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Short Course in "Rational Drug Management" 

Date:   03.05.2004 - 14.05.2004 
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Interested in a short course in "Rational Drug Management" at the 
University
of Heidelberg? Still seats available!!!

[Please reply to <short.courses@urz.uni-heidelberg.de> 
NOT to india-drug@healthnet.org]

Further information:
http://www.hyg.uni-heidelberg.de/ithoeg/teaching/Short/Drug.htm

Kind regards

Natascha Petersen
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Ms.Natascha Petersen
Short Courses in International Health

Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health
University of Heidelberg, Germany

Fax      +49 - 6221 - 56 49 18
E-Mail   short.courses@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
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This course is organised jointly by the Department of Tropical 
Hygiene & Public Health (ATHÖG) of the University of Heidelberg and 
the Swiss Tropical Institute at Basel.


Contents Overview

Drugs are an essential tool for preventive, curative and 
rehabilitative health care. However, holistic health care has to 
consider drugs just as one tool among many others and avoid the
irrational overuse of pharmaceuticals. The number and type of drugs 
is constantly increasing, while the financial resources for health 
care services in general remain limited. Therefore
rational drug management has become an increasingly important topic 
in order to make optimal use of the drug budget and to offer health 
services of the highest possible standard.

The course uses case studies and experience from high, middle and 
low-income countries with contributions from the participants to 
demonstrate the universal applicability of the
concepts and principles.

Learning Objective 

- To apply the concepts and principles of essential drugs and 
rational drug management, 
- To be convinced of the need for a supportive national and 
international drug policy environment and 
- To improve knowledge and technical skills for rational drug 
management in their respective services.

Specific Learning Objectives

- Describe the historical evolution and the current global drug
situation
- Apply the concept and the principles of rational drug

- Explain the importance of an international and national drug policy
- Apply tools to develop and implement treatment guidelines, an - 
Describe the framework and components of a drug supply system

- Apply the relevant tools for the procurement and distribution of 
essential drugs
- Explain the elements of drug costs and financing
- Describe elements of drug quality and quality assurance for 
rational drug management

- Describe the enabling and hindering factors and strategies for 
rational drug use
- Apply critical drug information management

Target Group

Health professionals and managers with a minimum 2 years experience 
in the health sector and at least 1 year experience in certain 
aspects of rational drug management.

Duration

2 weeks/90 hours. Equivalent to 3 ECTS points towards the tropEd
European Master in International Health

Course Coordinators
R. Huss (Heidelberg)
K. Wiedenmeyer (Basel)

Registration

Your written Registration should be received by the Department of 
Topical 
Hygiene. Please register as early as possible since the number of 
participants 
is limited.

Course fee

The total fee for the course is EUR 1.500; for those enrolled in the 
tropEd programme EUR 1.000.

A non-refundable registration fee of EUR 100, which will be credited 
towards the tuition fee, is due no later than four weeks prior to the 
start of the course. If the participant withdraws from the course 
less than four weeks prior to its commencement, a fee of EUR 100 will 
be charged.

The tuition fee covers coursework and printed materials and a 
bi-weekly pass for the Heidelberg public transportation system, but 
does not include accommodation, insurance or other personal living 
costs during the stay.

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Short Courses in International Health

Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health
University of Heidelberg, Germany

Fax      +49 - 6221 - 56 49 18
E-Mail   short.courses@urz.uni-heidelberg.de


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