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Medical Compliance – EFPIA,

MedTechEurope, IPCAA and the

impact on medical meetings! - Who

does what and how?


Why is this so important?

Vienna

20% of all int. meetings are medical

50% of all overnights come from medical meetings


EFPIA – European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations

33 European national pharmaceutical industry associations41 leading companies undertaking research, development and the manufacture in Europe of medicinal products for human use.

Medical Compliance – EFPIA, MedTechEurope, IPCAA and the impact on medical meetings! - Who does what and how?


MedTechEuropeconsists of

Eucomed = European Medical Device IndustryEDMA = European Diagnostic Manufacturers AssociationIn total:

52 national associationsApprox. 200 company members



IPCAA – International Pharmaceutical Congress Advisory Association

18 member companies (all the global big companies are members) Healthcare Congress GuidelinesImmediate counterpart of medical associations



Conference Vetting Systems

EFPIAhttp://www.efpia-e4ethics.eu

EUCOMEDhttp://www.ethicalmedtech.eu

http://www.efpia-e4ethics.eu/

http://www.ethicalmedtech.eu/


Conference Vetting Systems

Evaluating the compliance of medical meetings

Companies and associations can apply for evaluation

Clear trend – organizers want to have a “green” meeting


EFPIA – http://www.efpia-e4ethics.eu


EFPIA – http://www.efpia-e4ethics.eu

EFPIA evaluation is a recommandation – not mandatory for members


EUCOMED – http://www.ethicalmedtech.eu


EUCOMED – http://www.ethicalmedtech.eu

Eucomed evaluation is binding for member companies


Important to know!

Rules and regulations of EFPIA, MedTechEurope and IPCAA are all voluntary!There is no formal legal framework on state level, neither national nor on EU level.

The fear of the yellow press!

BUT: we need to perceive it as law as some recommendations are possible exit doors for companies!


Important to know!

EFPIA decisions are recommendations to the member companies

MedTechEurope decisions are binding for members!(200 versus 2000)


Some EFPIA/IPCAA rules for Medical MeetingsTourism has not to appear anywhere

no touristic picturesno acc.persons programmesno social programmes part of the registration feeno entertainmentCity Tourist Info Counter NO – City service Center is OK

Food & Beverage activities limited (no entertainment, max. costs per person – depending on the country etc.)


Some EFPIA/IPCAA rules for Medical Meetings

Exhibitions at medical meetingsno more give awaysno more entertainment at exhibition boothfocus on science and not on marketing/sales

Child care issue!!!!!

BUT support of participants to attend still possible!


Some decisions for the future from MedTechEurope

2018No direct support of HCP’s possible (mandatory!)

BUT: Educational grants to medical associations still possible – Receiver of grant chooses the HCP’s


Some practical case studies

ESMO Congress 2016 - MadridECCO Congress 2015 - ViennaIASLC Congress 2016 - Vienna


The client reaction

No more touristic picturesNo acc. Persons programmeNo evening eventsAttention to details such as official carriers




Some practical case studies

Organizer wants local flavour at openingVienna Boy’s Choir should perform

The compliance verdict from the EFPIA’s national member association

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Sponsoring of attendance by Pharma Industry (medical congresses)

3.342 Interviews

40%

14%

46%

21%

16%

63%

Totally financed by industry

Partly financed by industry

Self financed

Study 2015 Study 2010

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3.342 Interviews

Role of the industry

23%

7%

24%

46%

19%

7%

11%

63%

Participation in any case

Participation under certain conditions

Definitely no participation

Already self financed

Participation at congress if self financing


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Sponsoring of attendance by Pharma Industry (medical congresses)

3.342 Interviews

40%

14%

46%

21%

16%

63%

Totally financed by industry

Partly financed by industry

Self financed


A drop in direct support!A challenge for the organizers!


Transparency issues

EFPIAAll contributions form Pharma companies to HCP’s will be published as of now (data 2015)

MedTechEurope2017 data for all grants to be published in 2018

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Transparency rules as of 2016 – EFPIA – Are you aware of?

3.342 Interviews

Yes, I amaware of

28%

No72%

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Role of Industry

3.342 Interviews

Yes19%

No81%

Influence of Transparencyon future congress participations


Study by Ashfield – Andrew Winterburn

Where do medical doctors get training and education?

93% of medical doctors use Medical Journals

87% of medical doctors use scientific meetings


In which direction are we moving?

Less or no exhibition at medical meetings?More industry symposia at medical meetings?New cooperation models with the industry?Some medical meetings have to be reinvented?

There is only one stable message – things are continuing to changeBUTThe face to face meeting is not questioned at all!


PANEL DISCUSSIONWelcome to our Medical Association

Representatives!

Natasha Joyner – World Obesity FederationJeton Iseni – European Huntington’s Disease NetworkCécile Castel – Int. Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease


Keep up to date with developments withinEFPIA, Ethical MedTech Europe, IPCAA…….

It is difficult but worth to try!

It all has an impact on our business.Good luck!

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