The Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs (NGHA) represented by Drug Policy and Economics Center in collaboration with King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) will host the (1st Saudi International Conference on Pharmaceutical Policy, Economics & Outcomes) on the 20th of October 2014 at the KSAU-HS Convention Center – Riyadh, The conference will be held for 3 days.

The goal behind hosting this conference is to benefit from the international experience in pharmaceutical policy and economic in order to improve the quality of health outcomes and manage the escalating healthcare costs., to describe the importance of National Pharmaceutical economics/ Submission Guidelines in improving pharmaceutical reimbursement decision-making processes by health care sectors, to introduce the concepts of performance-based/ outcomes-based risk sharing agreements between healthcare institutions and pharmaceutical companies, to discuss the latest development in value-based pricing of pharmaceuticals, to introduce US Managed Care System and Pharmacy Benefit Management, to discuss the utilizing of some strategies to improve the quality of health outcomes and manage the escalating healthcare costs of Managed Care System and Pharmacy Benefit Management.

The speakers participating in the conference are a group of prominent international experts including:

1. Prof. Michael Drummond, former President of ISPOR, the Director of Center for Health Economics, University of York, UK and author of two source books and more than 600 scientific papers
2. Prof. Sean Sullivan, Dean - College of Pharmacy and Director of the Pharmaceutical Policy and Outcomes Program in the University of Washington, USA
3. Prof. Lyle Bootman, Dean - College of Pharmacy and the Founding Executive Director of the Center for Health Outcomes & Pharmaco Economic Research, Arizona University, US
4. Peter Penna, former President of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, USA
5. Dr. Douglas S. Burgoyne, President of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, USA.

The conference will conduct various lectures in addition to 8 specialized workshops covering topics including:

1. National Pharmacoeconomics/Submission Guidelines Development
2. Conducting Optimal Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
3. Pharmacist Role in Establishing Disease Management Programs
4. Pharmacist Role in Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
5. Performance (Outcomes) Based Risk Sharing Arrangements (PBRSAs)
6. Types of Outcomes Research Required to Support Phamacoeconomics/ HTA in Saudi Arabia
7. Drug Utilization Review by Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) to Improve Quality of Care and Manage Escalating Health Care Expenditures
8. Role of IT in Pharmacy Benefit Management

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