http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/belgium-pharmed-postgraduate-programme-in-pharmacology-and-pharmaceutical-medicine---free-university-of-brussels 1. Title of the Course: Postgraduate programme in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Medicine (PHARMED) 2. Main University organising the Course: ULB (Free University of Brussels) 3. Address of Secretariat of Course: PHARMED – Free University of Brussels Attention Mrs B. JELLOULI Building GE, CP611 Route de Lennik, 808 B-1070 Brussels Belgium Telephone number: +32-2-555.62.29 Fax number: +32-2-555.62.30 E-mail address: pharmed@ulb.ac.be Website: http://www.ulb.ac.be/medecine/pharmed Course Director: Prof. Jean-Marie Boeynaems Course Administrator : Mrs. B. Jellouli 4. Year of Foundation of the Course: 1992 Language of the Course: English 5. Seminars/Modules: Number of Seminars/Modules: 8 Duration of each Seminar/Module: 4 days (from Monday noon to Friday noon) Frequency of Seminars/Modules: 1 per month from October till June (except December) Distribution of Seminars/Modules over time: optional (1 or 2 years) Hours of teaching of the full course: 260 hours Distribution: Seminars (didactic lectures): 80% Workshops: 20% Group discussions: yes (discussion of homework) Other: none Distance learning or home work: yes (homeworks) The Course is held: At a single site The programme covers all items mentioned in the Syllabus of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine. 6. Hours of teaching: Clinical Research: 57 hours Regulatory Affairs: 20 hours Pharmacovigilance: 7 hours Statistics: 18 hours Pharmaco-economics: 10 hours Marketing & Business matters: 35 hours 7. Teachers: Total number of teachers participating in the programme: 71 Of whom: From Industry: 21 From CROs: 22 From academic institutions: 21 From Regulatory Authority: 4 (patent office) 8. Course material: The course material is available on a private web site. 9. Students: Average number of students registering each year: To the full course: 25 To individual Seminars: 20 To the examinations: 12 Requirements to register for the course and the examinations: Physicians and PhDs and MScs in biosciences (veterinary, pharmacists, biologist, etc). Usual ratio physicians to non-physicians: 70% / 30% 10. Examinations: Examinations are held once a year and are both written and oral. The written examination includes: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): 30 at each session In the choices given there are one or more correct answers. Short questions. Short dissertations. Each teacher individually prepares and updates the MCQs with the supervision of a specific Committee Duration of the written examination: 2 hours Duration of the oral examination: 45 minutes per candidate Attendance to the Course is not compulsory for sitting the examination. No assessments are contemplated during the course. 11. Recognition: The Diploma is recognized by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine. 12. Fees: Fee for the attendance to: The full course: 5,000 Euro Single Module/Seminar: 900 Euro The examination: 200 Euro for those cadidates who have followed the course 500 Euro for independent cadidates No fee is requested for awarding the diploma. SUMMARY This is a non-residential course consisting of eight Modules. All Modules are taught every year, but the students have the choice between attending all Modules in one year or spreading the attendance over 2 or 3 years. Each Module takes one full week of every month from October till June, leading to a total of 260 hours of teaching at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). An average of 45 students are registering every year either to the full course or to single Modules. The courses are taught by 71 lecturers of which 43 come from the Industry. Both physicians and PhDs in Life Sciences are accepted. The ratio of physicians to non-physicians is 70% vs 30%. Physicians passing the examination are awarded a “Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine” recognized by the Belgian Royal Academies of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (London). Holders of this Diploma are entitled to apply for membership of the Faculty without having to pass the examinations in London and to be registered on the Register of “Physician Specialists in Pharmaceutical Medicine” after at least two years of full time practice of Pharmaceutical Medicine. This register is held by the Belgian College of Pharmaceutical Medicine composed of members of the Royal Academies of Medicine and members of the Belgian Association of Pharmaceutical Physicians. Oral and written examinations are organized at least once a year. It is not required to follow the courses to register for the examination, provided the candidate is a graduate and has an adequate experience in Pharmaceutical Medicine. The fee for the full course is 5000 Euro. http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/belgium-pharmed-postgraduate-programme-in-pharmacology-and-pharmaceutical-medicine---free-university-of-brussels Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:28:49 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/brazil-course-of-specialisation-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---federal-university-of-so-paulo http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/brazil-course-of-specialisation-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---federal-university-of-so-paulo Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:54:39 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/germany-master-of-science-msc-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---university-duisburg---essen http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/germany-master-of-science-msc-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---university-duisburg---essen Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:14:14 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/ireland-master-of-science-in-pharmaceutical-medicine-webbased---hibernia-college---dublin 1. Title of the Course: Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Medicine 2. Main University organising the Course: Hibernia College 3. Address of Secretariat of the Course: 2, Clare Street Dublin 2 Ireland Telephone number: +353 (0)1 661 0168 Fax number: +353 (0)1 661 0162 E-mail address: info@hiberniacollege.net Web site: http://www.hiberniacollege.net 4. Year of Foundation of the Course: 2005 Language of the Course: English 5. Seminars/Modules: Number of Seminars/Modules: 10 Module 1 Leadership & Authority Module 2 Discovery of New Medicines Module 3 Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Development Module 4 Clinical Trials; Data Management and Statistics Module 5 Safety and Risk Management Module 6 Information Technology and e-Medicine Module 7 Business and Pharmaceutical Ethics Module 8 Regulatory Affairs and Knowledge Management Module 9 Health Economics, Business Administration & Medical Affairs Module 10 Research Project Of these 10 modules 7 are taught on-line, 2 are taught on-site and 1 consists of working on a research project and the writing of a dissertation. Each of the 7 on-line modules is available for study on-line for 16 weeks. They are running 2 by 2 in parallel totalling 4 x 16 weeks distributed over 2 years. The 16 weeks of each on-line module are used as follows: - Week 1: Induction week - Weeks 2 - 13: Each week the students are expected to learn a lesson taking an average of 3 hours, to look at a live tutorial taking 1 hour and to spend 6 hours on private study. Thus the students spend 10 hours study time each week i.e. 120 hours over the 12 weeks. - Weeks14 and 15: are devoted to the reading of study material provided by Hibernia College which is taking an average of 10 hours per week i.e. a total of 20 hours for the two weeks. - Week 16 is spent on the assessment of the knowledge gained. The on-site modules are: o Module 1: "Leadership and Authority" taught at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. o Module 7: "Business and Pharmaceutical Ethics" taught at the College of Surgeons in Dublin Each on-site module takes 36 hours teaching plus an assessment. The on-site modules are not compulsory. They can be learned on-line by those students who cannot attend the courses in Harvard and/or Dublin. Frequency of seminars/modules: 2 modules/semester The seminars/modules are spread over 2 years The full course contains 432 hours of teaching distributed as follows: Seminars (didactic lectures): 3 x 12 x 7 = 252 hrs Workshops: Leadership (36) + Ethics (36) = 72 hrs Group discussion: 1 x 12 x 9 = 108 hrs Private study: ((6 x 12) + 20) x 9 = 828 hrs Thesis: 280 hrs (estimate) Distance learning or home work: yes The programme covers all items mentioned in the IFAPP Syllabus and the syllabus of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine in London. 6. Hours of teaching: Clinical Research: 88 hrs RegulatoryAffairs: 24 " Pharmacovigilance: 48 " Statistics: 20 " PharmacoEconomics: 28 .." Marketing&Business matters: 71 " 7. Teachers: Total number of teachers participating in the programme: 46 Of whom: From Industry: 14 From CRO's 5 From academic institutions: 17 From Regulatory Authority: 0 From other organisations: 10* * Private pharmaceutical consultants or small consultancy companies. 8. Course material The course material consists of paper documents as well as of electronic media. The course material is prepared by each teacher. 9. Students Average number of students registering each year: To the full course: 40 To individual seminars:: N.A. To the examinations: 40 Requirements to register for the course and the examinations MDs, Physicians and PHDs in biosciences (veterinary, pharmacy, biology). Participants must satisfy normal HETAC (Higher Education and Training Awards Council (http://www.hetac.ie/) entry requirements, i.e.: Honours Bachelor degree in a science subject. Applicants should also be working in the pharmaceutical industry or a CRO. 10. Examinations: Each module is assessed by a combination of continuous assessment (usually an essay or case study) and an examination at the end of the module. The marks awarded for continuous assessment and examination are usually in the ratio of 40:60. The final course award is based on the cumulative grades from all of the individual course modules. Students must pass each module. The examinations are only written. The written examination includes Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). at each session. The number of questions varies since some module examinations consist of a number of assessment strategies of which MCQs represent only one tool. The number of correct choices varies according to the assessment strategy of the module. Short questions or short dissertations are also employed in the assessment. Each teacher individually, overseen by the Course Director and an External Examiner, prepares and updates the MCQs. The duration of the written examination is 3 hours. Attendance to the course is compulsory for sitting the examination. 11. Recognition: The course is recognised by HETAC (see above) and it is planned to have it recognised also by the National Health Authorities, the National Academy of Medicine, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, the Regulatory Authorities and the Employers. 12. Fees: Fee for the attendance to: The full course: 20,000 Euro Single modules/seminars: N.A. The examination: Included in the fee for attendance. No fee is requested for awarding the diploma. SUMMARY Hibernia College, in association with Pfizer Inc. has developed a new web-based masters program in Pharmaceutical Medicine. This is the only ONLINE Master's course in Pharmaceutical Medicine. The syllabus for this course incorporates all of the recommendations of the Council for Education in Pharmaceutical Medicine (CEPM) of the International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians (IFAPP). The syllabus also covers the content required by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, UK. In addition to the core content required by these bodies, the Hibernia course offers education in a broader area of expertise, including leadership and negotiation, the fundamentals of IT and technological advances in the pharmaceutical industry, eMedicine, business ethics, intellectual property protection regulations, health economics and finance. There is also a research project and dissertation aimed at answering mission critical issues within the students' individual areas of employment. This research project provides students with an opportunity to synthesise the course as a whole in to a single piece of high quality research. The course is taught by academics from some of the world's leading Universities and from specialists from within the pharmaceutical industry from companies such as Pfizer, AstraZenaca and SmithKlineBeecham. The course is open to both physicians and non-medical specialists who are employed in the pharmaceutical industry in areas such as Pre-Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Monitoring, Data Management, Drug Safety and Clinical Project Management. The course provides the opportunity for career advancement and cross-specialisation in the area of Clinical Development. http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/ireland-master-of-science-in-pharmaceutical-medicine-webbased---hibernia-college---dublin Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:23:16 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/ireland-postgraduate-diploma-/-msc-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---trinity-college---university-od-dublin http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/ireland-postgraduate-diploma-/-msc-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---trinity-college---university-od-dublin Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:14:03 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/mexico-especializacion-en-medicina-farmaceutica---medical-school-instituto-politecnico-national---mexico http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/mexico-especializacion-en-medicina-farmaceutica---medical-school-instituto-politecnico-national---mexico Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:54:55 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/serbia-postgraduate-diploma-in-pharmaceutical-medicineuniversitu-specialist-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---university-of-belgrade http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/serbia-postgraduate-diploma-in-pharmaceutical-medicineuniversitu-specialist-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---university-of-belgrade Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:16:14 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/spain-postgraduate-diploma-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---autonomous-university-of-barcelona http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/spain-postgraduate-diploma-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---autonomous-university-of-barcelona Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:16:50 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/spain-university-specialist-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---universidad-complutense-de-madrid http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/spain-university-specialist-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---universidad-complutense-de-madrid Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:17:24 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/sweden-course-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---karolinska-institutet-stockholm http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/sweden-course-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---karolinska-institutet-stockholm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:13:12 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/switzerland-ecpm-european-course-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---university-of-basle-under-the-auspices-of-eucor http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/switzerland-ecpm-european-course-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---university-of-basle-under-the-auspices-of-eucor Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:31:49 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/united-kingdom-postgraduate-course-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---cardiff-university-wales http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/united-kingdom-postgraduate-course-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---cardiff-university-wales Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:58:09 -0500 http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/united-kingdom-masters-of-science-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---university-of-surrey http://www.ifapp.org/home/education/courses/courses2/united-kingdom-masters-of-science-in-pharmaceutical-medicine---university-of-surrey Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:20:02 -0500