NHC SUPPLY CHAIN (HEALTH COMMODITIES) MANAGEMENT PRECEPTORSHIP
Improving Access and reliable supply to quality cancer (and NCD) medicines and commodities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Eldoret, Kenya
Training Duration: 6 weeks
Course Director: Prof. Fredrick Chite Asirwa MD
Consultant Physician. Medical Oncologist & Hematologist Executive
Director/CEO: International Cancer Institute (ICI)
P.O. Box 8088, Code 30100 Eldoret, Kenya
Email: director@intercancer.com Website: www.intercancer.com
Course Coordination: Dr. Kevin Makori
Head, Office of Education and Training
International Cancer Institute (ICI)
P.O. Box 8088, Code 30100 Eldoret, Kenya
Email: kevin.makori@intercancer.com Website: www.intercancer.com
This educational activity is provided independently by International Cancer Institute (ICI) through the Blueprint Program

ICI Education & Training Mission Statement
The ICI Preceptorship Program Mission is to measurably contribute to cancer patients’ safety and health outcomes and to support practice improvement by providing CME/CPD activities that enhance the ability of physicians and other health-care team members to deliver quality and optimal healthcare services.
Purpose
The purpose of ICI Preceptorship Program is to develop educational activities that clearly link the needs of the learner/participants with the planning process, format and delivery of each activity, resulting in high-quality continuing medical education/continued Professional Development opportunities that will increase the knowledge, competence and performance of health-care providers.
Content Areas
The ICI Preceptorship Program activities include practical, evidence-based, best clinical practice information for a broad variety of common oncology and hematology conditions, innovations in primary and specialty patient care in NCDs, new procedural training and specialty fora. Appropriate content for each course is determined based on the results of a practice gap analysis relative to the target audience’s scope of practice, as well as the identified expected outcomes. Content is free of commercial bias. General Target Audience: ICI Preceptorship/CME/CPD activities focus on the needs of generalist, Primary Care Providers, Pharmacists and specialist physicians and other multidisciplinary health-care team members at ICI affiliated cancer centers nationally and in sub-Saharan Africa as appropriate.
Type of Activities Provided by ICI
In order to accomplish our educational goals, ICI CME uses a range of activity formats based on the content and desired results of the activity. Current offerings include live and video conferenced activities, live regularly scheduled series, internet CME activities, enduring materials and hands-on skills workshops. ICI also jointly sponsors activities with regional specialty societies, non-profit educational organizations and government agencies when mutually desired goals and outcomes are best achieved by such relationships.
Target Audience
The primary target audience for this course (NHC ) comprise health care professionals (primary care physicians, physicians-in-training, Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical Technicians, oncology nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) involved and/or interested in supply chain and health commodities management for Cancer and NCD drugs and commodities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- To understand the role of Health Care Professionals (HCPs) in management of health commodities
- To identify good practice in inventory management of health commodities
- To outline key principles in Rational Medicine Use of Health Commodities
- To understand the role of Health Care Providers in Pharmacovigilance
- To explore potential research areas within the supply chain management
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
International Cancer Institute (ICI) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals and their spouse/life partner who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by ICI for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations.
The faculty must report any financial relationships or contractual relationships they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this continuing education activity.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain a discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Method of Participation and Request for Credit
To receive credit for this activity, participants must review the activity information including learning objectives and faculty/planner disclosures, and actively participate in the educational activity. Upon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 75% or better and the post-activity evaluation, your certificate will be made available immediately.
LECTURES/COURSEWORK
Orientation to the course
- Introduction to Supply Chain Management
- The Essential Medicines Concept Module
- Module I: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Management Framework
- Module II: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Management Framework
- Inventory Management I: Forecasting & Quantification/Receiving/ Storage/ issuing
- Inventory Management II: Forecasting & Quantification/Receiving/ Storage/ issuing
- Inventory Management 3: Quality Assurance in supply chain management
- Management of Data & Information for Health commodities I
- Management of Data & Information for Health commodities II
- Rational Medicine Use Concept I: Appropriate practices for Diagnosis/ Prescribing/ Dispensing/ Adherence & Use
- Rational Medicine Use Concept II: Appropriate practices for Diagnosis/ Prescribing/ Dispensing/ Adherence & Use)
- Pharmacovigilance I
- Pharmacovigilance II
- Risk management in supply chain operations
- Proper Waste Disposal management
- Action Planning and Research
Participants should be willing to spend at least 4 hours per week on this online course over a period of 6 weeks. (Duration 24 hours). This program will start when the class is fully subscribed. The course cost is $200.00 for the entire course. There are few sponsorships available on a first-come basis for those who apply. Priority will be given to those working in cancer centers that have formal affiliations/Partnerships with the International Cancer Institute. Apply for sponsorship during the registration of the course
All those interested in registering for this course, please register your information on www.elearning.intercancer.com if you have any questions or queries please send an email to education@intercancer.com or director@intercancer.com
For more information visit our website www.intercancer.com
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NHC102: SUPPLY CHAIN (HEALTH COMMODITIES) MANAGEMENT PRECEPTORSHIP
KSh2,000.00 – KSh20,000.00
Description
Subscribing to the course
You can purchase the entire course at Ksh. 20,000 ($200) or the individual units at Ksh. 2,000 ($20) per unit.
- Introduction to Supply Chain Management
- The Essential Medicines Concept Module
- Module I: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Management Framework
- Module II: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Management Framework
- Inventory Management I: Forecasting & Quantification/Receiving/ Storage/ issuing
- Inventory Management II: Forecasting & Quantification/Receiving/ Storage/ issuing
- Inventory Management 3: Quality Assurance in supply chain management
- Management of Data & Information for Health commodities I
- Management of Data & Information for Health commodities II
- Rational Medicine Use Concept I: Appropriate practices for Diagnosis/ Prescribing/ Dispensing/ Adherence & Use
- Rational Medicine Use Concept II: Appropriate practices for Diagnosis/ Prescribing/ Dispensing/ Adherence & Use)
- Pharmacovigilance I
- Pharmacovigilance II
- Risk management in supply chain operations
- Proper Waste Disposal management
- Action Planning and Research
Additional information
NHC | Introduction to Supply Chain Management, The Essential Medicines Concept Module, Module I: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Management Framework, Module II: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Management Framework, Inventory Management I Forecasting & Quantification/Receiving/ Storage/ issuing, Inventory Management II: Forecasting & Quantification/Receiving/ Storage/ issuing, Inventory Management 3: Quality Assurance in supply chain management, Management of Data & Information for Health commodities I, Management of Data & Information for Health commodities II, Rational Medicine Use Concept I: Appropriate practices for Diagnosis/ Prescribing/ Dispensing/ Adherence & Use, Rational Medicine Use Concept II: Appropriate practices for Diagnosis/ Prescribing/ Dispensing/ Adherence & Use), Pharmacovigilance I, Pharmacovigilance II, Risk management in supply chain operations, Proper Waste Disposal management, Action Planning and Research, Full Course |
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