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| PHAR0710-1 | Management of Hospital Pharmacy and Drug Economics
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| Duration : | 15h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Thierry Van Hees |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Part 1: Definition of health economy, objectives and specificities - Analysis of the consumption of health resources, including drugs, and its determinants - Different ways to regulate the supply and demand of health resources - Cost of drug misuse and side effects - Methodology of drug utilisation studies, a practical example - Methodology of pharmacoeconomy studies, practical examples
Part 2 : Hospital pharmacy working standards - Funding of pharmacy activities - Internal and external billing - Method to optimize inventory control and drug purchasing - Drug distribution systems - Associated risks: medication errors and adverse drug events - Ways to achieve quality standards in drug distribution systems. |
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| Course objective : | Part 1: - Starting from specificities of health resources consumption, including medicines, define the objectives of health economy and pharmacoeconomy.
- Critically analyse the mechanisms and parameters influencing the growth of drug expenditures and the different means developed in most countries to contain it.
- Teach the methodology of drug utilisation analysis and of pharmacoeconomy studies
Part 2: - Define legal tasks of hospital pharmacy services, legal working standards and funding. - Analyse the drug distribution system, identify associated risks and ways to comply with quality standards. - Optimize inventory control of medication and medical devices. |
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| Prerequisites : | None |
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| Workshops : | None |
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| Organization : | 7 sessions during the 1st semester. |
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| Written notes : | Part 1: full notes and "Powerpoint" slides. Part 2: "Powerpoint" slides. |
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| Assessment : | Written test |
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| Contacts : | Hospital pharmacy and Pharmacoeconomy Department of Pharmacy Phone: |
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| Remarks : | None |
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