IPC to conduct skill development programmes on pharmacopoeial standard setting & PV for medical products from May to Dec 2019
In order
to develop skill in pharmacopoeial standard setting and pharmacovigilance (PV)
of medical products, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) will conduct a
series of workshops under skill development programme on Pharmacopoeial
Standards for Pharmaceuticals (PSP) and skill development programme on
Pharmacovigilance for Medical Products (PvM) from May 2019 to December 2019.
Expected outcomes of such programme is to create a workforce
at national and international level to meet challenges in PV, enable and
mobilize a large number of healthcare professionals to take up training and
acquire requisite skills for employment, capacity building and strengthening of
Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPv) as per the requirement of the
Schedule Y of D&C Act.
These skill certification programmes aim to enable and
mobilize a large number of young healthcare professionals to take up training
and develop skill in pharmacopoeial standard setting and pharmacovigilance of
medical products, which will boost the productivity of country’s workforce by
enabling them to acquire high quality skill training. The objective of
the skill development programme is to provide practical and theoretical
training to pharma professionals thereby enhancing and developing their
technical skills. This in turn will enhance pharmacovigilance skills of the
professionals to promote patient safety.
The programme seeks support from all stakeholders including
the physicians, academicians, drug analysts, pharmacists and pharmaceutical
industries.
Skill Development Programme on Pharmacopoeial Standards for
Pharmaceuticals (PSP) primarily is aimed to develop and enhance skills or
technical knowledge in new pharmacopoeial standards for betterment of health of
Indian and global population.
This will also broaden experience of an area of work of
participants with an opportunity to learns analytical and pharmacopoeial
concepts. It will create awareness about the present scenario of development of
drug standards and to better understands the regulatory aspects. The target
group for the programme are graduate, post graduate, research students of
pharmacy, science, applied sciences, technology and engineering, QC/QA/
Regulatory personnel from pharmaceutical industry, technical persons from drug
regulatory authority and academicians.
This would help in getting employment opportunities in
analytical laboratories in government and private sector, opportunities in
regulatory system and CROs, able to strengthen skills on various modern
sophisticated methodology in pharmacopoeia, able to understand the basic
requirement of Good Pharmacopoeial Practices, able to correctly compile and
interpret the analytical data and data integration, awareness in the field of
drug standard development with regard to regulatory aspects in present
scenario.
The training programme is designed in a systematic way such
that the classroom presentations follow hands on training on Pharmacopoeial
Monograph development and harmonization. Topics included in the curriculum will
cover all the facts of professional and personal challenges for the analyst.
Pre assessment and post assessment of participants is done to evaluate the
effectiveness of training programme.
Skill Development Programme on Pharmacovigilance for Medical
Products (PvM) is meant to enhance pharmacovigilance knowledge and skills of
the health care professionals, which in turn promote patient safety. The target
group for this programme are young pharmacy, medical, paramedical professionals
seeking care, existing professionals in pharmacovigilance, Career prospects in
pharmacovigilance in government and private sector, regulatory system, CROs and
public health programmes. It will enhance abilities to deliver Good
Pharmacovigilance Practice at par with international requirement and also
provide a platform for being an entrepreneur in PV.
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