[india-drug] [e-drug] Second ICIUM Conference, Thailand, 2004

[shweta nehra <s_nehra@yahoo.com>]

E-drug: Second ICIUM Conference, Thailand, 2004 
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Second International Conference on Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM
2004) Chiang Mai, Thailand March 30 - April 2, 2004 Supported by:
International Network for Rational Use of Drugs World Health
Organization Department of Essentials Drugs and Medicines Policy Center
for International Health Boston University School of Public Health
Department of Ambulatory Care & Prevention Harvard Medical School
Management Sciences for Health Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus
& Strategies for Enhancing Access to Medicines Programs Thai Network
for Rational Use of Drugs Call for Expressions of Interest and
Announcement of Web Site for ICIUM 2004 The ICIUM 2004 Web site
(www.icium.org) now features information on how to submit an abstract
and send an expression of interest in attending the conference. Both
may also be requested by sending an e-mail to icium@msh.org To Express
Interest Anyone who may wish to attend the conference is asked to send
an expression of interest. This will help the organizers tailor the
conference to participants' interests, and make sure that conference
information reaches you and others interested in improving the use of
medicines in developing countries. Please notify us of your interest by
filling out the Expression of Interest form on the Web site
(www.icium.org) or by sending an e-mail to icium@msh.org. If sending an
e-mail, please indicate: 1.Your name, institutional affiliation, and
country you are coming from and ways to reach you by mail, phone, fax,
and e-mail, including your preferred form of contact 2.Your primary and
secondary topic tracks of interest 3.Whether you plan to submit an
abstract, and if so, to which focal area and topic track it would be
relevant 4.Whether you are a researcher, policy maker, advocate, donor,
public health official, or other type of participant (please specify)
5.Whether you will be able to secure funds for your conference
registration, travel, and accommodation costs 6.(Optional) The name and
best contact address of colleagues who you think should receive
information about ICIUM 2004 The information you provide will be
accessible only to conference organizers and will be used only to plan
ICIUM 2004. Sending an expression of interest does not register you for
the conference. To register, please go to the Registration page of the
Web site, which will be available in April 2003. Summary of Conference
Structure Since the milestone ICIUM 1997, the field of international
health has experienced substantial advances and encountered tough new
challenges. ICIUM 2004 seeks (1) to build an international consensus on
effective and innovative interventions for improving medicine use; (2)
to share experiences on implementation and scaling up; and (3) to
define a new global research agenda relevant to current conditions and
unfolding developments in international health. The products of ICIUM
2004 will include: - A review of past and current initiatives to
improve medicine use - An expert consensus on which interventions are
successful in various settings - A defined, prioritized global research
agenda to fill identified gaps in our knowledge of what works and what
impedes our mission - The carrying out of this research agenda and the
dissemination of its findings The predominant focus of ICIUM 2004 will
be cost-effective interventions to improve the use of medicines. This
time the program will be organized into several concurrent topic tracks
including: 1. malaria; 2. tuberculosis; 3. HIV/AIDS, sexually
transmitted infections and reproductive health;.4. child health; 5.
chronic diseases including mental health; 6. antimicrobial resistance;
7. impact of access on use; and 8. other issues such as: methodology,
injection use, complementary and alternative medicine. Participants
with similar interests in a topic track will form a "meeting within a
meeting" as they explore the conference focal areas. These topic tracks
will be explored in a sequence of six half day sessions highlighting
specific focal areas: (1) International policies and systems; (2)
National policies, systems, and programs; (3) Hospitals and inpatient
care; (4) Primary care and health providers; (5) Primary care and the
community; (6) Special topics. A one-hour plenary session will open the
exploration of each focal area. Participants will then break into
groups of 30-80 persons across the eight or nine topic tracks. Thank
you. We look forward to seeing you at ICIUM 2004. 

John Chalker 
International Network for Rational Use of Drugs 
Management Sciences for Health 
e-mail: jchalker@msh.org 



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