Together with Pharmacometrics Africa, Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development organised the workshop "Novel Clinical Trial Methodologies 2019" in Cape Town on 25 February 2019. It was attended by more than 50 delegates. Speakers from USA, Canada, Switzerland, UK, and South Africa informed about the use of modelling and simulations, innovative trial designs, and real-world evidence. Practical aspects included investigator experiences, the South African National Clinical Trials Register, and the Trials Methodology Research Partnership.
This workshop formed one of the capacity building initiatives held across Africa in connection with the World Conference on Pharmacometrics (WCoP) which will take place in Cape Town on 29 March - 1 April 2022 (postponed from 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic) (
https://go-wcop.org/).
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Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development - together with the National Department of Health, the University of Pretoria and Pharmacometrics Africa – has organised the Pharmacoeconomic Workshop "Health Technology Assessment for Medicines in South Africa - Current Situation and International Trends". This workshop was at the University of Pretoria on 8 and 9 October 2019, as satellite of the 53rd Annual Conference of the South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (SASBCP, 5 - 7 October 2019 in Pretoria) and under the patronage of the PharmaTrain Federation. Local and international experts reviewed the current situation of pharmacoeconomics and HTA in South Africa in the local (including the National Health Insurance NHI) and international context. The 54 participants discussed needs, expectations and the way forward. This workshop provided an excellent opportunity for networking between different groups affected by HTA of medicines, and for capacity building. This workshop was one of the capacity building initiatives organised by Pharmacometrics Africa in connection with the World Conference on Pharmacometrics (WCoP, Cape Town, 6 - 9 April 2020,
https://go-wcop.org/).
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Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development - together with the Pharmaceutical Economic Evaluations Directorate of the National Department of Health, the University of Pretoria and Pharmacometrics Africa - organised the Pharmacoeconomic Workshop "Health Technology Assessment for Medicines in South Africa - Current Situation and International Trends".
The workshop was held at the University of Pretoria on 8 and 9 October 2019, as satellite of the 53rd Annual Conference of the South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (SASBCP), under the patronage of the PharmaTrain Federation. Twenty local and international experts reviewed the situation of Health Technology Assessment in South Africa and internationally, and discussed the use of health economic modelling, real world evidence and Big Data to support decision making. Needs, expectations and the way forward in the context of the new South African National Health Insurance (NHI) were discussed by key stakeholders.
This workshop provided an opportunity for networking between the invited speakers and the 34 delegates from industry, medical aids, academia, professional organisations, patient and medical doctor representatives, and the National Department of Health. This workshop was one of several capacity building initiatives organised by Pharmacometrics Africa in connection with the World Conference on Pharmacometrics (WCoP, Cape Town, 6 - 9 April 2020,
https://go-wcop.org/). Pharmacometrics Africa provided financial support to the workshop.