CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

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CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

• Dr.Zahed Masud
• Ashud o Shashthy
• Bangladesh
• ISDB GA 2008

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Situation Observation Public sector No CME
procedure practiced in public sector
Procedures present but in paper Pharma
Industries Provide hand on drug list with
Promotional materials Prints lucrative
bulletins for prescriber. Reaches at
practitioners chamber
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Professional group Organize seminar workshops
and Bulletins/journals sponsored by Pharma
industries. Academic Institution,- Bulletins
supported by public funds, Write ups are
benign, less pharmacovigilance reflection,
Lack strong positions against pharma
industries. Few occasions short term training
and seminar for Practitioner
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Prescriber Perspective Doctors are not
techno-media user - for learning. Dont give
time for reading Feel easy learning from Med
rep, Jumps to drugs promoted. Non
registered practitioners, Low academic
background, short medical training or not
- they are major prescriber
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Dug Bulletin as organizations To Promote For
prescriber A E bulletins and online
information center for those in big cities
Print bulletins, Keep especial section for
drugs- ADRs, News on side
effects-disaster,Use media Surveys like
prescription audits
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Drug bulletin needs active distribution,
rather than doing it very passively Drug
bulletins develop active readers group Involve
practitioners/medical students with drug
Bulletins other activities/provide tech
support Organize training eg. Antibiotics etc,
drug promotion etc
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• Lobby for CME creditsas part of process for
• registration and its renewal for practitioner
• Sustainability of bulletin as forum is
  important
• Strong political commitment, time investments
  is more important for the leadership rather than
  only bang on funds for support

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DOCTORS-DONT WRITE MEDICINEPLEASE PRESCRIBE
IT
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