E-DRUG: Summer School Pharmaceutical Pricing, Reimbursement Policies Vienna Aug/Sept
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Summer School
Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies
Vienna, Austria
Monday, 29 August 2016 - Friday, 2 September 2016
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies at the Austrian Public Health Institute in Vienna together with the World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Europe is offering a five-day training course for professionals of public and non-for profit institutions working in the field of pricing and reimbursement of medicines. International scientific experts and experienced national policy-makers will provide insights into pharmaceutical policies related to medicine pricing and reimbursement - at the time of launching new medicines, before or after the launch.
Who should attend?
· Representatives of competent authorities in the field of pricing and reimbursement of medicines (policy makers, technical staff), and
· Payers in the health care system (e.g. health insurance institutions / sickness funds, ministries, medicines agencies, private health insurance institutions)
· Researchers involved in policy-advice
Topics that will be covered:
· Overview of pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies and integration in health care systems
· Medicine price surveys, analyses and comparisons
· Distribution of medicines and responsible use of medicines
· Policies for high-priced medicines as well as for generic and biosimilar medicines
· Horizon scanning
· Patent protection of medicines and trade agreements
Organisers:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Austrian Public Health Institute (Gesundheit Österreich GmbH), World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe
Details:
For more information (application, fees, detailed programme) please visit the website: http://whocc.goeg.at/SummerSchool2016
apply now!
Contact: whocc@goeg.at<mailto:whocc@goeg.at>
Please feel free to forward this information to any interested persons.
Thank you!
Kind regards
Nina Zimmermann
WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies
Gesundheit Österreich GmbH / Austrian Public Health Institute
Stubenring 6
1010 Wien
Nina Zimmermann <Nina.Zimmermann@goeg.at>