Austerity cuts have put Europe’s health systems under severe pressure, increasing health inequalities and threatening sustainability in the future. Now, European governments and the European Union (EU) need to take immediate action to prevent further damage.
With health care under pressure from many angles, the key issue is to ensure sustainability of health systems in the face of these challenges. Rational application of big data has an important role to play.
On 2 December, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) hosted a webinar on the implementation of industry’s Principles on clinical trial data sharing.
Sustainable Health Systems for Inclusive Growth in Europe Conference Report Austerity cuts have put Europe’s health systems under severe pressure, increasing health inequalities and threatening sustainability in the future. Now, European governments and the European Union (EU) need to take immediate action to prevent further damage. The inspiration for the Vilnius Declaration, agreed at [...]
The question of what information – if any – should be defined as commercially confidential remains in dispute and this could hinder progress in creating a balanced, practical and trusted system for handling requests for data.
Research by the ABPI indicates current statistics on the state of play in transparency are not accurate. A toolkit will guide members in complying with disclosure requirements and generate more reliable information on compliance.
Providing controlled access to identified patient-level information is an essential element of realising the full potential of clinical data stores.
The current polarised debate is not helpful to anyone, least of all patients, says Alastair Kent of Genetic Alliance UK.
After setting out principles under which the industry is prepared to open up clinical study reports, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) is trying to reach a consensus with campaigners and regulators on how they should be applied in practice.