20 Satellite Symposia and 18 Industry HUB sessions
 

When: From Thursday 10 until Saturday 12 October 2019
Where: IFEMA, Feria de Madrid

We invite you to discover the official Industry programmes on our congress website:

Healthcare/Non-Healthcare Professional Status

Article 86 in the EU directive 2001/83/EC has introduced the prohibition of advertising and promoting prescription-only medicines to the general public. The following National Spanish laws, codes and regulations will be in full force and effect during the 28th EADV Congress in Madrid.
 
Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Spain (FARMAINDUSTRIA)
http://www.farmaindustria.es/web/
http://www.codigofarmaindustria.org/servlet/sarfi/home.html

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Js22330en/

European Accreditation Council for CME (EACCME)
https://www.uems.eu/areas-of-expertise/cme-cpd/eaccme 

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA)
https://www.ifpma.org/resource-centre/ifpma-code-of-practice/
 
These codes prohibit the advertising of prescription-only medicines to the general public, therefore only Healthcare Professionals may be exposed to advertising for prescription-only products in Madrid.

The Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Spain (FARMAINDUSTRIA) defines “Healthcare Professionals” as:

Healthcare Professionals: Any member of the medical, dental, pharmaceutical, nursing or podiatric profession, any other person legally considered as such, or any other person who, in exercising their profession, may perform or participate in the prescription, purchase, supply, dispensation or administration of medicinal products for human use.

INDUSTRY SESSION PROGRAMME AND FACULTY IN PARTICULAR

The Industry session organiser is solely responsible for keeping any of its industry sessions activities compliant with all relevant laws and regulations. EADV is not involved with or have any control over the content, quality, organization, operation, scientific integrity of the activity and materials. EADV will not be involved in the selection of speakers, moderators and other faculty.
 
ACCESS TO INDUSTRY SESSIONS

As a multidisciplinary audience will be attending the Madrid Congress, the EADV will assign different badges to Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and Non-Healthcare Professionals (NON-HCPs).
Access to any industry sessions where data or research of prescription medicines is presented will be limited exclusively to Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) only.
Industry Session organisers may limit participation to certain representative groups independently from EADV recommendations if deemed imperative to the achievement of the intended purpose of the Industry session. The organising company reserves the right to refuse single badge, in particular if not adequately related to the objective and purpose of the session.