International Conference „Transparency in medicine”
Organizer: College of Physicians, Romania
Date: 26 October 2010
Location: Howard Johnson Hotel, Platinum Grand Ballroom, Bucharest
Time: 9:00 – 17:30
1st Session (9:00 – 10:30)
„The role of responsibility, transparency and credibility in decreasing social inequalities in health care”
by Prof. Vasile Astărăstoae, President of Romanian College of Physicians, Romania
„Physicians and Industry? A quest for Transparency and Independence –an Introduction of WMA Code on Ethics”
by Dr. Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World Medical Association, Germany
Panel discussion
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
2nd Session (11:00 – 12:30)
“No conflict of interest. Is that true?”
by Prof. dr. Wim van den Heuvel, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
EFPIA Presentation
by Marie-Claire PICKAERT, Deputy Director General, EFPIA
“Reinforcing Ethics in Pharmaceutical Marketing – the Spanish experience“
by José Zamarriego, Director of the Deontology Surveillance Unit, Farmaindustria, Spain
Panel discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
3rd Session (13:30 – 15:00)
“The ARPIM Code of Ethics” – A transparent professional relationship between industry and the medical community”
by Dan Zaharescu, Executive Director of ARPIM, Romania
„Transparent relationship between medical community and pharmaceutical industry”
by Dragoş Damian, MD, President of Romanian Association of Generic Medicine Manufacturers, Romania
Lilly Transparency Initiatives
by Camilla Shen, MD, Managing Director Lilly South-East Europe, Austria
Panel Discussion
15:00 – 15:30
Wrap up & Closing remarks: Prof. Vasile Astărăstoae
