Course on Supply Chain Management (TB and HIV)

 

The objective of this five-day course is to provide participants with the practical knowledge and skills to effectively manage the antituberculosis medicines and laboratory commodities needed in today’s TB programmes.

There is increasing collaboration and coordination with TB programmes and many of the topics covered in this course can also be applied to the management of antiretroviral drugs and HIV diagnostics.

The techniques presented in lectures will be applied during realistic case exercises and simulations related to pharmaceutical supply management (PSM).

Benefits of Training

1. Discover the key global actors in the production, financing and distribution of TB drugs and supplies
2. Gather technical knowledge about first- and second-line TB medicines
3. Become familiar with laboratory requirements, including those needed for latest diagnostic techniques such as GenXpert
4. Write better PSM plans for grants
5. Strengthen procurement skills
6. Achieve better prices and supply management

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for middle- to senior- level procurement specialists, doctors, pharmacists, warehouse managers and consultants manag- ing drugs and/or laboratory supplies. Partici- pants involved in HIV/AIDS programmes or the forecasting, procurement, storage and distribu- tion of TB-related commodities will all benefit from this training.

IMDP CORE COURSES

DATE	LOCATION	FACULTY	LEVEL	FEE	LANGUAGE
November 10 – 14, 2014 REGISTER	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ron Wehrens and Miranda Brouwer	Middle- to Senior- level professionals	Euro 1,500 Course fee includes accommodation, breakfast, lunch, tea breaks, and course materials	English

Application deadline is 45 days prior to course. Upon acceptance into course, applicants will be invoiced. Fee payment is due within 30 days of invoicing.

The IMDP Accreditation

IMDP participants are eligible to earn continuing medical education (CMEs) and/or continuing education units (CEUs).  The IMDP core courses are accredited both by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP).  The IMDP Tobacco Control courses are accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

PROGRAMME AGENDA

DAY 1 Welcome and introduction Introduction to the pharmaceutical industry Overview of TB products Standard treatment regimen

DAY 2 Quantification exercises  Costing and financing Pareto analysis

DAY 3 Procurement  Quality Storage Distribution

DAY 4 Possible HIV co-infection MDR-TB treatment TB order and reporting forms Sputum sampling Microscopy

Credit to : http://www.union-imdp.org/courses/supply-chain-management.

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