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Drug & Therapeutics Committees, Training of Trainers
When: Nov. 28 - Dec. 10, 2005
Where: Penang, Malaysia
The National Poison Center in Malaysia will host an International Training Course on Drug and Therapeutics Committees and Training of Trainers from November 28 to December 10, 2005, in Penang, Malaysia. The course is organized by the University of Science Malaysia (USM) and the Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus (RPM Plus) Program of Management Sciences for Health (MSH) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Medicines Policies and Standards.
Who Should Attend?
The course is designed for physicians; pharmacists; and health officials in hospitals, ministries of health, universities, or private organizations. Those interested in improving formulary management and promoting rational use of medicines through Drug and Therapeutics Committees (DTCs) and who are in a position to provide training and technical assistance to other DTCs are invited to apply. Candidates with
some experience with DTCs and who wish to expand their knowledge of pharmaceutical management and train others in their country/region are preferred.
Course Focus
The training course will focus on the role of the DTC and the practical approaches available in promoting
rational use of medicines. Key features will include:
- Formulary management
- Standard treatment guidelines
- Essential medicines list
- Indicators of medicine use
- Interventions to change inappropriate medicine use
- Practical aspects of running a DTC
The last two days of the course will focus on training of trainers (TOT) aspect and is designed to help the participants to better prepare themselves to provide DTC-related training to others in their respective countries and regions. Key features of the TOT component will include:
- Adult learning
- Role of the teacher
- Communication skills
- Teaching and learning methods
- DTC-related presentation and facilitation skills
The highly participatory course will be conducted in English and will consist of:
- Presentations
- Discussions
- Small group activities
- Field visits
The DTC training will be based on materials developed by MSH in collaboration with WHO, and will allow for the exchange of experiences and ideas among participants, adding depth to the learning process. This will expose participants to a wide range of international experiences and materials. The TOT training will be based on the materials recently developed by MSH. The course materials will emphasize:
- Identifying and understanding medicine use problems
- Formulary management and standard treatment guidelines
- Assessing pharmaceutical efficacy, safety, and quality
- Cost evaluation of formulary pharmaceuticals
- Drug utilization reviews
- Strategies to improve medicine use
- Structure and function of a DTC
- Infection control
- Monitoring and evaluating a DTC
- Local hospital field study
- Adult learning and teaching learning methods
- Communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
For More Information
http://www.msh.org/projects/rpmplus/3.4.htm
category: Upcoming Events : Educational Programs
contributed by Andrea Welch on 14 September 2005
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