The ‘Gianni Benzi’ Pharmacological Research Foundation, in collaboration with the Children’s Memorial Health Institute of Warsaw, the National Center for Biological Research (CNRB), the Middle European Association for Regulatory Affairs (MEGRA), the Italian Society of Regulatory Activities (SIAR) and the Task Force in Europe for Drug Development in the Young (TEDDY), and with the support of Farmindustria, the Italian pharmaceutical industry association, has organized the Foresight Training Course, IV edition. The Foresight Training Courses are international events addressed to Medical Directors, R&D Managers, Pharmacovigilance Managers, Clinical Research Associates, Clinical Project Managers/Leaders, Regulatory Affairs Operators, Market Access Operators, Statisticians, Information Technology Operators and Data Managers, Researchers (Medical and not-medical), Managing Directors of Pharmaceutical Industries and CROs, but also to Professors and Students, Business Development Managers, and finally to Managing Directors working in the Biotech field. The Courses intend to underline the more recent and stimulating debates open in the field of the European Pharmaceutical System and to contribute actively to them, with the final aim of favouring and consolidating the dialogue between Europe and national states.
The Course “Evidences for rational therapies: from newborn to elderly population” will be held in Rome from 1 to 3 September.
In line with the previous editions, the 4th Foresight Training Course of the Gianni Benzi Foundation is inspired by the European Programs concerning Health, with special attention to the EMA Road-Map 2010-2015, and to the national Health Plans The course will deal with the advancement in the Clinical Trials methodology and other studies supporting drug development and post-marketing drugs use. As other editions, the Course will foresee the participation of all the interested stakeholders, Regulators, Researchers, Physicians, Health Professionals, Private and Public Companies, Patient Associations.
In addition, this year the Course applies for the Italian system of educational credits (ECM) for healthcare professionals. The Gianni Benzi Foundation is, in fact, authorised to assign ECM credits according to the latest Italian law (provider n° 1595) for on site educational activities and e-learning courses. Starting from this basis, the fourth Course of the Gianni Benzi Foundation has the objective to underline the opportunities made available by the existing collaborative international networks, to stimulate additional collaborative efforts having as example the working methodology already validated by EMA and other national Authorities like AIFA.