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General Topic: Education and Workforce

10F101: Global Summit: Forging Innovative Partnerships to Expand Global Access to Essential Medicines

Friday, November 10, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT
CE: 1.00

On Demand Livestreamed

    Virtual Moderator(s)

  • Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD

    Yale School of Medicine
    New Haven, CT, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Virtual Speaker(s)

  • Jayasree K. Iyer, PhD, MSc

    Access to Medicine Foundation
    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

  • Douglas White, MD, PhD

    Gundersen Health System
    Onalaska, WI, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

Despite transformational advances in drug discovery and development, nearly two billion people around the world remain without regular access to essential medicines needed to maintain health and prevent mortality. Communities in resource-limited settings are disproportionately impacted by this problem. In this Keynote Session, Dr. Jayasree Iyer, Chief Executive Officer of the Access to Medicines Foundation, will review the current state of access to medicines globally, and discuss the high-level stakeholders and factors that impact medication access and affordability. Importantly, she will highlight the innovative model her changemaking foundation has created to mobilize pharmaceutical companies to be partners and innovators in efforts to expand access of their products to the areas of greatest need.

Learning Objectives:

  • By the end of this session, participants will understand the current state of access to medicines globally.
  • By the end of this session, participants will be able to identify the stakeholders and factors that impact access and affordability of medicines around the world.
  • By the end of this session, participants will be familiar with innovative strategies advanced by the Access to Medicines Foundation—including the Access to Medicines Index—to engage pharmaceutical companies in stepping up access initiatives as part of their business operations.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM PT
    Global Summit: Welcome Address

    Virtual Speaker: Douglas White, MD, PhD – Gundersen Health System

  • 8:10 AM – 8:15 AM PT
    Introduction of Keynote Speaker

    Virtual Moderator: Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD – Yale University, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology; Yale School of Public Health; Section of Rheumatology, VA Connecticut Healthcare System

  • 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM PT
    Forging Innovative Partnerships to Expand Global Access to Essential Medicines

    Virtual Speaker: Jayasree K. Iyer, PhD, MSc – Access to Medicine Foundation

  • 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PT
    Q&A and Wrap-up

    Virtual Moderator: Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD – Yale School of Medicine