Promoting Rational Use of Medicines in Resource Limited Settings

Promoting Rational Use of Medicines in Resource Limited Settings
December 16-20, 2024
Program Coordinator: Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee

Background

Rational use of medicines involves their appropriate use so that their selection, dose, and duration are according to the guidelines, suitable for clinical needs, at affordable cost to the provider, community, and the patient, and are dispensed correctly and taken properly. If the use of medicine is not as per these conditions, it is considered irrational or inappropriate use.
Protecting the public from the menace of irrational medicine use requires the presence of a robust mechanism and is a challenging and daunting task, especially in resource-limited countries. Lack of well-established systems for addressing medicine use may lead to non-attainment of healthcare goals and objectives; therefore, ensuring the rational use of medicines becomes more important, especially in resource-limited countries.
This training program is intended to assist countries with limited resources in developing a framework that could ensure the rational use of medicines, hence facilitating access to better clinical treatment outcomes.

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Objectives of The Program

The objectives of the programme are as follows:

  • To provide technical guidance for establishing a robust framework for ensuring the rational use of medicines in health facilities.
  • To comprehend key concepts and principles pertaining to rational use of medicines
  • To Underline the key issues and challenges affecting medicines use and identifying the ways to mitigate them.

Contents

  • The role of the Drug and Therapeutics Committee
  • Developing and Maintaining a Hospital Formulary
  • How is medicine quality assessed and ensured?
  • Assessing and Managing Medicine Safety
  • Identifying Problems with Medicine Use
  • Formulating the strategies to improve the medicine use
  • Importance of Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG)
  • Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance

Pedagogy

A suitable combination of classroom lectures, interactive discussions, class exercises, case studies, and experience sharing would be used. The discussion will cover both the conceptual and practical sides of drug quality. The programme will be conducted in English.

Target Participants

  • Personnel working in health programmes, health organizations, or national health system.
  • Health professionals working in private-sector hospitals.
  • Government officials involved in national medicine regulatory bodies, policy-making, and national disease programs.
  • Pharmacists, medicine prescribers and dispensers, clinical pharmacologists, researchers, chemists, microbiologists, academicians working in public health programs and industry.
  • Donors, non-governmental organizations, and international humanitarian programme implementers.

Program Coordinator

Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee

Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee
M. Pharm, MBA, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Management
IIHMR University, Jaipur, India
saurabh@iihmr.edu.in +91 8890398067
The programme will be offered by a team of national and international subject experts.

Programme Fee

The programme fee for Indian participants is Rs. 41,250 plus GST (18% as applicable), and for international participants it is USD 770 plus GST (18% as applicable). The programme fee covers tuition, background reading material, lodging, and boarding.

Discounts

Early Bird Discount: Nominations received with payments before four weeks will be entitled to a 10% early bird discount.
Group Discount: Any organization sponsoring four or more participants to the programme will be entitled to a 20% discount on the total fee payable, provided that at least four participants attend the programme.
Maximum Discount: Organizations can avail themselves of both the discounts subject to a maximum discount of 20%.

Duration & Venue

The programme is five days long. It will start on Monday, December 16, 2024, and will conclude on Friday, December 20, 2024. The programme will be held offline at IIHMR University, Jaipur. IIHMR University is located near Jaipur International Airport, Sanganer, Jaipur. The University campus provides a learning environment for the participants, who are welcome to use the library and recreational facilities at the campus.

Certification

A certificate of participation on completion of the programme will be issued by IIHMR University, Jaipur.

Nominations/Registration

Please send your nominations/registrations to the following address:

Programme Officer (Training)

The IIHMR University
1, Prabhu Dayal Marg, Sanganer Airport
Jaipur – 302029, Rajasthan

Phone Number: 0141-3924700
Email: training@iihmr.edu.in

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