Course: Rational Mgt Med focus on HIV, TB, malaria: South Africa Oct 2011

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Dear colleagues,

we are pleased to announce the international postgraduate training course on

RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF MEDICINES-

A FOCUS ON HIV, TB AND MALARIA

30 October - 11 November 2011

Pretoria, South Africa

This acclaimed course has been continually updated and revised over its

11-year history and offers state-of -the-art information and practice

guidelines.

Below you will find a summary of this course.

If you are interested to attend, please check our website for the complete

course description and the application form or send an email to:

courses-sti@...

For any questions or remarks, do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Course Secretariat

Socinstrasse 57

P.O Box

CH - 4002 Basel / Switzerland

Tel.: + 41 61 284 82 80

Fax: + 41 61 284 81 06

E-mail: courses-sti@...

Internet: www.swisstph.ch

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RATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF MEDICINES-

A FOCUS ON HIV, TB AND MALARIA

30 October - 11 November 2011

Pretoria, South Africa

CONTENTS OVERVIEW

Health is an intrinsic human right as well as a central input to poverty

reduction and socioeconomic development. Cost-effective interventions

including medicines for controlling major diseases exist, but a lack of

money for health and a range of system constraints hamper efforts to

expand health services to the poor.

From penicillin to insulin, antiseptics to antiretrovirals, science has

led to dramatic improvements in health worldwide. Medicines are an

essential and cost-effective tool of health care and an important element

of health systems. Yet the main diseases of poverty such as HIV/AIDS,

malaria and tuberculosis continue to claim innumerable lives in low income

countries. Today, for millions of people worldwide essential medicines

remain unavailable and unaffordable. Irrational medicine use is a global

public health problem. Counterfeit and poor quality medicines are an

additional barrier to equitable access to medicines. Millions of adults

and children die each year from treatable and preventable diseases.

There is an urgent need to develop adequate strategies that ensure better

access to medicines. It is about getting evidence-based and effective

medicines to the people who need them, whether by reducing their costs,

promoting research and development, improving their distribution,

increasing their efficacy and acceptability, or slowing down the

development of antimicrobial resistance.

OBJECTIVES

To enable health professionals to understand and apply the concepts and

principles of essential medicines and rational medicine management with a

focus on the diseases of poverty HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, to

recognise the need for a national and international medicine policy

environment, to improve knowledge and skills and to gain practical field

experience for rational medicine management within different health system

contexts.

COURSE TOPICS

·Historic milestones and current global medicine situation

·Concept of essential medicines and its relevance in primary health care

· Roles of different stakeholders including health workers,

traditional healers, Ministry of Health, international organisations and

the pharmaceutical industry

·The global context, health initiatives, treaties and national

medicine policy

·Treatment guidelines, essential medicine lists and personal

medicine lists

· Patterns of medicine use and adherence, strategies for promoting

rational medicine use

· Antimicrobial resistance and approaches for containment

· Medicine quality and quality assurance

· Rational management of HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis related

treatment

· Framework and components of a medicine supply system including

procurement and distribution

·Elements of medicine costs, affordability and financing options

TARGET GROUP

Health professionals and managers with experience (at least two years) in

international health and the pharmaceutical sector.

DURATION

2 weeks (90 hours student investment time). Equivalent to 3 ECTS points

towards the TropEd European Master in International Health. A certificate

will be awarded after successful completion.

COURSE FORMAT

The course language is English. The course combines lectures, in-depth

discussions of case studies, short presentations, small group exercises

and field visits. The course is highly participatory and participants will

be exposed to a wide range of international experiences and materials.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please contact the course secretariat for an application form.

Application deadline: 31 August 2011

COURSE FEE

The total course fee is CHF 3240.- (Swiss Francs) including tuition,

accommodation/full board and must be paid 8 weeks before the start of the

course. Cost for international flights must be added.Travel to South

Africa has to be organized by the participant.

LOCATION

The course will be held in Pretoria, South Africa. The Department of

Pharmacy of the Medunsa Campus (previously the Medical University of

Southern Africa) is the host organization.

COURSE FACULTY

The course is facilitated by international and national experts. The

academic panel will include a number of highly experienced professionals

from various institutions.

COURSE COORDINATORS

Dr. Karin Wiedenmayer (SwissTPH)

Prof. Rob Summers (Medunsa)

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Karin Wiedenmayer, MSc, PharmD

Swiss Centre for International Health

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Socinstrasse 57

CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland

T+41 61 284 81 26

F+41 61 284 81 03

karin.wiedenmayer@...

www.swisstph.ch / www.scih.ch