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Organising the supply of medicines and medical products
Medical product availability depends on a rigorous supply chain. Connect demand forecasting, procurement, storage and distribution to coordinate operations more effectively. Strengthen your ability to identify stockout risks and organise monitoring in support of healthcare facilities.
- Duration
- 4 days 28 hours
- Code
- LOGSANTE01FR Code
Presentation
In healthcare, managing supplies to ensure that goods are available when needed requires appropriate methods and tools. Effective inventory management for medicines and other healthcare products involves anticipating replenishment and implementing rigorous planning to prevent interruptions to care.
This course aims to provide the essential skills for managing medical procurement effectively, whether for healthcare equipment or medicines. The program addresses the specific challenges in this field, particularly standards and regulations.
It also aims to enable procurement managers to select the right suppliers and manage their contracts efficiently. The more streamlined the processes, the better costs can be controlled.
Finally, the program explores the specific requirements for transporting medicines and medical equipment, taking account of these products' technical characteristics. Storage, expiry dates and transport conditions all affect how these products are delivered. You will also learn to plan the logistics chain needed to receive and deliver these medical products, anticipate risks and manage difficulties as they arise.
Objectives
Target skills:
- Improve the planning and implementation of a medicines and medical equipment supply chain.
- Manage a transport chain for pharmaceutical distribution effectively.
Integrate rules and practices to streamline the procurement of medicines and medical equipment.
Learning objectives:
- Understand procurement and supply challenges in the healthcare chain (product availability, transport, standards compliance, pharmaceutical storage, etc.).
- Use methods and tools to plan supply and replenishment.
- Ensure product safety and quality during supply operations.
- Organise medical product transport effectively.
- Comply with the standards and regulations specific to medical product transport.
- Assess purchasing needs based on orders.
- Apply the fundamental principles and specific requirements of procuring medicines and medical equipment.
- Evaluate and select suppliers against quality and cost criteria.
- Incorporate healthcare-specific procurement regulations and standards.
- Implement effective procurement planning.
- Conduct medical purchasing in line with the specific realities of this market.
- Anticipate and organise orders and deliveries.
Program
Introduction to healthcare logistics challenges
- The principles and challenges of the healthcare supply chain and their relevance to the current context.
- Roles and responsibilities throughout the supply chain cycle.
Planning and managing supply
- The different stages of supply.
- Theoretical foundations, supply and replenishment methods.
- Supply safety and quality.
- Anticipating replenishment.
- Key considerations for managing inventory and supply using IT tools.
Anticipating and organising the transport of medicines or medical products
- Terminology and specific challenges of medical product transport.
- Safety standards for transporting medical products.
- Packaging and labelling in accordance with international standards.
- Managing emergencies during transport.
Practical work:
- Case studies and assessment of acquired skills.
Procuring medical products in compliance with regulations
- The fundamental principles of medical procurement.
- Specific regulations and standards applicable to medicine procurement and the healthcare sector generally.
- Planning and implementing medical procurement.
Practical work:
- Case studies and assessment of acquired skills.
Selecting and managing suppliers
- Competitive sourcing, evaluation and supplier selection based on quality and cost criteria.
- National and international tendering procedures.
- Negotiations.
- Contracting for medical procurement.
Practical work:
- Case studies and assessment of acquired skills.
Audience
This course is intended for:
- all healthcare logistics professionals responsible for purchasing, storing and delivering medicines or pharmaceutical products.
Prerequisites
No specific skills are required, although professional experience in the medical field, particularly logistics 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
An expert healthcare logistics trainer with field experience working alongside healthcare professionals in West Africa; lessons supported by practical exercises and opportunities to share experience.
Dates and sessions
Choose the date and delivery format that suit you.
No upcoming sessions are currently available.