The Third P-drug workshop on rational
pharmacotherapy teaching in Japan

Facilitator: Dr Karen Barnes

Convenor: African Course in Problem-based Pharmacotherapy Teaching
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, University of Cape Town



PROGRAM

Teaching Method
Day 1 Wednesday 9 August 2000: Participants as “students”
13:00 - 13:30	Introduction of participants and Course Objectives
13:30 - 14:30	Criteria for selection of Essential Drugs
14:30 - 15:30	The six steps of Rational Prescribing
15:30 - 15:45	Break
15:45 - 16:15	Demonstration tutorial on selecting a “P-drug” for a simple, uncomplicated problem (Activity: Perinatal HIV transmission reduction)
16:15 - 17:45	Discussion: problem based, student directed teaching methodology.
Day 2 Thursday 10 August 2000: Participants as “facilitators”
9:00 - 11:00	Develop a tutorial for a common condition. (Each participant will facilitate one of the tutorials below)
11:00 - 11:15	Break
11:15 - 13:15	Facilitation of a tutorial on P-drug selection (small group activity)
13:15 - 14:15	Break
14:15 - 15:15	Facilitation of tutorial on patient suitability (small group activity)
15:15 - 15:30	Break
15:30 - 17:00	Facilitation of tutorial on writing a prescription, communicating information and monitoring (small group activity)
Day 3 Friday 11 August 2000: Participants as “facilitators”
9:00 - 10:30	Plenary lecture: Assessing/examining students after a problem-based course.
10:30 - 10:45	Break
10:45 - 12:00	Developing action plan for introduction of “The Guide to Good Prescribing” at participants teaching institutions.