[india-drug] Course Announcement

["Dr. Bapna" <jbapna@iihmr.org>]

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON
PROMOTING RATIONAL DRUG USE IN THE COMMUNITY

Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India
January 23-30, 2005

This is a ground-breaking eight-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? for health programme staff from
ministries of health, universities, development agencies,
nongovernmental and other organizations, and individuals interested in
improving drug use in the community. 

OBJECTIVES
The course concentrates on methods to study and remedy inappropriate
medicine use in the community, including an essential analysis of what
shapes medicines demand. Participants will be exposed to practical
approaches to investigating and prioritizing medicine use problems, and
how to develop effective strategies for change. There will also be a
focus on rational use of antibiotics, drug use in AIDS, Malaria and TB.

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, and given its
interactive nature, the participants are required to have a good
command of this language to participate efficiently. The course
materials have been developed as per the guidelines of WHO and the
International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD)  in
collaboration with eminent colleagues in this field. The participants
will thus be exposed to a wide range of national and international
experience.

HIGHLIGHTS
 
·	Essential Medicines Concept
·	What influences medicines use by the consumers
·	Investigating medicines use pattern and identifying problems
·	How to prioritize problems related to medicines use by the community
·	Conducting a rapid appraisal to analyze problems and identification
of solutions
·	Fieldwork and data analysis
·	Monitoring and evaluation
·	Face-to-face education 
·	Advocacy and networking
·	Developing research  projects  linked to interventions
·	Understanding rational use of antibiotics, drug use in AIDS, Malaria
and TB
 

 
COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS
·	WHO's Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM), Geneva and  SEARO,
New Delhi
·	Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD), New
Delhi, India
·	Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (RSPRUD),
Jaipur, India
·	Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics

CONTACT ADDRESS   
Jawahar  S. Bapna
Indian Institute of Health Management Research
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Airport Road
Jaipur ? 302 011, INDIA jbapna@iihmr.org	 
·	Asia-ITC, European Commission

FEES AND APPLICATION
The fee of Rs. 18,000 (US$ 400) covers tuition, course materials, field
visit, airport/station pickup, shared accommodation at the Institute
Guest House and three meals a day. Application forms may be obtained
from the contact address. The last date for the receipt of applications
is 31 October 2004.
 
TRAINERS
Jawahar S. Bapna, MSc (Med), PhD He is the Professor of Health and
Pharma Management at the Indian Institute of Health Management Research
has conducted extensive field surveys, data collection for research
projects with agencies like WHO, World Bank, EU, Euro Health Group and
MSH at primary care level.  He has  experience of working with
essential drugs and vaccines programmes under WHO-India Essential Drugs
Programme as Vice-President of Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational
Use of Drugs.  jbapna@iihmr.org 

Dennis B. Batangan, M.D.,M.Sc is a research associate at the Institute
of Philippine Culture (IPC), Ateneo De Manila  University (ADMU)
Philippines. His interest and expertise include health human resource,
planning social health insurance, ICT  and health, and rational drug
management. He is   an expert in the area of net working of information
on rational drug management. He is Co-Convener of the Information,
Communication and Technology (ICT) and Health Philippine Forum. 
ipc@admu.edu.ph 

Kamaxi Bhate M.D.  is Associate Professor in the Department of
Preventive and Social Medicine. She has experience in the area of
patient education and conducted training programmes for community
health volunteers.  She participated in training in Rational Drug Use
in the Community, at Bangkok, November 2002 peckem@rediffmail.com

Prem  C. Dandiya, PhD (Toronto) is the Emeritus Professor, SMS Medical
College, Jaipur and President, RSPRUD. He has been the President of
Indian Pharmacological Society, Pharmacy Council of India and Indian
Pharmaceutical Congress Associations. He has been conducting studies in
the utilization of pharmaceutical services and training on RUD.
dandiya@sancharnet.in 

Shiv D. Gupta, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins) is Director, Indian Institute of
Health Management Research, He has experience in the area of
Information Management with reference to planning, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of health systems research in India.
sdgupta@iihmr.org 

Usha Gupta MD is Professor and Head, Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical
College, New Delhi. She is Secretary of DSPRUD. She has organized
National Training Course on Promoting Rational Use of Drugs at New
Delhi and International Training Course on Drug & Therapeutics
Committees, Mumbai.  usha_gupta@yahoo.com 

Nirmal Gurbani, PhD is head of public health Institute,  Jaipur. He is
the secretary of Rajasthan Society for Promotion of Rational Use of
Drugs. Currently he is the coordinator of WHO-India Essential Drugs
Programme. dsprud@satyam.net.in 

Reinhard Huss MD, MPH, is Senior Fellow and Consultant at the Institute
of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health. He is an experienced person in
the area of district management, heath sector reforms, sector-wide
approach, rational drug supply and use, quality management of health
services, programme and project planning, monitoring and evaluation and
reproductive health. He has been organizing international courses on
Rational Drug Management at the University of Heidelberg.  
Reinhard.Huss@urz.uni-heidelberg.de 

Pooran Joshi PhD is Professor of Anthropology, University of Delhi, He
has the experience in the area of qualitative research in different
types of settings.  med_anthro_ihbas@hotmail.com

Gurdas Khilnani, MD is Professor and Head, Pharmacology, SMS Medical
College, Jaipur. He participated in WHO sponsored Pharmaco-economics
Course in India. He is a resource person for the European Commission
supported RUD programme in Rajasthan.

Mukul Mathur, PhD is Associate Professor in Pharmacology at SMS Medical
College, Jaipur. He participated in RUD studies in Rajasthan and good
laboratory practuces unspection at Delhi.  mathur_mukul@rediffmail.com

Ranjit Roychaudhury, MD is Health Advisor Government of India, Chair
INCLEN, UNESCO Professor at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and
Emeritus Professor at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.
He is Coordinator of the India-WHO Programme in Rational Use of Drugs.
He has worked with WHO as Regional Advisor in Pharmaceuticals at the E
M R Office at Alexandria and introduced programmes in RUDin nineteen
countries in the region. dsprud@satyam.net.in 

Rameshwar Sharma, MD, FAMS,  Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute
of Health Management Research, has experience in the area of public 
health and has been  Advisor to the World Health Organisation. He was a
member of the Working Group of the Planning Commission for Medical and
Health Research and Development. Cancer@datainfosys.net 

Sangeeta Sharma MD is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Human
Behaviour & Allied Sciences. She also worked as Technical Coordinator,
India ? WHO Essential Drugs Programme, Delhi Society for Promotion of
Rational Use of Drugs for one year. Dr. Sharma compiled the Standard
Treatment Guidelines and User?s Manual on Drugs for pharmacists and the
public. She has experience in the area of prescribing behaviour of
physicians. sunanditasharma@mantraonline.com 

Uma Tekur, MD, is Professor Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College,
New Delhi. She is Joint Secretary of DSPRUD. She has organized National
Training Course on Promoting Rational Use of Drugs at New Delhi.
umatekur@yahoo.com 

Göran Tomson, MD, PhD,  is Director of the doctoral program at the
Medical Management Centre and coordinated the preparatory work for the
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. at the Division of
International Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institute, Sweden. He  has
been a member of WHO Expert Panel on Drug Policy and Management for 9
years. Goran.Tomson@mmc.ki.se 

Krisantha Weerasuriya, MD, PhD, FRCP is a clinical pharmacologist and
is Regional Adviser
in Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM) Programme at   the WHO
South-East Asia Regional
Organization (SEARO) office at  New Delhi, India.
WeerasuriyaK@WHOSEA.ORG 

Patricia Wolf, MPH is Associate Professor, IIHMR, Jaipur, India has a
vast amount of experience in conducting  research on life style
diseases  and training in the area of face to face education. 
patwolf@iihmr.org


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