Register for an academic site visit
Half-day academic site visits (including coffee break) will take place on October 31, 2023.
Three options are available, see below. Places are limited so pre-registration is required.
For each option, you will be picked up from the Kantary Hills hotel (or nearby location) at 08:30 am. Depending on the option you choose, you will be dropped off at the Kantary Hills hotel (or nearby location) at either 12:00 or 13:30 pm.
You can register to join one of the academic site visits by selecting one of the three options given at Academic Site Visit Program Registration.
Option 1: RUM in communities, from hospital to primary care services
Objectives:
– Sharing experiences in designing systems and services for rational use of medicines (RUM), from tertiary to primary care.
– Discussion on opportunities to improve drug systems vigilance in the community
Agenda:
8:30-9.00 Pick up from Kantary Hills hotel, travel to Nakornping hospital (Chiang Mai provincial hospital)
9.00-10.00 Healthcare systems in Thailand/Systems for ensuring RDU in hospital (pharmacy staff and multidisciplinary team), plus a short hospital tour on the way to the meeting room, Q & A
10.00-10.30 Depart for Jed-Yod primary care unit (with coffee break)
10.30-11.30 Systems for improving RDU in communities (staff from Jed-Yod primary care unit and Nakornping hospital pharmacy). Systems & services at primary care for improving RDU, joint care from tertiary care hospital to primary care unit, Q & A
11.30-12:00 Return to hotel
Venue:
Meeting rooms at Nakornping hospital and Jed-Yod primary care unit
Attendees:
Maximum 15 persons
Option 2: How does digital health empower people in healthcare?
Objectives:
– Sharing perspectives on how digital health can empower people and patients, and shape healthcare services and RUM.
– Demonstrating an ongoing project transforming a hospital information system to a home information system, HIS to HIS
Agenda:
8:30-9.30 Pick up from Kantary Hills hotel, travel to Sansai hospital (district hosital)
9.30-10.15 Concept and information system designs for seamless emergency care (Woravut Kowatcharakul MD, Director of Sansai Hospital and Project Director)
10.15-11.00 Discussion and sharing among delegates
11.00-11.30 Hospital tour, observing information systems for high-risk labour case transfer
12:00 Return to hotel
Venue:
Ruangpueng meeting room, 5th floor, Sansai Hospital
Attendees:
Maximum 20 persons
Option 3: Using communications to engage ethnic groups and migrant workers in RUM
Objectives:
– Learning though the experience of using a radio station to communicate and engage with migrant workers in health-related issues
– Discussion on opportunities to improve quality use of medicines and health products among minority groups and migrant workers
Agenda:
8.30-9.30 Pick up from Kantary Hills hotel, travel to MAP radio station in Suthep district
9.30-10.00 MAP foundation, using various channels of communication (i.e. radio broadcast, social media, group discussion) to empower migrant workers from Burma for a healthy integration into Thai society.
10.00-10.30 Observing minority group shops and communities
10.30-12.00 Engaging, networking and empowering community health (Open discussion with MAP staff, Drug System Monitoring and Development Centre (DMDC) and migrant workers)
12.00-13.00 Lunch (included) supported by DMDC
13.00-13.30 Return to hotel
Venue:
U-Mong, or nearby community
Attendees:
Maximum 15 persons