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Friday 13 May 2016

Submit abstracts for "How to Assess Medicines from Research to Clinical Practice": 6-9 October 2016. EACPT Focus Meeting - Opatija, Croatia.


The next EACPT Focus Meeting will be held from 6th to 9th October, 2016 in partnership with the Croatian Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

The theme of the meeting is “How to Assess Medicines from Research to Clinical Practice”.

There will be a bursary fund of 10,000 € to support abstract presenters.

Key dates



 
The main objectives of this Focus Meeting are to increase awareness, knowledge and use of critical assessment pillars for medicinal products in everyday clinical practice in order to improve healthcare outcomes in affordable manner.
The meeting will include a combination of scientific podium lectures, interactive workshops and guided poster sessions covering three main pillars important for the critical assessment of medicinal products - efficacy, effectiveness, and economics (3E assessment).

There will be a dedicated session for Young Pharmacologists during the meeting. There will be an EACPT Scientific Communication Award for the best presentation by a young scientist. 
Confirmed speakers and topics

JANNE TAPIO BACKMAN (Finland): Clinical drug-drug interaction studies: methods, pitfalls and interpretation
NADA BOŽINA (Croatia): The role of pharmacogenetics in individulized treatment choices
YLVA BOTTIGER (Sweden): National model for the introduction and follow-up of new, expensive drugs in Sweden
GONZALO CALVO (Spain): Accelerated approval paths. What they do mean and what they should not mean?
SIMON MAXWELL (UK): Safe introduction of new medicines into clinical practice
KEN PATERSON (UK): Rapid Health Technology Assessment of New Medicines - Lessons from 15 Years Experience in Scotland
WORKSHOP 2: EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH - CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN
IGOR FRANCETIĆ (Croatia): Effectiveness assessment: when pharmacokinetics makes a difference / macrolide and azalide examples
MATTHIAS SCHWAB (Germany): Pharmacogenomics and drug response: future challenges
EDUARDO SPINA (Italy): Efficacy of antidepressants: issues related to bias in clinical trials
TABASSOME SIMON (France): Key points for building succesful clinical trial
SINIŠA TOMIĆ (Croatia): The Role of the National Competent Authority (NCA) in the Assessment of Medicinal Products in the National Procedure
DONALD SINGER (UK): Personalised medicine approaches for identifying effective therapies
SLOBODAN VUKIČEVIĆ (Croatia): Current challenges and hurdles in new drug development

We will be guests in the Adriatic coastal town Opatija, Croatia. Opatija lies at the centre of the Kvarner Riviera with the longest tradition of providing quality conference venues in Croatia. Opatija’s very attractive geographic location, lush green scenery and a pleasant climate (45° 20’ north latitude) were some of the main reasons for its origins and the rapid development of its tourism from the end of the 19th century.  The venue – Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska Cvijeta –  is located in the very centre of Opatija and includes four buildings that were named after Opatija’s best-known flowers. The hotel has 223 rooms. The hotel also includes the large Tamaris congress centre, which has 7 multi-functional halls and the latest congress equipment.

Anyone from anywhere in the world with a professional interest in clinical pharmacology
and therapeutics can now join the EACPT as an Individual Associate member.
Membership benefits include:
  • Discounted registration fees for EACPT meetings
  • Online access to the Official EACPT Journal - Clinical Therapeutics
  • Access to the EACPT’s worldwide network of Individual Associate Members
  • Active involvement in EACPT 
The EACPT was founded 24 years ago and now includes as members all national organisations for clinical pharmacology in Europe, as well as organisations from further afield internationally. The EACPT aims to provide educational and scientific support for the more than 4000 individual professionals interested in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics throughout the European region, with its congresses attended by a global audience. The EACPT also advises policy makers on how the specialty can contribute to human health and wealth.

Update from Prague on the EACPT

The EACPT Executive Committee have met in Prague from 13th - 14th May to plan for
Charles Bridge - Prague

its future activities.

These include:
  1. A joint EACPT session with EPHAR in Istanbul, June 26-30th 2016.
  2. Our next Focus Meeting to be held in Opatija in Croatia from 6th - 9th October 2016
  3. The exciting programme shaping up for the EACPT Prague Congress (24-27 June 2017)
  4. Plans for major EACPT Awards due in 2017 (Lifetime Achievement - deadline 31st October, 2016; Scientific Award - deadline 31st January, 2017)
  5. Support by the EACPT of the new UEMS Clinical Pharmacology Section
  6. Activities of the EACPT Working Groups for Research, Education, Regulation and Young Pharmacologists.
October 6-9th 2016 EACPT Focus Meeting on how to assess medicines ...

The theme of the October 6-9th 2016 EACPT Focus Meeting is “How to Assess Medicines from Research to Clinical Practice? Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Economic – 3E Assessment”. 

The main objectives of this Focus Meeting are to increase awareness, knowledge and use of critical assessment pillars for medicinal products in everyday clinical practice in order to improve healthcare outcomes in affordable manner. 

Abstract deadline: June 15th 2016
Early registration deadline: June 30th 2016

EACPT Prague Congress - 24-27 June 2017

The programme will provide an international scientific and educational forum for discussion of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, including personalised pharmacotherapy.

Themes will include the latest developments on effectiveness and safety of medicines, clinical pharmacology in clinical practice, pharmacokinetics/systems pharmacology, including in special populations, innovative techniques, eHealth, biomarkers, education, advanced practices in topics such as drug discovery, drug development, biological therapies, global health with a focus on access to safe medicines, new pharmacology and pharmacotherapy, safety in prescribing and updates on personalised medicines, as well as updates on specific therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, nephrology, oncology, neurology and psychiatry.
Members of the EACPT Executive Committee in Prague: Back Row: Matthias Schwab (Germany), Donald Singer (UK), Edoardo Spina (Italy), Tabassome Simon (France), Caroline Samer (Switzerland), Marie Besson (Switzerland), Milan Grundmann (Czech Republic); Front ROw: Simon Maxwell (UK), Dinko Vitezic (Croatia), Janne Backman (Finland), Ylva Böttiger (Sweden), Gerard Rongen (Netherlands).

The 2019 EACPT Congress will be held in Stockholm and the 2021 EACPT Congress in Athens. 


Click here to apply online for EACPT membership. 

Anyone from anywhere in the world with a professional interest in clinical pharmacology and/or therapeutics can now join the EACPT as an Individual Associate member. 
There are reduced joining fees for Individual Associate members who are already members of a national or international organisation relevant to clinical pharmacology and therapeutics.
 
Membership benefits include:
  • Access to videos of talks from EACPT Meetings
  • Discounted registration fees for EACPT meetings
  • Online access to the Official EACPT Journal - Clinical Therapeutics
  • Access to the EACPT’s worldwide network of Individual Associate Members
  • Active involvement in EACPT
The EACPT was founded 24 years ago and now includes as members all national organisations for clinical pharmacology in Europe, as well as organisations from further afield internationally. The EACPT aims to provide educational and scientific support for the more than 4000 individual professionals interested in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics throughout the European region, with its congresses attended by a global audience. The EACPT also advises policy makers on how the specialty can contribute to human health and wealth.

Clinical Therapeutics, the Official Journal of EACPT.