[india-drug] Course Announcement

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PHARMACOECONOMICS:EVIDENCE, MONEY AND DRUG SELECTION

April 21, 2003 to May 1, 2003
Bangkok, Thailand

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The 6th international short course on the use of pharmacoeconomics in
drug selection, developed under the auspices of WHO/EDM, will be held 
in Bangkok, Thailand  from April 21, 2003 to May 1, 2003. The aim of
the
programme is to provide participants with an understanding of the
principles and techniques of pharmacoeconomics, and how these tools can
be used in making decisions about selecting and purchasing
pharmaceuticals for use in health care systems.

The course has been developed by an international consortium, including
departments of clinical pharmacology and public health at the
Universities of Newcastle (Australia), Sydney, and Birmingham (UK), in
collaboration with WHO/EDM. The programme in Thailand will be provided
by these groups and hosted by Chulalongkorn University. The confirmed
faculty include Suzanne Hill, Rod Taylor, Glenn Salkeld and staff from
WHO.

The course is problem-based, facilitated by international and national
experts. It provides participants with the opportunity to work in small
groups, learning about and using pharmacoeconomic techniques to address
common problems in selecting drugs for national and sub-national
formularies. Participants should therefore be working in some aspect of
the academic or public health sector, and have some responsibility,
either at managerial level or 

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