CONGRESS PROGRAM

9th Adriatic and 6th Croatian Congress of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
Opatija, Croatia 11-14 April 2019


SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTCARE INNOVATION IN CEE

 

THURSDAY (11 April 2019)


Opening ceremony

14:00 Welcome address by Congress President, Dinko Vitezic
14:10 Welcome address by Congress President, Igor Francetic
14:15 Welcome address by EACPT Past President, Tabassome Simon
14:20 Welcome address by Croatian Ministry of Health
14:30 KEY NOTE SPEECH
Eduard Vrdoljak: Economic evaluation of the Croatian National Cancer Control Plan
15:00 Discussion
15:10 Coffee break


National oncology strategies and programs - how patient centric are they? Example of Croatian Cancer Control Plan

Chairmen: Igor Francetic, Ingrid Belac Lovasic
15:30 Viktorija Erdeljic-Turk: The future of access to innovative medicines in cancer therapy in Croatia
15:50 Sinisa Varga: 'Members of European Parliament against cancer' - concept and objectives
16:10 Slobodanka Bolanca: Is affordability the only limitation to cancer treatments in CEE?
16:30 Round table discussion:
National oncology strategies and programs - how patient centric are they? Example of Croatian Cancer Control Plan
Moderator: Sinisa Varga
17:45 Closure of Day 1
18:00 Welcome reception

 

FRIDAY (12 April 2019)


Selected pharmacoeconomic and outcomes research studies - what can we learn from them?

Chairmen: Dinko Vitezic, Iva Kraljickovic
09:00 Aleksandar Knezevic: Cost comparison of stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: warfarine vs new oral anticoagulants
09:20 Vanesa Benkovic: The cost of stroke in Croatia
09:40 Tereza Saric: Diabetes care in Croatia - clinical and economic consequences
10:00 Marta Kucan: Cost effectivenes of antihypertensive drugs - balance of clinical and pharmacoeconomic outcomes
10:20 Tabassome Simon (key note speech): Can We improve Healthcare decisions making for better patients outcomes in emergecy departments
10:50 Discussion
11:00 Coffee break


Fairness and equity in dealing with affordability challenges for new health technologies - any solution on a horizon?

Chairmen: Tea Strbad, Sinisa Varga
11:20 Jurij Furst: The systemic payback scheme
11:40 Livio Garattini: Dutch guidelines for economic evaluation: 'from good to better' in theory but further away from pharmaceuticals in practice?
12:00 Anze Droljc: The key to succesful digital transformation
12:20 Stefano Lucherini: Modeling the budget impact and health outcomes of the anti PD-1/PD-L1 class in cancer care in Slovenia
12:40 Neda Vitezic: An Innovative Approach to Measuring Public Health Prevention Outcomes
12:50 Discussion
13:00 Lunch


Fairness and equity in dealing with affordability challenges for new health technologies - any solution on a horizon? - cont.

Chairmen: Robert Likic, Neda Vitezic
14:00 Slobodan Jankovic: Simple method for adjusting results of pharmacoeconomic studies from country to country using Bayesian statistics
14:20 Barbara Stegel: Pharmaceutical spending trends in Slovenia
14:40 Petra Bonca: Indirect versus direct economic impacts of ill health: insights from Slovenia
15:00 Faris Gavrankapetanovic: Essential lists in F/BIH - equity or eqality
15:20 Tanja Novakovic: Solving the Big Data challenge of Medical Scientific Literature
15:40 Discussion
15:50 Coffee break


Pricing & Reimbursement Reform in Croatia - Expected Outcomes?
(this session will be held in Croatian language)

Chairmen: Dinko Vitezic, Viktorija Erdeljic-Turk
16:10 Tea Strbad: Current situation in pricing and reimbursement in Croatia
16:30 Sani Pogorilic: Future access to breakthrough technologies in Croatia
16:50 Tonci Buble: Generic medicines in Croatia: dillemas for future
17:10 Round table discussion:
Pricing & Reimbursement Reform in Croatia - Expected Outcomes?
Moderator: Dinko Vitezic
18:00 Rountable Conclusion and Closure of Day 2


Poster session

Chairmen: Igor Francetic, Slobodan Jankovic
18:00 Arijana Turcin, Robert Likic:
OPTIMIZATION OF PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY IN SCHIZOPRENIA: A CASE REPORT
18:05 Deni Rkman, Kristijan Dominik Rudez, Igor Radanovic, Mijo Babic, Robert Likic, Iveta Mercep:
COMPARISON OF BIOSIMILAR INFLIXIMAB UTILIZATION IN 2018 AT THE LARGEST CROATIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WITH TRENDS IN OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
18:10 Kristian Dominik Rudez, Deni Rkman, Igor Radanovic, Tina Dusek, Sinisa Cikic, Darko Kastelan, Robert Likic:
COMPARISON OF BIOSIMILAR INSULIN UTILIZATION IN 2018 IN CROATIA WITH REGARDS TO OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
18:15 Eric Nham, Kristian Dominik Rudez, Deni Rkman, Igor Radanovic, Igor Milovcic, Mato Primorac, Robert Likic:
POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS ACHIEVED THROUGH USE OF ORAL VERSUS INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS FOR TREATMENT OF SPONDYLODISCITIS IN CROATIA
18:20 Igor Radanovic, Deni Rkman, Kristian Dominik Rudez, Robert Likic:
COST-ANALYSIS OF MIRTAZAPINE VS MEGESTROL ACETATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER-RELATED ANOREXIA/CACHEXIA SYNDROME (CACS): A POTENTIAL FOR A
RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
18:25 Sven Plese, Borna Miholic, Dragana Petrovic, Nikolina Bosnjakovic, Lucija Zerec, Tatjana Savoric, Robert Likic, Iveta Mercep:
POTENTIAL FOR SAVINGS THROUGH BETTER CONTROL OF OVERUTILIZATION OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS
18:30 Marko Boskovic, Robert Likic:
POTENTIAL FOR SAVINGS THROUGH PATENT EXPIRY ON NOVEL ORAL ANTICOAGULANT
20:30 Congress dinner

 

SATURDAY (13 April 2019)


Importance of patients' informed engagement in healthcare policy decisions

Chairmen: Natalija Petkovic Podjaversek, Bertalan Nemeth
09:00 Ivett Jakab: Patient centricity in health care
09:20 Luka Voncina: Archetypes of patients' involvement in healthcare decision making in CEE
09:40 Marcela Omahen: Patient support programme: value for patients and payer
10:00 Livio Garattini: Patient empowerment in Europe: is no further research needed?
10:20 Ines Potocnjak: Clinical studies - is it worth it?
10:40 Discussion
10:50 Coffee break


Selected pharmacoeconomic and outcomes research studies - what can we learn from them?

Chairmen: Aleksandar Knezevic, Mirjana Huic
11:10 Robert Likic: Are fixed dose drug combinations pharmacoeconomically sound?
11:30 Krzysztof Landa: How to accelerate uptake of innovative drugs in prioritized medical fields- case study on schizophrenia
11:50 Zoltan Kalo: How to evaluate programs targeting the management of chronic multimorbid patients
12:10 Iva Kraljickovic: Price and cost-effectiveness of new antibiotics
12:30 Stevce Acevski: Pharmacoeconomic aspect on antibiotic consumption in Macedonia in 2016
12:50 Discussion
13:00 Lunch


Access to orphan drugs: how to reconcile available funding and patients’ health needs?

Chairmen: Robert Likic, Carmen Kostrencic
14:00 Bruno Sepodes: Marketing Authorisation and Patient Access to Orphan Medicinal Products: Creating Bridges over Troubled Waters
14:30 Zoltan Kalo: Challenges of funding orphan drugs in CEE
15:00 Dinko Vitezic: Orphan drugs: drug pricing vs incentives
15:30 Discussion
15:40 Coffee break


New frontiers and paradigmes in health technology assessment in Europe

Chairmen: Jurij Furst, Ivett Jakab
16:00 Mirjana Huic: Joint HTA work in EU: Current status and the future
16:20 Pero Draganic: Early Dialogue and a HTA/Payer's perspective in a CEE
16:40 Bertalan Nemeth: Transferability of HTA: present and future trends from the CEE perspective
17:00 Round table discussion: Current and future 'HTA / reimbursement assessment' challenges in EU, and CEE
Moderator: Bertalan Nemeth
17:55 Rountable Conclusion


Congress Closing and Farewell

18:00 Closing address by Congress President, Dinko Vitezic
18:10 Closing address by Congress President, Igor Francetic

 

SUNDAY (14 April 2018)


Open Joint Post Congress Meeting of Collaborative Associations - ISPOR, HDKFIT, INIFEZ, UZEFI

10:00 HDKFIT, INIFEZ: Feedback from the 9th Adriatic and 6th Croatian Congress on Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
10:30 HDKFIT, INIFEZ: Proposal for topics and committees for the 10th Adriatic Congress on Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
11:00 ALL: Possible joint regional research activities
12:30 Lunch and departures

 

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