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Managing Stocks of Medicines and Medical Products
The availability of medical products depends on a well-managed logistics chain. Connect needs forecasting, procurement, storage and distribution to coordinate operations more effectively. Strengthen your ability to identify shortage risks and organise monitoring in support of healthcare facilities.
- Duration
- 3 days 21 hours
- Code
- LOGSANTE02FR Code
Presentation
Managing stocks of medicines and medical products is crucial for healthcare professionals: it maintains resource availability while avoiding surplus stock. Continuity of care, preventing expired products, reducing costs and responding to health crises are all major challenges.
This course gives healthcare logisticians the tools and techniques needed to manage medical product and medicine inventories effectively. It addresses specific constraints relating to preservation, the cold chain, expiry dates and replenishment processes.
Whether you are a technician or an inventory manager, this 2-day course will help you manage stock, use-by dates and product availability in pharmaceutical warehouses.
Objectives
Target skills:
- Optimise medical inventory management using appropriate methods and tools to ensure continuous product availability and proper preservation.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the fundamentals of medical product storage.
- Plan and organise inventory management effectively to ensure continued resource availability.
- Integrate warehousing best practices in line with healthcare standards and constraints relating to perishable products.
- Ensure appropriate storage conditions by maintaining the cold chain and accounting for product perishability.
- Optimise product replenishment using effective management tools.
Program
Introduction to health product inventory management
- The importance and specific characteristics of inventory management in healthcare.
- Preservation constraints, including the cold chain for medical products and medicines.
- The impact of expiry dates on inventory management and quality of care.
- Inventory management in regular and critical replenishment contexts.
Planning and organising stocks of medical products and medicines
- Planning requirements according to demand, storage constraints and expiry dates.
- Organising storage warehouses with preservation constraints in mind.
- Developing procedures for receiving, storing and distributing medical products and medicines.
Managing preservation constraints and the cold chain
- Cold chain management best practices for sensitive medicines and medical products.
- Monitoring and maintaining refrigeration equipment.
- Measures to take when the cold chain is broken.
Managing expiry dates and perishable products
- Rigorously monitoring expiry dates and storage conditions to avoid losses.
- Managing perishable products according to shelf life and intended use.
- Implementing effective processes to remove expired products from stock.
Optimising replenishment and the supply chain
- Assessing replenishment needs based on consumption and trends.
- Using periodic or threshold-based replenishment techniques.
- Optimising the supply chain to ensure optimal replenishment lead times.
Practical work and case studies
- Analysis of real cases involving medical product and medicine inventory management.
- Practical scenarios to implement the techniques learned.
- A session for participants to share experiences and best practices.
Audience
This course is intended for:
- healthcare logisticians and other healthcare professionals who manage stocks of medicines or medical products.
Prerequisites
This course requires no specific skills, although professional experience in healthcare, particularly inventory management, is an advantage.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
- Case study
Course highlights
Dates and sessions
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No upcoming sessions are currently available.