenges faced during quantification and aims at building participants’ capacity to manage the forecasting and quantification processes in a multi-stakeholder environment.
Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the forecasting methods.
- Demonstrate the knowledge of the quantification process and conduct quantification using both the consumption and morbidity based quantification methods;
- Recognize the characteristics of good quantification systems;
- Establish and maintain an efficient quantification plan suitable for their work settings.;
- Monitor and evaluate the quantification processes.
Covered Topics
The course is highly participatory, the interchange of skills and experience among course members is essential for training activities and learning. The course contains presentations, discussions, exercises, and case studies. The major topics include:
- Overview of quantification for medicines and medical supplies.
- Forecasting methods.
- Financing mechanisms, cost saving through efficient quantification.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) for quantification.
- Monitoring and evaluation of the quantification processes.
- Practical activity – Individual/group quantification improvement project.
Course Fee
The course fee is € 2,600, including accommodation and meals during the course period, if payment is completed before 8 July. Applicant will enjoy an additional discount if (s)he also applies for the course on Procurement Management of Medicines and Medical Supply, 26 - 31 August (http://www.iplussolutions.org/index.php?id=51&language=EN), at the same time.
More information:
Please visit http://www.iplussolutions.org/index.php?id=46&language=EN.
To request for an application form:
Please contact i+solutions by email at training@iplussolutions.org.
Contact:
Training & Consultancy Coordinator
i+solutions
Email: training@iplussolutions.org
Web: www.iplussolutions.org