Joint Medicines Policy Conference 2006
Outcomes of the Joint Medicines Policy Conference 2006
- Outcomes
47k - Progress Report from August 2007 121k
About the Joint Medicines Policy Conference
Medicines Australia and the Department of Health and Ageing held a Joint Medicines Policy Conference on 13-14 July 2006 at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
The objectives of the conference were to identify key issues and challenges facing all medicines stakeholders, including the Government and the pharmaceutical industry, in relation to long term PBS sustainability and access to medicines, quality use of medicines, medical technology assessment and biologicals and vaccines, and identify opportunities for progress.
The Program and guest speakers covered a range of policy issues and discussion was good throughout the panel sessions. The four areas covered by the Conference were the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the Quality Use of Medicines, evaluating medicines including biologicals and vaccines.
The Conference secured 296 registrants and representation from 119 organisations. Conference attendees included representatives from the various industry sectors, government departments, consumer groups, pharmacists, medical practitioners, medical researchers, academics and international visitors.
Serono Symposium International was appointed as the conference organisers and handled the logistics of the conference including organising venues, speakers and registrations.
A key result of the Conference was a commitment from Medicines Australia and the Department of Health and Ageing to agree to work collaboratively on four key areas of medicines policy: Targeted Therapies, Standards of evidence and transparency, Quality Use of Medicines and Consumer involvement. The intent is to find ways together to resolve the issues.
Medicines Australia and the Department of Health and Ageing are currently in discussions over how to take forward the outcomes of the Conference. The outcomes of the Conference will be released shortly.
Conference presentations include:
- The PBS and the National Medicines Policy – Lloyd Sansom 128k
- Balancing Supply and Demand of Medicines: Lessons from the Canadian Experience – Jill Sanders 982k
- Overview of the Quality Use of Medicines: Vital component of successful PBS – Ric Day (not available)
- Issues and Trends in Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation – Ron Akehurst 61k
- The Australian experience of evaluation medicines – Tony Harris (not available)
- Genomics and Biologicals: What does the Future Hold for Targeted Therapies – Ross McKinnon 1989k
- New arrangements for vaccines: ATAGI and PBAC – Terry Nolan 988k
Joint Medicines Policy Conference held at The University of New South Wales in Sydney
- Program and Abstracts 1209k
Page updated: March 2011