Subjects

The Continuing Education Program contains five core modules, designed to guide medical representatives through the information, knowledge and skills required in the performance of their professional duties.

The core modules are:

The Medicines Australia Code of Conduct - ethical practices within the pharmaceutical industry, including the obligations and practices of companies in their relationship with the health care industry and the public;

The Pharmaceutical Industry - the historic development of the industry, government regulatory processes and the industry's role in the Australian health care system;

An Introduction to Pharmacology - pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, how drugs are administered, transported through the body and absorbed;

Understanding Product Information - an overview of the scientific, medical and therapeutic information contained in Product Information, including how the information is structured to comply with Therapeutic Goods Administration requirements; and

Understanding Clinical Trials and Scientific Literature - a systematic approach to the analysis of published clinical papers, including how clinical trials are designed and conducted, and the four phases of clinical trials.

For more information about fees for the core modules of the program,

please consult the CEP website at http://ma.uqhealthinsitu.com.au