On the 22nd of September, the 10th Patients-MedTech Dialogue was held in Brussels. The event was jointly organised by the European Patients' Forum (EPF) and MedTech Europe. Patients and industry representatives came together to discuss patient involvement in health technology assessment (HTA) processes in the medical technology field. They also discussed the latest developments in the EU legislation on medical devices, which is under discussion at the Council of the EU. EFA was represented at the event by Senior Policy Advisor Roberta Savli.
EFPIA Think Tank with patient groups plans ahead
EFA’s Susanna Palkonen took part in the EFPIA THINK TANK meeting, which planned and discussed in detail the steps leading to the EFPIA Health Collaboration Summit in Brussels on 28-29 October.
The summit is planned together with patient groups and offers an opportunity to discuss with each other, and with other stakeholders, best practices in developing sustainable and transparent relationshps between industry and patient groups. This includes best practice in funding relationships, which may often be viewed as controversial by many.
Anyone is welcome to attend:
http://www.efpia.eu/topics/meetings/efpia-health-collaboration-summit-28-29-october-2015
The THINK TANK also planned topics of joint interest for 2016, such as integration of patient needs in research and development of medicines and EFPIA EU policy and transparency.