Events

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HPCB spring 2009 meeting

Hosted by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, Dublin
6th March 2009

The HPCB Spring 2009 Meeting took place on 6 March 2009 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The meeting was hosted by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland and attended by more than 80 delegates from 16 European countries.

The theme of the meeting was ‘Patients' Rights to Effective Healthcare Regulation' and it focused on the implementation of the HPCB Portugal Agreement in the context of the European Commission’s proposed Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare.

Presentations

The PowerPoint presentations delivered at the meeting are available to download by clicking on the relevant link below.

Professor Charles Normand - The Academic Perspective (50kb, pdf document pdf)
Dr John Jenkins - Professional Standards and the Patients' Rights Directive (995kb, pdf document pdf)
John Lamont - The Regulatory Perspective (615kb, pdf document pdf)
Ralph Hughes - The Patient Perspective (95kb, pdf document pdf)
Dr John Hillery - Ensuring Regulation is in the Public Interest: International Challenges (923kb, pdf document pdf)

 

Ms Mary Harnery, TD, addresses the delegates  
Ms Mary Harnery, TD, addresses the delegates                       


Dr John Hillery, Dr Bernard Leddy, Ms Mary Harney, TD, and Jos van den Heuve