[india-drug] Interesting questionnaire on RUD from Edrug

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Interesting questionnaire on RUD from Edrug

(Copied from Edrug. Thanks!

India drug participants responding to Nicole could please send a CC to
this email ID as well so that we can continue the discussion in the
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E-drug: Rational Use of Medicines Education Module
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Dear Colleagues,

The National Prescribing Service in Australia is developing an
educational module for the rational use of medicines. We are seeking
your assistance in identifying similar education/training programs that
exist, which we may learn from.  If you are involved in any education
programs which focus on the rational use of medicines, we would be
grateful if you could take the time to read on and complete the
questionnaire below. We appreciate that you may be busy, so if you do
not have the time to complete the questionnaire in its entirety, please
send us a précis, a web address or the contact details of another
person we may contact.

Please forward your responses directly to Nicole at
ncockayne@nps.org.au 

The National Prescribing Service (NPS) in Australia is a non-profit
organisation independent of government and the pharmaceutical industry,
with the goal of improving the health of Australians through
appropriate and cost-effective prescribing of medicines and the quality
use of medicines.
We provide access to independent, balanced, critically appraised
information on medicines to GPs, other medical specialists, medical
students, interns,residents, hospital doctors, nurses, pharmacists,
other health professionals and consumers. The NPS also supports and
fosters training in the area of therapeutics.

The NPS is currently developing an educational module that focuses on
the rational use of medicines. The module is intended for people who
work in agencies which implement rational use of medicines principles.
In Australia,this encompasses a wide range of people who have a broad
range of professional qualifications and experience. It includes
trained health professionals, educators, facilitators and consumer
advocates. The proposed training module is intended to complement this
broad range of skills and experience, by providing the resources and
appropriate knowledge and skills to operate more effectively in the
context of rational use of drugs.

In developing this module, we are undertaking an extensive search of
current training programs in other countries, which focus on rational
drug use. We wish to identify different frameworks of content,
resources and delivery formats, which we can learn from to assist in
the development of the training module.

Specifically, we are interested in programs which:
* Demonstrate confidence in understanding rational drug use concepts
and principles
* Apply rational drug use principles in a practical way within the
participants usual work environment
* Integrate rational drug use concepts and principles into
participant's programs and in any future programs
* Enable participants to gain skills in evaluating the success
and value of rational drug use strategies within their workplace
environment

We are seeking your collaboration with this project. If you are aware
of,are currently involved in or have been involved in any training or
education programs which focus on rational drug use or prescribing
issues, we would be very grateful if you could complete the
questionnaire below. It has been designed such that it should take only
15 minutes to complete.

This is an exciting development in the progress of quality use of
medicines and rational drug use and we thank you for your assistance.
We will be pleased to provide E-Drug with a summary of the responses
received.

Questionnaire

General Information
1. Which country are you from?

2. What is the name of the organisation you work for?

3. What type of organisation is this? For example, is it a Government
body, Non-Government Organisation, University or teaching institution,
Consumer group etc?

4. What is the main objective of your organisation?

5. What is your role within the organisation?

Information Relating to the Rational Use of Medicines
Education/Training
Program

6. What is the name of the training program?

7. Briefly describe the purpose of the training program

8. Please provide a brief overview of the content covered in the
training program? If possible, please attach a copy of the program
content
to your email reply.

9. Who is the training program directed at? Please comment on the
participant's background and level of experience.

10. Please comment on how the training program is delivered. For
example, is it delivered through workshops, seminars, distance
learning,
formal lectures within a university program?

11. Is there a web address which contains information relating to the
training program?

Please feel free to make any other comments.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. It is
very
much appreciated.

With kind regards
Nicole

Nicole Cockayne
Curriculum and Evaluation Officer
National Prescribing Service
Level 1/31 Buckingham Street
SURRY HILLS NSW 2010
Australia
Ph: 61 2 9699 4499
Facsimile: 61 2 9699 5155
Email: ncockayne@nps.org.au
Web: www.nps.org.au

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