Medicines are among the most regulated products in society. From the earliest pre-clinical stages onward, policy makers want to foster the development of safe, effective and affordable medicines for patients in need of pharmacotherapy. When a drug reaches the market, it is the beginning of a process of complex interactions between patients, prescribers, insurers, pharmaceutical companies and governments.
Furthermore, from a global perspective, the reality is that two billion people do not have access to essential medicines. The inequity in access to medicines is still a defining characteristic of the global pharmaceutical market place. This course will cover these issues from a scientific, regulatory, public health and international policy perspective.
As a collaborator on this course, WHO will provide faculty for several of the sessions. What to expect?You will experience an intensive programme covering the following topics:• Issues and methods of pharmaceutical policy analysis• Access, affordability and reimbursement systems• Regulatory issues and challenges• Health technology assessment• Policy and politics• Ethics and equity • Current challenges in drug innovation• Synthesis, case studies & public health
Period
04-07-2011 - 08-07-2011 (1 weeks)
Target group
(Post)graduates and professionals within governments, NGOs, industry, universities with a basic knowledge public health/medicine who have an interest in the policy aspects of pharmaceuticals.
Course aim
The aim of the course is to give students insight intocurrent developments in pharmaceutical policy making as well to give a better understanding of the methods available for analysing the effects of policy interventions.
Credits
0.0 ECTS creditsCertificate of Attendance
Course fee
EUR 1100Course + course materials + housing EUR 900[Convert to USD]Course + course materials
Course leader
Prof. Dr. Bert Leufkens, Dr. Richard Laing (World Health Organization) and Dr. Aukje Mantel.
Scholarships
Utrecht Summer School doesn't offer scholarships for this course.
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Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis
