Swiss Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine Newsletter Spring

Swiss Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine
Newsletter Spring/Summer 2014
Message from the Board
This is the first newsletter to all SSPM members. The newsletter will be issued at least twice yearly
following. The aim is to provide the members of the society with news on relevant topics concerning
pharmaceutical medicine with a special focus on Switzerland, including e.g. upcoming CME events. The
newsletter is meant to evolve over time, based on the needs and feedbacks of the members. We hope
you welcome this new initiative, and enjoy this newsletter. Please feel free to provide your feedback via:
[email protected].
The SSPM Board (in alphabetical order): Beat Althaus, Irmgard Andersen, Kaja Bertogg, Alain Cahen,
Brigitte Franke-Bray, Kurt Lippuner, Rosetta Meier, Gabriel Schnetzler, Gabriela Senti, Thomas Szucs,
Martin Traber.
Pharmaceutical Medicine and Me
In this section of the newsletter, the Board invites a member of the society to present him- or herself
(education, professional career, current affiliation, job profile, etc.), and to describe his or her motivation
to be active in the field of pharmaceutical medicine.
Dr. Regina Grossmann, MD
Clinical Trials Center, University and University Hospital Zurich
Motto: Pharmaceutical Medicine – the best way to improve patient care and
outcomes by high-quality evidence in clinical research.
My working environment is academic research – an innovative environment with
extraordinary scientific knowledge. In academia, translational research and clinical
trials are performed to generate evidence and medicines and drug therapies are
developed: (registered) drugs are tested for new (niche) indications or
populations, standards for therapies are defined or basic research findings are
used for the development of new products. The diversity of the projects is
challenging and very exciting!
The valuable combination of teaching and advice with the support of individual projects contributes to a
very interesting working environment and allows to continuously expanding the abilities of all involved
parties. Also in academic research, it is important, that the principles of the pharmaceutical development
from discovery and research to regulatory approval are fully understood and applied.
Only valid projects contribute to true scientific evidence – this is my personal motivation to assist
researchers with my support of excellence, to help them to plan, conduct and evaluate a project
successfully.
My superior aim is to foster the quality standards of academic research to high levels and to enhance the
understanding that quality is a matter of course and is the prerequisite for valid (clinical trial) projects and
safe products.
For my understanding, pharmaceutical medicine is the essential interface between the physicians who
work within daily medical practice, guidelines and the legal and regulatory frameworks.
The position of experts in pharmaceutical medicine has to be strengthened within academic institutions
and the applied knowledge of pharmaceutical medicine has to be integrated by default in research teams.
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Recent Activities
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The 17 Joint Symposium on Pharmaceutical Medicine was held on November 27, 2013 at the Inselspital
in Berne. More than 120 participants attended the symposium that covered the following topics: Health
Outcomes Research, Biomarkers and Clinical Data Transparency, Medical Devices and EU Pharmacovigilance Legislation, Social Media, and Special Populations. As in the year before, the overall feedback
from the participants was very good. If you could not attend the meeting, but would like to obtain a paper
copy of the proceedings, please contact the administrative secretariat (12 copies left at CHF 20 per copy):
[email protected].
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The next 18 Joint Symposium on Pharmaceutical Medicine will take place on December 3, 2014 at the
UBS Conference Center Grünenhof, Zurich. Please save the date!
Members
The SSPM has currently 123 members. The Board aims at strengthening the membership basis, and
invites existing members to identify new members. Your referral efforts will be rewarded: per new
member joining the society, your 2014 membership fee will be lowered by CHF 50 (maximum of 3
confirmed new members per existing member). Please find the corresponding application form at:
http://www.sgpm.ch/files/0/AnmeldeformularMitgliedschaftSGPM.pdf
Publications
Transparency is a key issue in pharmaceutical medicine, and clinical research in particular. It is assumed
that 30-50% of all published clinical studies show signs of inconsistency between study design and
presentation of results. In his recent article, Peter Kleist discusses the measures taken to date, the
weaknesses of these measures, and future options to mitigate the issue. Read the full-text (in German)
at: http://www.saez.ch/docs/saez/2013/12/de/saez-01354.pdf
FMH Specialist Examinations
The SSPM is proud to announce that the following candidates have successfully passed the 2013 FMH
specialist examinations:
• Marianna Armogida, Novartis Consumer Health, Switzerland
• Boyan Chopov, UCB Pharma AG, Switzerland
• Nicolas Gerber, Children’s Hospital Zurich
• Regina Grossmann-Strässle, Clinical Trials Center, University and University Hospital Zurich
• Tomas Jezek, Hospital Network SZO
• Yves Luder, Roche Pharma AG
• Marianna Manfrini, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Switzerland
• Konrad Maurer, Clinical Trials Center, University and University Hospital Zurich
• Simon D. Rohrer, Genzyme, Switzerland
• Anita A. Scheuber
• Tanja Wimmer, Bayer (Schweiz) AG, Zurich
The 2014 examinations will take place on June 3 (written examination) and August 19 (oral examination)
respectively at the ECPM in Basel. Detailed information has been published in the Swiss Medical Bulletin,
and is available online in German, French and Italian at (select ‘Pharmazeutische Medizin’):
http://www.fmh.ch/bildung-siwf/weiterbildung_assistenzarzt/facharztpruefungen.html
Post-graduate Education
There are currently 17 training sites for pharmaceutical medicine accredited in Switzerland. The training
sites are located at pharmaceutical companies, Clinical Research Organizations (CROs), Swissmedic,
and several university hospitals and institutes. The latter group constitutes an important development
reflecting the instalment of Clinical Trial Units (CTUs) at these institutions. The full list of training sites can
be retrieved at (select pharmaceutical medicine in drop-down menu): http://www.siwf-register.ch
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‚Continued Medical Education’ (CME)
The following list provides an overview on upcoming CME events taking place in Switzerland and abroad.
Date
Event
Organizer
Topic/Title
Location
MAR 13,
2014
Symposium of
the SwissAustrian ISOP
Chapter
Swiss Academy
ISoP
From Data
Analysis to
Better Health
Care
Fachwerbung
für Arzneimittel
USZ,
Zurich
Pharmaceutical
Medicine 2020
MAR 13,
2014
Headscout
AG/Ursula
Eggenberger
Stöckli
SwAPP
CME
Points
3
Further Information/
Registration
http://www.fortbildung.
usz.ch/pdf/FS2014/20
14-03-13_ISOP.pdf
Novotel
Bern Expo
5.5
http://headscout.ch/ve
ranstaltung
Kursaal/
Hotel
Allegro,
Bern
Hotel
Pullmann,
Berlin
4.5
http://www.swapp.ch/
events
12
http://www.icpm2014.
com
MAR 18,
2014
Exchange
Expertise
MAR 2021, 2014
International
Conference on
Pharmaceutical
Medicine
SSPT Spring
Meeting
IFAPP/
DGPharMed
Smart
development for
better drugs
SSPT
Inselspital,
Bern
5
http://www.swissphar
mtox.ch
APR 07,
2014
Swiss Academy
Novotel
Bern Expo
5.5
http://headscout.ch/ve
ranstaltung
JUN 18,
2014
5 Symposium
of the SCTO
Headscout
AG/Ursula
Eggenberger
Stöckli
SCTO
Pharmacology
and toxicology in
times of change
Arzneimittelrecht
I
Is there a future
for Swiss
Academic
Clinical
Research?
Bern
TBD
http://www.scto.ch/en/
News.html
APR 03,
2014
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Are you organizing an educational event and considering an application for accreditation of CME points?
Please contact Brigitte Franke-Bray at [email protected] for further information.
Did you know?
Q: How many specialists FMH in pharmaceutical medicine are there in Switzerland?
A: Since its inception in 1999, the specialist title has been awarded to 107 professionals.
Upcoming SSPM Meetings
2014 General Assembly: The GA will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Pharmacenter (small
lecture theatre on ground floor), University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, 4056 Basel (16:00-18:00).
Next SSPM Newsletter
The next SSPM Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2014 will be issued end of August/early September 2014.
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