The 鶹Ʒ and its Department of Innovation, Access to Medicines, and Health Technologies (IMT) invite to the Webinar
“Policies on Access managing Medicines and other health technologies Prices: Overview, Experiences, and Challenges in the Americas Region”
How to participate:
Day: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT
Languages: Spanish, English, and Portuguese with simultaneous interpretation available in any of these languages.
Agenda
Context
The formulation, implementation, and monitoring of policies that improve access to health technologies are a fundamental pillar in the health systems of our region of the Americas. Among these, policies related to the management of health technology prices are a crucial tool for public policy makers and other interested stakeholders. Aware of this, the 鶹Ʒ (鶹Ʒ) and specifically the Department of Innovation, Access to Medicines, and Health Technologies (IMT) promote the development of discussion and reflection spaces for decision-makers in this area in the Americas region.
About the Webinar
The objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of policies that promote access to medicines and health technologies through price management (pricing policies) in the Americas region, present a couple of countries’ experiences in price management from different perspectives, and reflect on the progress and challenges in this area.
Oradores
- Veronika J. Wirtz, Boston University – School of Public Health – WHO Collaborating Center in Pharmaceutical Policies – United States of America
- Warren A. Kaplan, Boston University – School of Public Health – WHO Collaborating Center in Pharmaceutical Policies – United States of America
- Daniela Marreco Cerqueira, Executive Secretary – Chamber of Medicine Market Regulation (CMED) – Brazil
- Héctor Hernández Acuña, Head of Business Intelligence Unit – CENABAST – Chile
Time correspondence
- 7:00 AM – Los Angeles, Vancouver
- 9:00 AM – Belmopan, Guatemala City, Managua, Mexico City, San Jose (CR), San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
- 10:00 AM – Bogotá, Panama City, Kingston, Lima, Quito, Cayman Islands
- 12:00 PM – Asunción, Bridgetown, Caracas, Castries, Georgetown, Havana, La Paz, Nassau, Ottawa, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, San Juan, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Washington DC
- 12:00 PM – Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Montevideo, Paramaribo
- 3:00 PM – London
- 4:00 PM – Geneva, Madrid, Barcelona
- 2:00 AM – Canberra
For other cities, check the local time