[india-drug] Course: Rational Drug Use In The Community

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

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON  PROMOTING RATIONAL DRUG USE 
IN THE COMMUNITY 
January 15-24, 2006
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, India

This is a ground-breaking highly successful 10 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, 
non-governmental and other organizations, and individuals interested 
community. To encourage a larger number of participants, utilizing
the facilities at the Institute, the course fee has been kept low.

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. See PRUDC 2005 report at www.

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
* Developing research  projects  linked to interventions
*Advocacy and networking
*Understanding rational use of drug use in AIDS, Malaria, and TB

CONTACT ADDRESS

Jawahar  S. Bapna MD, PhD, FAMS
Professor, Health & Pharma Management
Indian Institute of Health Management Research, 1, Prabhu Dayal
Marg,
Airport Road
Jaipur - 302 011,  INDIA jbapna@iihmr.org

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 (APUA)

FEES AND APPLICATION
The fee of Rs. 20,000 (US$ 450) covers tuition, course materials,
field visit, airport/station pickup, shared accommodation at the Institute
Guest House and three meals a day. Interested candidates may send CV along
with the plan of activities related to RUD that they would like to
conduct in their region after attending the course. The last date of
application is November 30, 2005.Click here to see last Programme