First ACTO symposium programme
The symposium took place at the new Business & Learning Center, Agora Hall, rue Godefroid, 5, Namur.
"Improving medication adherence:
tailored solutions for success"
Accreditation # 16026290 (Ethics & Economy)
08:30 | 09:00 | Welcome | ||
09:00 | 09:15 | Introduction | Prof. Yves Poullet, Rector, University of Namur | |
Chairs : Micky FIERENS (Director, LUSS) & Bernard VRIJENS (Director, Espacomp) | ||||
Session I: Setting the scene | ||||
09:30 | 10:15 | Therapeutic adherence: state-of-the-art | Prof. Bernard Vrijens, Espacomp | |
10:15 | 11:00 | Medication to take or not to take: a shared-decision making process | Prof. Marc Tomas, University of Namur | |
11:00 | 11:30 | Coffee break | ||
Session II: Patients experience | ||||
11:30 | 12:30 | Patient adherence in Europe: the view from the patient European platform | Mr Marc Greco, Chairman, EFCCA | |
The Belgian patient experience | Mr André Kajewski (GIRTAC, VIBAST) | |||
12:30 | 13:30 | Walking lunch | ||
Chairs : Prof. Valérie FLOHIMONT & Prof. Jean-Michel DOGNE (University of Namur) | ||||
Session III: Patients rights | ||||
13:30 | 14:15 | Patients rights, autonomy and adherence | Prof. Valérie Flohimont, University of Namur | |
Session IV: The ways to improve adherence | ||||
14:15 | 15:45 | Patient educational materials: insights from EMA activities | Prof. Jean-Michel Dogné, University of Namur | |
Initiatives of the Pharmaceutical Industry | Dr Ann Adriaensen, General secretary, Pharma.be | |||
The pharmaceutical dossier and good medication usage | Dr Jan Saevels, Scientific Director, APB | |||
15:45 | 16:00 | Coffee break | ||
Session V: Round table | ||||
16:00 | 17:00 | Call for action | Moderated by Frédéric Deborsu | |
17:00 | 17:15 | Concluding words |
Registration fee: 45€
Free for students and PhD students.
Accreditation from the Pharmaceutical Doctoral School.
The symposium was supported by: