IFPMA Ethics & Business Integrity Days

Following successful Code Capacity Workshops in locations as Beijing, Johannesburg, Dubai and Manila, the global association of the research-based pharmaceutical industry (www.ifpma.org) has selected Accra to deliver a hands-on training and to engage in a broader discussion about the progress and the future of ethics & business integrity in Ghana and Africa as a whole. From Africa for Africa – with international IFPMA experts.

Day 1: Hands-on Code Capacity Workshop
Sept 18, from 09:00 – 17:30 (incl. lunch)

Objectives

The workshop has been designed to provide “business case” exposure to participants on day to day topics including:

How to properly interact with Healthcare Professionals (doctors, nurses, pharmacists etc.) for promotional and medical information sharing
Increasing level of ethical conduct of activities in your organization
Insights on how to set up and run a successful compliance program in your organization
Interaction with patient organizations
Activities like commissioning and creation of promotional material and writing and approving copy and artwork.
Determining promotional methods including professional representation, hospitality to doctors and the use of audio-visual and related communications technology in the organization of international educational events.

The workshop will be based on the new IFPMA Code of Practice (effective Jan 1, 2019) which forms the basis for national codes of practice within Ghana, the rest of Africa and worldwide. Participants will receive an update on the Code and the respective interpretation – trainers would like to engage and exchange with the audience on local implementation.

Who Should Attend?

Anybody within a biopharmaceutical company who is responsible for medical or commercial activities with HCPs and or HCOs, who supports the business with the interpretation of current local or global standards or who is part of the review or approval process for these activities
Representatives from national pharmaceutical trade associations
Ethics & Compliance professionals
Medical and Scientific advisors and directors
Personnel responsible for the development and certification of promotional materials
Sales and marketing representatives
General managers
In-house counsel and other related staff

Day 2: Africa Stakeholder Forum: Trust in Healthcare Systems
Sept 19 from 09:30-13:30 (incl. networking lunch buffet)

Objectives

The forum is designed to engage stakeholders to join forces to move ahead. The focus is on how trust in health authorities and healthcare professionals is paramount in implementing a fully efficient healthcare system.

Roundtable participants will address the progress Ghana and other African countries have been making in raising their standards in the Ethics and Business Integrity space, which is contributing to IFPMA’s goal to create a level playing field in the African market. Parallel to this, specific issues that can potentially undermine trust will be addressed, namely Falsified and Substandard Medicines. Ideas for further progress will be exchanged between IFPMA’s member companies and associations as well as country associations and other stakeholders.

The session will be set up as a roundtable discussion with invited key stakeholders as discussants. Other participants are welcome as observers and can engage in the Q&A session. Part of the forum will be a celebration of AREPI’s recent joining of the IFPMA, which is an important element of its Africa engagement strategy.

Who Should Attend?

Government officials
Medical societies
Academia
Representatives from biopharmaceutical companies and national pharmaceutical trade associations
Compliance professionals
General managers
In-house counsel and other related staff

In order to plan accordingly, we ask you to register for this event.

Featured Regional Faculty

Dr Jack Kileba

Medical Governance Officer East, West and Central Africa, Bayer.

Chairman, Ethics and Compliance Committee, KAPI

Kendi Miaro

Head of Ethics and Business Integrity, East Africa and Nigeria-Ghana, Sanofi.

Ethics and Compliance

Committee, KAPI

William Mwiti

Director, Quality and Risk, Global Safety and Medical Governance, GSK.

Member Ethics and Compliance Committee, KAPI, Nairobi, Kenya

Minal Patel

Health Care Compliance Officer Southern Africa, Janssen

Ronke Ampiah

Pricing, Market Access and Government Affairs Director , North West Africa, Local Compliance Champion, Merck

Precious Lehong

Head of Compliance South East Africa, Merck, former Compliance Officer GSK Consumer Health Southern Africa

Mohamed Amine Mebarek

Head of Compliance North West Africa, Merck, former Compliance Officer Sandoz Algeria

Letitia Adu-Ampoma

Head of Compliance English West-Africa

Featured International Faculty

Ibtissam Bougataya

Head of Compliance Middle East Africa, Merck UAE, former Compliance Director NWA Merck Morocco, former GSK Legal Director North Africa

Holger Diener

Managing Director, Association of Voluntary Self-Regulation for the Pharmaceutical Industry, Berlin, Germany

Vice-Chair of the Ethics and Business Integrity Committee of IFPMA

Karen Eryou

Head, Ethics and Compliance Programs, UCB Pharma, Former Co-chair, Asia Pacific Pharma Compliance Congress, Brussels, Belgium

Christian Roth

Co-President IPCAA (International Pharmaceutical Congress Advisory Association),

Head Scientific Engagement Governance, Novartis Pharma, Switzerland

Registration

This workshop is FREE OF CHARGE – all time and effort is donated by IFPMA and its member companies and associations. Workshop capacity is limited and registration confirmation will be on a first-come first-served basis. Once registered, a space will be assigned to you. Therefore, please make sure you can come or let the organizers know so your place can be given to someone on the waiting list.

Online registration is open from July 7- August 11 2018. All delegates must register by the deadline to attend as the registration page will be closed after that. If you have any difficulty registering, send an email to the organizers at: [email protected]

To register, simply complete the registration form below
Indicate which of the two days you plan to attend
If you require accommodation in Accra, indicate the hotel you have made reservations at
If you require airport transfer to the hotel, provide your flight details (if available)

HOTEL OPTIONS: For participants that require accommodation, a limited number of rooms are being held at the three hotels listed below. Participants are responsible for making their reservations and payment by August 7, 2018 for rates to be guaranteed.

Mövenpick Hotel ($250 per night) - [Download a Registration Form from here] to make your reservation and payment.
Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites ($180 per night) - to reserve a room, send an email to [email protected] with Group Reference: IFPMA 2018
Alisa Hotel ($150 per night) - to reserve a room, send an email to [email protected] with Group Reference: IFPMA 2018

GROUND TRANSPORTATION:

An airport shuttle to the hotels will be arranged based on your arrival and departure dates/times. It is important that you communicate your hotel and flight information to [email protected] if they are made after the registration deadline
Hotel shuttle service will also be available to the conference venue each day

VISAS:

Should you require an invitation letter to apply for a visa, send your request to [email protected]

Which of the meetings are you registering to attend?

I will attend on day 1 (Code Capacity workshop)
I will attend on day 2 (Africa Stakeholder Forum: Trust in Healthcare Systems)
I will attend both meetings

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Movenpick Hotel
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Alisa Hotel

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