E-DRUG: Medicine Quality & Public Health Conference planned for 2018 - Would you attend ?
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Dear Colleagues,
Medicine Quality & Public Health Conference planned for week of 23rd September 2018 - Would you attend ?
A note to let the medicine quality and access community know that we are planning this conference, for two years time in Oxford, UK, on 23-28 September 2018.
This will be organised by the Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, University of Oxford.
There is increasing interest in the neglected subject of poor quality medicines and other medical products, their epidemiology, origins, detection and impact and how to intervene to reduce their frequency. However, there has never been, that we are aware of, a dedicated large academic and programmatic international conference on the subject. The aims would be to:
1. To bring together people from a diversity of backgrounds interested in the subject [public health, national regulatory authority, pharmacy, biomedical, chemist, law, ethics, cultural sciences, social sciences, public health education & engagement, international organisations, NGOs, development partners/donors in health, national procurement centres, the internet-sector] to learn and discuss together. As the field is a young one and fragmented we expect that all will benefit from this networking and discussion and greater consensus reached.
2. To discuss a wide range of relevant topics - including definitions, law, international guidelines, epidemiology, public health impact, ethics, patient and health worker knowledge, sociology of medicines engagement, physical and chemical analysis, packaging, regulation and potential interventions.
The conference will start with two days of scientific and operational research orientated talks and discussion, followed by three days of more policy-orientated discussion.
We are gauging interest in this conference before committing to organising it. We would have facilities for ~ 230 people and hope to raise funds to support attendees from LMICs.
If you feel that you are likely to attend we would be grateful if you be able to copy this message:
'Likely to attend MQPH 2018' in the subject line of an e-mail (and add any comment/suggestions you may have)
and send it to