Organization: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Registration deadline: 23 Sep 2016
Starting date: 07 Nov 2016
Ending date: 11 Nov 2016
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease's International Management Development Programme (IMDP) will have a training course on Supply Chain Management on 7-11 November 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Course Title: Supply Chain Management
Course Date: 7-11 November 2016
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.
Course Objective: 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).
Benefit of Training:
- Discover the key global factors in the production, financing and distribution of TB drugs and supplies
- Gather technical knowledge about first- and second-line TB medicines
- Become familiar with laboratory requirements, including those needed for latest diagnostic techniques such as GenXpert
- Write better PSM plans for grants
- Strengthen procurement skills
- Achieve better prices and supply management
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).
Course Fee: 1,650 USD
Residential package fee available at 2,250 USD (course fee + 600 USD for accommodation and breakfast).
How to register:
To learn more about this course, click on http://www.union-imdp.org/courses/supply-chain-management#systemeOnglets1
To register for this course, click on http://services.theunion.org/useraccount/?currserv=Cours or contact IMDP@theunion.org
Please visit our website at www.union-imdp.org
Hope to see you at our next training!