i+solutions Supply Chain Management Discussion Platform
Welcome to the i+solutions (formerly IDA Solutions) Discussion Platform on Supply Chain Management (SCM) of Essential Medicines. When working in this challenging field of expertise you will often face difficult situations and problems that other people might have already encountered.
In order to learn from each other and build knowledge on SCM of Essential Medicines, the i+solutions SCM Discussion Platform is created to provide you with a place on the internet where you can bring up your questions and share your knowledge in this field of expertise.
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Platform News Bulletin
1. Relaunching the SCM Discussion Platform
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In the past you have subscribed to the i+solutions (formerly IDA Solutions) Supply Chain Management Discussion Platform, either because you followed a course at i+solutions or because you have an interest in supply chain discussions.
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This platform has been available for over 2 years now and we feel there is a need to make some changes, both in terms of structure and content. In order to adapt the website in such way that it becomes a medium that helps you in your daily work through interactive knowledge exchange, your input is extremely valuable. This is why we have set up a survey to get your opinion and get a feel of what you would like the website to look like. This survey will also help us to find out what subjects you, the users of this website, find important.
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We kindly request you to fill in the questionnaire, which will not take longer than 10 minutes. We very much appreciate your help and look forward to receiving your feedback within the next days. We will randomly draw 25 names from the respondents and those people will be sent the PSM Tool Box CD-ROM as a token of our appreciation for contributing towards improvement of the website. Please click here to access the survey questionnaire.
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2. AA4A Newsletter
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If you have trouble reading the above picture, please download the document. It can be downloaded by clicking on the picture or here. It can also be found in the download section, under 'General'.
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3. Training Announcements
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The following courses will be offered by i+solutions in the Netherlands this year:
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Procurement & Supply Management of Artemisin-based Combination Therapies
July 15 – July 24, 2009 English Edition
23 Septembre – 2 Octobre, 2009 French Edition
Over the last four years, malaria case management using Artemesinin based combination therapies (ACT’s) has come to the forefront and a number of countries in are in the process of scaling up the use of ACT’s to appropriately cover both the public and private sectors. Today, there are various combinations of ACT’s and the number of ACT’s manufacturers is increasing. This course aims at building participants’ capacity to manage the procurement and supply chain of ACT’s.
Download the Course Description for more information or Download the Subscription Form
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Executive Seminar Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management
August 9 – August 14, 2009
August 9 – August 14, 2009
The supply chain of medicines and medical supplies works within a management and regulatory framework. Policies and decisions made by policy makers and managers at different levels affect the supply chain in a positive or negative way. This training course is designed to delineate the influence of policy and management decisions on supply chain performance, and suggest ways in which managers and policy makers can actively support the supply chain and improve performance.
Download the course description for more information or download subscription form
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Managing Drug Supply in Low and Middle Income Countries - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
November 2 – November 13, 2009
i+solutions is pleased to announce the English edition of ARV procurement and supply management course. This course will be held in The Netherlands in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Download the course description or the subscription form
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Supply Chain Management of HIV/AIDS Medicines and Supplies (French Edition)
December 07 – December 18, 2009
With the increased scaling up of HIV/AIDS program activities, timely availability and efficient management of HIV/AIDS medicines and medical supplies presents one of the major challenges for healthcare providers especially in developing countries. Such challenges are further compounded by the increasing number of stakeholders with different funding mechanisms and reporting requirements. This course focuses on the supply chain and aims at improving participants’ capacity to plan and manage logistics for HIV/AIDS medicines and medical supplies.