DUR Summer School

About

A transformative and captivating school kicks off on Monday and wraps up with a flourish by Friday at lunch, ensuring a week filled with knowledge and inspiration

• Up to 30 participants
• On the Vilnius University campus 
• Social events
• Research, connections and fun!

The Drug Utilization Research (DUR) summer school is a training in DUR for PhD students, researchers and civil servants/public health officials interested in the assessment of drug utilization, rational use of available medications and improvement of prescribing quality. During this course:

• Study designs and methods used in DUR will be presented.
• An overview of applied DUR research with examples will be provided.
• Attendees will develop research skills in drug utilization, get advice for future research and collaborate with other researchers.

The DUR Summer School course consists of lectures, seminars and workshops to provide participants with a thorough methodological background on drug utilization research (data sources, study designs, measurement methods, statistical/analytical methods, qualitative research methods, cross national studies) and examples of applications (DUR in older people, antimicrobials, adherence, DUR and health policy). Critical appraisal of the literature will be exercised in an interactive workshop in small groups. Participants will also present an overview of their own research and discuss it in small groups.

Dive into the world of Drug Utilization Research with our enlightening lectures, crafted around the principles outlined in the esteemed 2nd Edition: Drug Utilization Research. Methods and Applications.

Program

 Preliminary program:

Lecturing professors:

• Ana Thomas Petrović, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
• Björn Wettermark, University of Uppsala, Sweden
• Elisabetta Poluzzi, University of Bologna, Italy
• Indrė Trečiokienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
• Katja Taxis, University of Groningen, Netherlands
• Monique Elseviers, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Ria Benkő, University of Szeged, Hungary
• Tanja Mueller, University of Strathclyde, UK

Requirements and Registration

Registration starts on the 1^st of February!

The participation fee is 450 Euro and includes meetings, lunches and social events. Invoices will be provided if needed.

As the DUR summer school is planned to be held for a limit of up to 30 participants we welcome those who have particular interest and are involved in drug utilization research to attend the course. To demonstrate your interest in drug utilization research and as a first exercise for the course, we kindly ask you to submit upon registration an abstract, project proposal or problem question for future research. Please prepare and submit on the preregistration form one of the following:

• Abstract including Title, Author information, Background, Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusion and References (up to 5 most important).

or

• Project proposal including Title, Background, Aim, Methods and References (up to 5 most important).

or

• For a Problem question please elaborate on:

1. What would you like to study in your future drug utilization research?
2. Why do you think this problem question is important?

In any case, please limit the body of your entry (excluding title, author information and references) to a maximum of 350 words. We do not accept tables and figures in submissions.

The pre-registration form is here.

Pre-registration is available until April 1^st or until we reach a limit of 30 participants. The assessment of preregistration form might take up to 10 days. Once form is assessed we will contact you by the email provided to confirm your registration and proceed with the payment. The ones accepted for the summer school will be asked to proceed with the payment by the 15^thof May. Participation will only be confirmed after payment is received.

Venue

Summer school will be held on two Vilnius University campuses:

I, II, IV and V: Faculty of Medicine, Ciurlionio str. 21, Vilnius

III: Central adiministration, Universiteto str. 3, Vilnius

Travel and Accommodation

Travel

1) The best way to reach Vilnius is through Vilnius Airport

Vilnius Airport is the largest commercial airport in Lithuania. The airport is located on a plateau in the south of Vilnius. It is only 7 km or 15 minutes drive by car from the centre of the capital. More information at here.

2) You may also consider flying to Kaunas Airport

Kaunas Airport is the second busiest civil airport in Lithuania after Vilnius Airport and the fourth busiest in the Baltic states. The airport is located in the central part of the country, 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Kaunas city centre and 100 km west from the capital Vilnius.

There is a shuttle service from Kaunas airport to Vilnius.

Accommodation

Vilnius Park Plaza hotel is the hotel that is very close to the Faculty of Medicine, where the meetings will be held on most of days.

You may also consider some options located between Faculty of Medicine and Vilnius Old town. You may find some suggestions here.

Contacts