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Update July 2019
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Take a look at our brand-new update to read about our activities in July and other related developments at EU level.
ERA-EDTA joins the BioMed Alliance
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The latest organisation to join the BioMed Alliance is the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA). This new addition brings the total number of members to 31. We look forward to working with ERA-EDTA to continue promoting heath research and to improve health-related policy at EU level.
ERA-EDTA is specialised in nephrology and represents more than 7.000 physicians. It is active in Europe and the Mediterranean and it aims to promote fundamental clinical advances in the field of nephrology, dialysis, renal transplantation, hypertension and related subjects.
Medical societies urge Member States to support EU-level HTA
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Today, as the incoming Finnish EU Presidency prepares to take up the HTA legislative dossier, the Biomedical Alliance in Europe (BioMed Alliance) commends the dedication of previous EU Presidencies and it calls on the Council of the European Union to support the legislative proposal so that there can be a robust and effective framework for collaborative EU-level HTA.
Update June 2019
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Read the BioMed Alliance Update for an overview of our activities and other relevant news in June.
The BioMed Alliance together with the EU Health Coalition partners call upon the European Council to increase the total Horizon Europe budget to € 120 billion
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Ahead of the European Council Meeting (20-21 June), the BioMed Alliance calls upon Member States to adopt a Multiannual Financial Framework as well as a Horizon Europe budget which echo Europe’s ambition for innovation in research
Press Release: Providing Evidence for Regulators - Workshop on Medical Device Registries
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On 17 June, the BioMed Alliance, ESC and EFORT released a press release announcing that they are holding a joint workshop on Medical Device Registries.
Open Joint Letter with EPF and ESC: Urgent investment needed to ensure EU Medical Devices Regulation should is implemented on time
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The Biomedical Alliance in Europe has releases an open letter to EU Health Ministers with the European Patients Forum (EPF) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) calling for urgent investment to ensure that the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) is implemented on time.
Update May 2019
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Workshop on Medical Device Registries
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The BioMed Alliance, together with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), are organising a Joint Workshop on Medical Device Registries on 17 June in Brussels.
As the EU prepares to implement the new Medical Devices Regulation in May 2020, the workshop will aim to explore what role clinical registries may play in informing regulators’ market surveillance activities, and to identify a possible “common framework” for EU registries responding to the needs of regulators, patients, physicians and industry alike.
The event will bring together key experts in data collection, review and management, including European Commission officials, healthcare professionals, regulators and industry representatives.
For more information, please find the programme here.
Spring meeting approaches
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The BioMed Alliance organises its annual Spring Meeting on 14 May bringing together a diverse group of representatives from member societies. Delegates will meet in Brussels to discuss the European Elections, Plan S and Open Access Publishing and internal BioMed Alliance affairs.
During the morning session, high-level representatives from Wellcome trust and the European Commission will engage in a discussion on Plan S with publication experts from our member organisations. This is a topic of great interest as it potentially changes the publication landscape and has significant consequences for both researchers and academic societies.
The speaker list includes:
Keynote speaker: Robert Kiley, Head of Open Science at Wellcome Trust
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- Jean-Claude Burgelman, Head of Unit Open data Policies and Science Cloud, European Commission
- Prof. Laszlo Fesus, Chair of the FEBS Publications Committee
- Jan Cools, editor-in-chief of the HemaSphere journal, EHA
- Thomas F. Lüscher, editor in Chief of the European Heart Journal / Valentina Tursini, Scientific Publications Director, ESC
We look forward to fruitful discussions. The full programme and more information can be found here.
Medical societies unite for high quality CME
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Medical societies from different disciplines cooperate within the Biomedical Alliance in Europe (BioMed Alliance) to work towards becoming a strong common voice for high-quality Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Europe. Medical societies play a key role in the provision of high-quality education to medical professionals e.g. in the form of congresses, e-learning modules, guidelines, journals and other scientific publications.
The BioMed Alliance taskforce on the future of CME has produced an article raising awareness on the importance of unbiased and qualitative medical education. The article was written by a number of leading academics and is published ahead of print by the American Journal of Medicine on PubMed. The aim of the article is to reflect on the role of industry in CME Provision and to identify the balance that is ultimately right for patients.
A CME Experts Standing Committee was also recently established to allow for continued discussions and cooperation on medical education. The Committee held its first formal meeting on 17 April and consists of experts in medical education from BioMed Alliance medical societies. The CME Experts Committee aims to foster cooperation between medical societies and explores potential actions to guarantee excellence of educational activities. It will work together with different stakeholders to set standards on how scientific societies plan and deliver educational programmes to achieve high quality medical education for the benefit of its members with an ultimate focus on better patient care.
BioMed Alliance expresses concerns on GDPR implementation in new statement
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The Biomedical Alliance in Europe produced a statement outlining the practical consequences of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on health research. While the overarching purpose of the regulation is commendable, in practice researchers experience that its implementation hinders health research.
Bold vision needed to translate basic health research in to new ways of delivering healthcare and new treatments for patients
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Scientific communities from industry and academia through the Biomedical Alliance in Europe (BioMed Alliance) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) have teamed up to address the gaps within the translational research ecosystem and call for more focus and funding for translational research and pan European mechanisms for coordination and implementation.
ESICM becomes the 30th member of the BioMed Alliance
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We are glad to welcome the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) to the Biomedical Alliance in Europe, bringing the total amount of members to 30. ESICM unites more than 9000 professionals in intensive care medicine and we are sure that the organisation will provide valuable input and expertise in our activities.
ESICM was established in 1982 and the organisation supports and promotes the advancement of knowledge in intensive care medicine through education, research and professional development.
The number of specialties and the diversity in our membership continue to increase allowing us to work intensively on even more projects.
Better Education Better Care
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BioMed Alliance Members have produced a cartoon highlighting the importance of high-quality and unbiased continuing medical education for medical professionals.
Medical professionals participate in continuing education to keep their knowledge up to date and to be able to provide the best standard of care to their patients. This education is provided by independent medical associations that rely on networks of experts. It is vital that they are able to continue this important mission and that education for doctors remains impartial and based on the most relevant and reliable scientific information.
European medical experts unite to improve scientific scrutiny of evidence for approval of high-risk medical devices in the European Union
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Today, experts from the Biomedical Alliance in Europe (BioMed Alliance) are advising the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission in Ispra, Italy, on the clinical evaluation of high-risk medical devices. Representatives of the healthcare professions will discuss how scientists and clinicians can help to implement the new EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and the new EU In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR).