E-DRUG: Announcing a conference program, a masterclass and a seminar
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Dear E-druggers,
You may be interested in the following announcements for a 2 day
international conference in The Netherlands, a 4 day Masterclass with Ray
Moynihan (investigative journalist) in Spain and a Seminar with me in Portugal.
Conference Program: Selling Sickness, Amsterdam, 7-8 Oct 2010
<http://www.healthyskepticism.org/global/announcements/entry/sellingsickness
2010program>
The program has now been released for the International Conference 'SellingSickness¹
7 and 8 October 2010 - Mövenpick Hotel, Amsterdam
Program
What is selling sickness and is it for real?
Where science meets marketing - Ray Moynihan
Industry¹s role in informing the public - Michel Dutrée
DSM-V Opening Pandora¹s Box - Allen Frances
What new methods are being used?
The Dutch situation, Supervision and law enforcement - Josée Hansen
Clinical trials as disease mongering instruments - Trudy Dehue
Update on social media - John Mack
Learning from documented examples
Promotion to the public: European disease awareness campaigns - Teresa Alves
Promotion of prescription medicines to physicians and the public - Dee Mangin
Who pays the bill?
Ethical aspects - to be confirmed
The influence on patients - Ilaria Passarani
The influence on rationale use of medicine - Kees de Joncheere
Redesigning the system?
Financial and insurance aspects - to be confirmed
Independent information for patients - Hilda Bastian
Redesigning the incentives for the pharmaceutical industry - Dean Baker
The need for new regulations and guidelines
Regulations on diseases promotion - Benk Korthals
Regulation of pharmaceutical promotion - Graham Dukes
Guidelines and HTA - to be confirmed
New responsibilities for main stakeholders?
The industry: partner in solutions? - to be confirmed
Should the Medicines Evaluation Board be involved? - to be confirmed
International Cooperation - Peter Mansfield
Direct links to:
- Detailed programme
<http://www.gezondescepsis.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9
42&Itemid=67>
- Time Table of the programme
<http://www.gezondescepsis.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9
16&Itemid=63>
- Conference registration
<http://www.eventure-online.com/eventure/welcome.do?type=participant&congres
s=66_808&page=index>
- Call for posters
<http://www.gezondescepsis.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9
15&Itemid=64>
Masterclass with Ray Moynihan: Disease-mongering and public health, Mahón, Spain, 20-24 Sep 2010
<http://www.healthyskepticism.org/global/announcements/entry/Moynihan2010>
The course will aim to deepen students' understanding of the public health
problem of disease-mongering: the process of widening the boundaries of
illness in order to expand markets for treatments.
Seminário com Peter Mansfield: Épossível fazer melhor! Porto, Portugal 11
Oct 2010
<http://www.healthyskepticism.org/global/announcements/entry/porto2010>
(Information, education and research from pharmaceutical companies: We can
do better!)
regards,
Peter
Dr Peter R Mansfield OAM BMBS GP
Director, Healthy Skepticism Inc
www.healthyskepticism.org
Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/peter.mansfield
"Peter Mansfield" <peter.mansfield@adelaide.edu.au>