Course description
This course will help participants to understand, discuss and apply key concepts of use of medicines in health systems in countries on different income levels, with a focus on rational use and improving use of medicines. To exemplify this, antibiotic use and the global growing threat of antibiotic resistance will be used.
Participants will have opportunities to exchange knowledge and experience throughout the lectures in the course. Further opportunities for networking will be provided during group assignments with other participants in a multicultural and multidisciplinary context.
Prerequisites and Selection
Prerequisite courses, or equivalent
No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course.
Selection
Selection will be based on:
the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation).
Course director
Department of Global Public Health
Jaran Eriksen
jaran.eriksen@ki.se
Course syllabus
K9F5236
Department
Department of Global Public Health
Doctoral programme
Biology of Infections and Global Health (BIGH)
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
rational use of medicines, antibiotics, surveillance, interventions, rationell läkemedelsanvändning, antibiotika, övervakning, interventioner