Introduction to the WHO Drug Dictionary Basics - PDF

							Overview of the WHO Drug Dictionaries


Course Length:

4 hours


Prerequisites:

None


Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
    • Explain the role of the Uppsala Monitoring Center in pharmacovigilance
    • Identify the 3 types of WHO Drug Dictionaries
    • List the different formats of the WHO Drug Dictionaries
    • Describe the ATC classification and how it can be used


Course Benefits:

    •     Basic overview of the WHO Drug Dictionaries and their similarities and
          differences
    •     Explanation of the various dictionary formats and components
    •     Review of the ATC classification system and how to utilize it effectively in
          the coding process
    •     Discussion of coding verbatim terms and development of coding
          guidelines
    •     Discussion regarding the importance of identifying stakeholders within an
          organization and decision topics to address in order to optimize utilization
          of the WHO Drug Dictionaries


Course Outline:

1. World Health Organization and its Program for International
   Drug Monitoring
                Overview


2. WHO Drug Dictionaries

                Dictionary types
                Formats
                Format components


3. ATC Classification
                Structure
                Nomenclature
                ATC classification principles


4. Analysis
                Report to signal
                Types of analysis to consider


5. Optimizing utilization of the WHO Drug Dictionaries
                Stakeholders
                Decision topics


6. Q & A



For more information, please contact:

 Bill York                                      Sonja Brajovic, M.D.
Director, Business Development                  Medical Coding Manager
PSI INTERNATIONAL, Inc.                         PSI INTERNATIONAL, Inc.
4000 Legato Road, Suite 850                     1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 530
Fairfax, VA 22033                               Rockville, MD 20852
Office: (703) 621-5834                          Office: (240) 880-5081
byork@psiint.com                                sbrajovic@psiint.com