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HCM 126 - Global Health Procurement & Supply Chain Management
| Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCM 126 | 09 December 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 13 January 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 13 January 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 10 March 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 10 March 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 05 May 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 05 May 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 30 June 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 30 June 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 25 August 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 25 August 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 20 October 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 20 October 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 15 December 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| HCM 126 | 15 December 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
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Course Description
This 5-day course will expand the attendee’s knowledge and skills in the field of global health procurement and supply chain management through a combination of structured Instructor-led informative lectures and interactive sessions and case study ‘‘problem – solution’’ exercises and short group discussions.
This course will provide a solid overview of procurement and supply chain management issues, focusing on the following topics: Procurement Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Distribution Management and Post-Distribution Activities.
Course Objectives
- Acquire a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of procurement and supply chain management and its linkages with global health;
- Fully understand the procurement and supply chain management framework and how different parts of the supply chain work together;
- Develop a strong foundation of the real-world issues and challenges involved in selection, procurement, supply and distribution of medicines and other public health commodities;
- Learned management structures and systems required for effective operations of procurement and supply chain management;
- Gain sufficient knowledge to be able to assess and address supply chain bottlenecks;
- Exercise the skills required for making procurement and supply chain management more effective;
- Improve confidence level related to negotiation and decision-making and be in a position to help facilitate cost-effective and high quality delivery of public health programs
Who Should Attend?
- Healthcare managers and executives involved in purchasing
- Heatlhcare managers responsible for human resources
- Heathcare managers responsible for supplies, equipment and facilities
- Those who wish to familiarize themselves with supply chain management in the health sector
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- Introduction to Procurement & Supply Chain Management
- A complete overview of the PSM approach in global health
- Fundamental concepts of pharmaceutical management and public health programs
- How the PSM function fits into the overall structure
- Health Care Delivery & Public Health Commodities
- Overview of health commodities
- Review on how products on the national treatment guidelines is arrived at
- Process, persons involved, key strengths and gaps
- Discussion of the ‘‘essential medicines concept’’ (Pre & Post – COVID-19).
Day 2
- Quantification and Supply Planning
- Methodology, tools and key process to estimate the needs for health commodities
- Scientific forecasting methods as applied to various product categories
- Global Health Procurement
- Review of the processes, personnel and standards applied as well as country capacity to carry out effective procurement.
- Principles of good procurement practice
- Writing of procurement plans and types of procurement methods.
- Procurement Cycle
- Factors Influencing Prices
- Procurement Methods
- Good Pharmaceutical Procurement
- Supplier selection methodology
- Procurement Management
- Financial Sustainability
- Procurement Assessment
Day 3
- Inventory Management
- Principles of inventory management
- Various inventory policies and norms
- The importance of having an inventory strategy and its implementation
- Understanding inventory
- Stock Records and Standard Reports
- Selection of items to be held in stock
- Service Levels and Safety Stock
- Models for Inventory Control & Inventory Management
- Standard Inventory Calculations & Reorder Frequency
Day 4
- Storage & Distribution (Warehouse Management & Logistics)
- Business operations and various Regulatory Authority regulations
- Requirements related to Good Storage and Distribution Practices
- Warehouse processes, transportation systems, distribution systems and techniques on maintaining a cold chain
- Introduction - Storage and Distribution
- Goals of Storage and Distribution
- Distribution Cycle
- Distribution System Design
- Good Storage & Distribution Practices
- Assuring the Quality of Medicines
- Considering Improvements and Replacements
Day 5
- Effective Use of Medicines
- The concepts of effective / non-effective medicines use
- Its impact upon availability and efficacy of a public health system
- Examples of Effective / Non-Effective Medicine Use
- Adverse Impact of Non-Effective Medicine Use
- Factors Underlying Non-Effective Use
- Strategies to Improve Medicine Use
- Developing A Strategy
- Why Pharmacovigilance Is Important
- Procurement & Supply Chain Management Support Functions & Systems
- Key support functions and systems
- How these support functions affect the performance of the procurement and supply chain function
