Int Trg Course RUM, Jaipur, India, Feb-Mar 2011

[Guest guest]

Hi NetRUMians,

For Indian select 10, involved in RUM there are sponsorships available. If

selected by the Course Co-ordinator Dr Bapna for WHO funded seat, you will have

to only pay Rs 6,000 towards lodging-boarding, which is big bonus. Apply

immediately.

Me, Kunda Gharpure and Mira Desai will be joining you during the course from 01

March to 05 March 2011.

Vijay

International Training Course on

Promoting Rational Use of Drugs in the Community

Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India

February 27 to March 10, 2011

This is ground-breaking and very successful 12 day course developed by WHO to

meet requests from many individuals and organizations, and to respond to a clear

need for more effective planning, research and implementation of rational

medicines use practices in the community. It is a condensed version adopted from

the official two weeks WHO course on `Promoting Rational Drug Use in the

Community' being organized at this Institute for the 8th time.

Who should attend

The course is specifically aimed for Policy makers, Management Staff from

Ministries of Health, ARV Programme Managers, NGO Officials responsible for

national and local programmes, Development Aid agencies, Social scientists,

Pharmacists and other public health professionals interested in Promoting

Rational Drug Use in the Community

Objectives

1. To an exposure to methods to study and remedy inappropriate medicine

use in the community,

2. To analysis of what shapes medicines demand.

3. To get exposed to practical approaches to investigating and

prioritizing medicine use problems, and how to develop effective strategies for

change.

4. To understand the rational use of drug for reproductive health and

HIV/AIDS.

Design

The course is participatory in nature and uses the knowledge, skills and

experiences of participants as a major resource throughout. Teaching methods

include group activities, fieldwork, presentations and discussions. The course

will be conducted in English. The participants are required to have a good

command of this language to participate efficiently.

Collaborating Institutions

WHO SEARO, New Delhi

Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA)

Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (RSPRUD), Jaipur, India

Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, India Chapter

(ISPOR - INDIA)

Highlights

· Current access to medicines scenario

· What influences medicines use by the consumers

· Investigating medicines use pattern and identifying problems

· How to prioritize problems related to medicines use the community

· Conducting a rapid appraisal to analyze problem and identification of

solutions

· Fieldwork and data analysis

· Monitoring and evaluation

· Face-to-face education

· Advocacy and networking

· Developing research projects linked to interventions

Fees and Application

The fee of US$ 900 covers shared accommodation at the Institute guesthouse*,

tuition, course materials, field visit, airport pickup, and three meals a day.

Interested candidates may send CV along with the activities related to RUD that

they are involved with or plan to conduct in their own setting in future. The

last date for the receipt of applications is January 25, 2011. For further

details contact Jawahar S. Bapna MD, PhD prudc.india@...

*For single accommodation if available, an additional amount of US$ 25 per night

will have to be paid.