The Managed Introduction of New Medicines
A highly interactive three-day workshop
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow, UK
9 – 11 July 2009
Booking is now extended to 22 June.
Note that after 5 June, payment will be required immediately on invoice to secure your place.
The Workshop
The workshop is primarily intended for healthcare professionals involved in decision making about the funding of new drugs and/or managing their introduction in Europe.
Course presenters will be available during the three days for formal and informal discussions. There will also be a limited number of places for pharmaceutical company personnel.
Topics
- Principles of pharmacovigilance, clinical pharmacology and pharmacoepidemiology
- Health technology assessment and managed entry practices in Europe
- Horizon-scanning activities including forecasting and critical drug evaluation
- Local formulary and guideline development
- Overview of health economic principles and concepts
- How health economic evaluations are used by the Scottish Medicines Consortium, with examples
- Selection of new, expensive drugs for funding — the Polish experience
- Changing or influencing prescribing behaviour in primary and secondary care
- Prescribing and outcome monitoring
- Independent studies — initiation, funding and prioritisation
- Risk sharing arrangements
For more details of the programme, click here.
Faculty
The workshop will be conducted by European experts renowned in their fields. To see the list of course leaders and their biographies, click here.
Included
Fees cover all lectures and workshop activities, lunches, tea/coffee during the day, and the Gala Dinner in the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow.
The fees do not cover any other costs, eg hotel accommodation, travel or evening subsistence costs (apart from the Gala Dinner).
Public sector participants
(eg from health authorities, health services and universities): £340 GBP
Private sector participants
(eg from industry, private companies or individuals): £830 GBP
EACPT Meeting, Edinburgh:
For those going on to the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics meeting in Edinburgh, there is direct access by train from Queen St station, only a short distance from the workshop venue.
Piperska Group workshop administration
Telephone: +44 (0)1505 850 344
Fax: +44 (0)1505 850 402
E-mail: info@piperskagroup.com
Contact Us
T: +44 (0) 1505 850 344
F: +44 (0) 1505 850 402
Booking is now
extended to 22 June
(but see above)
