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Short Courses in International Health – Schedule 2004!
At the University of Heidelberg, Germany  

We would like to announce again the following Short Courses offered by
the 
Department of Tropical Hygiene and Public Health of the University of
Heidelberg.

All courses are accredited within the European tropEd Master Programme
in International Health, but can also be taken individually for
specific
further qualifications.
 
Please forward this e-mail also to interested colleagues.      Thank
you.

For further information, organisation and application forms please
inquire at 
natascha_petersen at urz.uni-heidelberg.de  

You can also consult the web site
http://www.hyg.uni-heidelberg.de/ithoeg/teaching/index.htm
 
 
Quality Management in International Health
            15 – 26 March 2004 (fully booked)
            13 – 24 September 2004

In cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
(GTZ) mbH.

This course covers the general principles and frameworks for defining
and promoting the quality of health systems and services including
processes, models and tools for assuring and evaluating quality, using
case studies from Germany and other countries. Included in the course
is
a two day training in an international quality management model.


Rational Drug Management in International Health
            03 – 14 May 2004

In cooperation with Swiss Tropical Institute (STI)

The goal of this course is to enable health professionals to understand
and apply the concepts of essential drugs and rational drug management,
considering national and international drug policy and financing
options, and to improve their knowledge and skills for rational drug
management. 
Drugs are an essential tool for preventive, curative and rehabilitative
health care. However, holistic health care has to consider drugs just
as
one tool among many others and avoid the irrational overuse of
pharmaceuticals. The number and type of drugs is constantly increasing,
while the financial resources for health care services in general
remain
limited. 
Therefore rational drug management has become an increasingly important
topic in order to make optimal use of the drug budget and to offer
health services of the highest possible standard. 


Financing Health Care
            07 – 18 June 2004

The overall objective of this module is to learn experiences and
lessons
learnt from different countries in the area of financing health care,
which can then be applied to different contexts. In addition,
discussion
of cases will enable the students to develop an analytic approach to
problem solving and apply theoretical knowledge to a real life context.
1. Describe the basic tools used in development and assessment of
financing mechanisms and critically analyze the advantages and
weaknesses of these tools
2. Critically analyze the roles of the public and private sector in
health financing in different contexts 
3. Compare and analyze the basic features of health financing
mechanisms
in developing countries and in developed countries
4. Design a scheme of health financing based on current theories and
case study examples 


Consultancy Skills in International Cooperation in 
Health Proposal Development targeting international donors
            21 – 25 June 2004

At the end of the course the participants will be able to develop and
write a project proposal targeting international donors. 
1. Describe the health sector of the country in which the proposal will
be developed 
2. Describe different approaches to planning 
3. Define and apply the principles of effective writing of a project
proposal 
4. Describe the principles of assessment and evaluation of proposals


Consultancy Skills in International Cooperation in 
Health Evaluation of Health Projects and Programmes
            28 June – 09 July 2004

The goal of this module is to enable the participants evaluate a health
service project or programme and write an evaluation report for a
Ministry of Health and a funding agency. 
1. Describe the health care sector of the country in which the
evaluation takes place 
2. Apply the principles of effective writing on evaluations 
3. Describe the basic principles and processes for the evaluation of
health projects and programmes 
4. Explain basic skills to evaluate a project or programme as a team 
5. Demonstrate knowledge about the important steps to set up a
consultancy unit

The Consultancy Skills modules can be taken together or separately.


Health of Unstable Populations
            12 – 23 July 2004

In cooperation with the Centre of Research on the Epidemiology of
Disasters (CRED), University of Louvain/Belgium.

The goal of the course is to provide a better under-standing of the
issues related to the health care of refugees, internally displaced
persons and the affected host population in developing countries and to
the health care of migrants. 
1. To sensitize participants for health of unstable populations
2. To create awareness about the relief and development context in
which
the international organisations work
3. To enable participants to prepare for disasters and to better design
health programmes focusing on unstable populations