The Drug and Therapeutics Committees Training Course was developed by RPM Plus in collaboration with the World Health Organization in 2001 and revised in 2007. The course consists of 14 individual sessions that are presented on powerpoint slides and in a comprehensive participant’s guide. A trainer’s guide is also available to individuals interested in facilitating a training course.

Download the complete Trainer's and Participant's Guides

• DTC Trainer's Guide [PDF - 420 KB]
• DTC Participant's Guide [PDF - 1.2 MB]
  
  

Download each session separately

Session 1: DTC Overview

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 79 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 136 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 5.5 MB]

Session 2: Developing and Maintaining a Formulary

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 79.4 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 127 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 1 MB]

Session 3: Assessing Medicine Efficacy

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 93.5 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 558 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 2 MB]

Session 4: Assessing and Managing Medicine Safety

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 80 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 147 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 1 MB]

Session 5: Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 71 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 109 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 1.5 MB]

Session 6: Evaluating the Cost of Pharmaceuticals

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 83 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 216 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 2.2 MB]

Session 7: Identifying Problems with Medicine Use

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 103 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 160 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT a - 1 MB] [PPT b - 4 MB]

Session 8: Understanding the Problems Associated with Medicine Use - Qualitative Methods

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 82 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 110 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 960 KB]

Session 9: Strategies to Improve Medicine Use - Overview

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 74 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 149 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 1.2 MB]

Session 10: Standard Treatment Guidelines

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 84 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 125 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 947 KB]

Session 11: Drug Use Evaluation

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 79 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 108 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 597 KB]

Session 12: Infection Control

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 80 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 126 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 914 KB]

Session 13: Role of DTC in Containing AMR

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 74 KB]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 225 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 1.2 MB]

Session 14: Getting Started

Trainer's Guide [PDF - 66]

Participant's Guide [PDF - 100 KB]

PowerPoint Slides [PPT - 880 KB]