BRAS Workshop on Market access in a hospital environment

Novotel Brussels Airport, September 23^th 2014

The session is organised for persons involved in Regulatory Affairs, Market Access / Pricing and Reimbursement.

The course is intended to provide a basic knowledge and understanding of the main principles and key dynamics related with medicines /medical devices/ diagnostics acquisition in the hospital environment.

Experts from hospitals, RIZIV/INAMI and a legal counsel will, during their presentations help you to gain insight into the different stakeholders view. Understanding the basics of the hospital payment system, the funding flows, closed envelope financing (“forfaits”), public procurement procedure (“ tenders”) as well as the needs and objectives of different  stakeholders is essential for the use of  medicines /medical devices/ diagnostics in hospitals.

Participants will, prior to the course day, have the opportunity to submit their general questions or specific cases which we will submit to the experts for potential integration in their lecture.

This one day BRAS workshop will take place on Tuesday 23  September 2014 at the Novotel Brussels Airport, 1831 Diegem, from 10h00 to 16h45

The language for the workshop is Dutch and French.

The course is open to anyone interesting in learning, but in order to grant the participants the best teaching quality, the attendance is limited. Therefore, if you are interested in following the course, early registration is recommended.

Programme and Speakers:

09h30    Registration and coffee

10h00    Welcome & introduction to the course

                Marc Benijts & Katleen Vandeweyer, BRAS Market Access Working Group

10h15    Geld, gezondheid, geneesmiddel

                Marc Noppen, UZ Brussel

11h00    Coffee break

11h15    Principes de forfaitarisation des médicaments à l’hôpital

                Mickaël Daubie, RIZIV/INAMI

12h00    Q & A

12h30    Lunch

13h30    Het ziekenhuis van de toekomst

                Dirk Ramaekers, LCM/UNMC

14h15    Visie van de hospitaal apotheker; benadering uit de praktijk

                Marc De Schepper, AZ Sint Maarten Mechelen

15h00    Coffee break

15h15    Tenders: the legal context

                Annabelle Bruyndonckx, Simmons & Simmons LLP

15h45    Tenders: benadering uit de praktijk

                Jo Swartenbroekx, UZ Antwerpen

16h15    Q & A

16h45    End of the session

Registration :
Please register preferably online by 15 September 2014 at the latest.  If not yet done, non BRAS-members may also register online by requesting a “Partial Membership”.
http://www.bras-org.be

Registration Fees :
€ 450,00 for BRAS members
€ 550,00 for non BRAS-members
Registration fees can be paid by bank transfer on account BE18 3100 7494 0165 and this before 15 September 2014.