Dear all,
We would like to inform you that we have a new online course open for registration.
Procurement of medicines and medical supplies
Dates: 31st August - 12 September 2015
Level of effort: 4 to 6 hours per week
Cost: 450 euros
Registration deadline: 31st August 2015
Certificates and e-badges will be awarded upon successful completion
We would like to inform you that we have a new online course open for registration.
Procurement of medicines and medical supplies
Dates: 31st August - 12 September 2015
Level of effort: 4 to 6 hours per week
Cost: 450 euros
Registration deadline: 31st August 2015
Certificates and e-badges will be awarded upon successful completion
The course "Procurement of Medicines and Medical Supplies" covers every area of the procurement process with a special focus on procuring essential health commodities. To understand how medicines procurement differs from procurement of other goods, one needs to consider the key characteristics of medicines and health commodities in general (such as international non-proprietary name, storage conditions, shelf life, packaging, quality standards, regulatory requirements, psychotropics/narcotics and patents).
Procurement plays a critical role in ensuring the availability of essential quality-assured medicines at all times at an affordable price for the people that need them.
Often international donor organizations and governmental organizations are involved in funding medical programs, resulting in the need of professionally run procurement processes. This course pays special attention to meeting the most common donor requirements and public procurement regulations.
The course guides the student through all steps of the procurement process, such as supplier selection, how to select the best value offer, contracting, quality assurance, measuring supplier performance and much more.
The objective of the course is to provide students solid knowledge about and a good understanding of the procurement process that will help them implement and/or professionalize procurement processes.
Who is the course meant for?
The procurement course is suitable for procurement/purchase officers, logistic officers, health officers and professionals with a responsibility in procurement, members of tender committees, pharmacists, program managers and supply chain managers in the public and private sector. There are no specific prerequisites for enrolling in this course. However, prior knowledge about supply chain management or pharmaceuticals will be an advantage.
What topics will be covered?
Introduction to supply chain management, procurement-an overview, medicines and medical supplies, stakeholders in the procurement process, finance in the procurement process, standard operating procedures and working instructions, quality assurance of medicines, introduction to the tender process, supplier selection, procurement methods and tender documents, receipt of quotations, evaluation of quotations and negotiations, client approval and contract award, presenting tender process compliance, purchase order and contract term, measuring supplier performance, basics of transportation and inco terms, managing client expectations, procurement planning, ethics in procurement.
What will you learn?
The procurement course is suitable for procurement/purchase officers, logistic officers, health officers and professionals with a responsibility in procurement, members of tender committees, pharmacists, program managers and supply chain managers in the public and private sector. There are no specific prerequisites for enrolling in this course. However, prior knowledge about supply chain management or pharmaceuticals will be an advantage.
What topics will be covered?
Introduction to supply chain management, procurement-an overview, medicines and medical supplies, stakeholders in the procurement process, finance in the procurement process, standard operating procedures and working instructions, quality assurance of medicines, introduction to the tender process, supplier selection, procurement methods and tender documents, receipt of quotations, evaluation of quotations and negotiations, client approval and contract award, presenting tender process compliance, purchase order and contract term, measuring supplier performance, basics of transportation and inco terms, managing client expectations, procurement planning, ethics in procurement.
What will you learn?
After having successfully completed the module, participants will be able to:
- Understand the specifics of the health supply chain
- Define the different steps in the procurement cycle
- Understand the characteristics of medicines and medical supplies
- Manage the tender process (including supplier selection, receipt of quotations, quote evaluations, negotiations, placing purchase orders and more)
-Develop and use standard operating procedures
- Know how to use the different procurement methodologies and in which situations
- Stakeholder analysis: assess needs to be involved for proper and effective procurement
- Influence of other activities in the medical supply chain on procurement work and reciprocally
- Define strategies to address common challenges in procurement.
- Manage and evaluate procurement activities
- Manage the tender process (including supplier selection, receipt of quotations, quote evaluations, negotiations, placing purchase orders and more)
-Develop and use standard operating procedures
- Know how to use the different procurement methodologies and in which situations
- Stakeholder analysis: assess needs to be involved for proper and effective procurement
- Influence of other activities in the medical supply chain on procurement work and reciprocally
- Define strategies to address common challenges in procurement.
- Manage and evaluate procurement activities
How are we going to teach and learn?
The course is taught online on i+academy, our e-learning platform, by expert facilitators from i+solutions. The interactive course materials are presented sequentially under the guidance of the facilitators who assist participants, answer questions and stimulate discussions. Lessons are complemented and enlivened by online activities such as discussion forums, quizzes, and assignments. The course is accessible from anywhere at any time and allows participants easy and regular interactions with the course facilitators and other participants during the learning process.
Kind regards
Adebayo Adekola
Senior Consultant
i+solutions
Universal Access to Essential Medicines
phone: +31 0348 748 722
address: Polanerbaan 11, 3447 GN, Woerden, The Netherlands
website: www.iplusacademy.org
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