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11th Adriatic Congress on Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research with Focus on CEE
PATIENT ACCESS TO HEALTH IN CEE – Enabling value-driven healthcare decisions
PROGRAM - P. 1
Thursday (20.4.) Friday (21.4.) Saturday (22.4.)
Session 1 10:00 – 11:30
Pre-Congress Workshop in Collaboration with
Prof. Zoltan Kalo, Syreon Research Institute
Health Technology Assessment in Europe: from Birth to Puberty

09:00 – 10:45
Pharmaceutical Pricing, International Referencing and Public Funding - any light at the end of a tunnel?
Tiered based pricing, combination pricing, external price referencing and its impact to patient access, horizone scanning and its utilization for appropriate and strategic allocation of public funding.
09:00 – 10:45
Affordability Challenges and Emerging Financing Models for ATMPs in CEE region
National stakeholders need to create a balance between ensuring patient access to breakthrough therapies and maintaining the financial sustainability of the healthcare system. What are the new pathways and funding strategies for these innovative high-cost therapies that how could they be implemented in CEE region?
Coffee break 11:30 - 12:00 10:45 - 11:15 10:45 - 11:15
Session 2 12:00 – 13:30
Pre-Congress Workshop in collaboration with

Prof. Zoltan Kalo, Syreon Research Institute
Health Technology Assessment in Europe: from Birth to Puberty

11:15 – 13:00
Value Based Health Care Decision Making in CEE - a myth or a dream?
The goal of value-based care transformation is to enable the health care system to create more value for patients. How to maximize health outcomes across CEE region, despite limited budgets, reduced personnel, and inadequate time.
11:15 – 12:55
Health Economic Aspects of Emerging Treatment Modalities
Methodological considerations and best practice sharing

13:00 – 13:20
CONGRESS CLOSING CEREMONY

13:30 – 15:30
Collaborative Associations' Meeting (by invitation only)
- Feedback from this year congress
- Venue and topics for next year congress

- Opportunities for collaboration between congresses
Lunch break 13:30 - 14:00 (Workshop participants only) LUNCH (Shakespeare Hall, Grand Hotel Millenium) 13:00 - 14:00
PROGRAM - P. 2
Session 3

14:00 – 15:50

CONGRESS OPENING CEREMONY


KEY NOTE SPEECHES

The Evolution of Access to Health in Bulgaria over the last decade

Government Perspective on Access to Health
in Bulgaria

Patient Perspective on Access to Health in Bulgaria

14:00 – 16:40
ROUNDTABLE
EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation

As part of the EU pharmaceuticals strategy, the Commission plans to evaluate and revise the EU’s general legislation on medicines to ensure a future-proof and crisis-resistant regulatory environment.

ROUNDTABLE INTRODUCTION SPEECHES (setting the scene):
EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation - Patient expectations, Implementation (un)readinessn and Industry perspective

Roundtable participants:
National (government and academia) stakeholders from CEE region, Patient Associations' representatives, Industry representatives

13:30 – 15:30
Collaborative Associations' Meeting (by invitation only)
- Feedback from this year congress
- Venue and topics for next year congress

- Opportunities for collaboration between congresses
Coffee break 15:50 - 16:15 16:40 - 17:10 15:30 - 16:30
Session 4 16:15 – 18:30
ROUNDTABLE
EU HTA Regulation - Implementation Readiness in CEE region
Implementation challenges and expected benefits of the EU HTA regulation for CEE countries

ROUNDTABLE INTRODUCTION SPEECHES (setting the scene):
EU HTA Regulation - Patient expectations, Implementation (un)readiness and Industry perspective

Roundtable participants:
National (government and academia) stakeholders from CEE countries, EU HTA experts, Industry representatives

17:10 – 18:30
Importance of RWE in Value Based
Decision Making

How to drive the sustainable development and adoption of tools, methods and best practices in the generation and use of real world evidence for better health care decision-making in CEE region; Transferability of RWD.

Departures
Social Networking

18:45
Welcome reception and Networking Cocktail Dinner

18:30
Cocktail dinner