DIA will organise 9th Annual Conference in Mumbai from October16-18,2014 where national and international speakers are likely to participate. The theme of the conference is ‘The Future of Indian Healthcare: Patients, Access and Innovation’ chaired by Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Chairman, Task Force for Research Apollo Hospitals Group and Alexandra Pearce, Senior Vice President and Head Global Regulatory Affairs, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals.
The programme will include sessions on important topics including patient health safety and compliance for prescription medicine, patient participation in clinical trials, universal health coverage and health insurance, medicine pricing and reimbursement, compulsory licensing, innovations in healthcare solutions etc.
Speakers including MK Bhan, Former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt of India; GN Singh, Drug Controller General (India); Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director, Biocon; Urmila Thatte, Professor and Head, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital; YK Gupta, Professor and Head Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS; VG Somani, Commissioner, Maharashtra FDA; Swati Piramal, Vice Chairman, Piramal Enterprise; Sudharshan Jain, Managing Director, Healthcare Solutions, Abbott India; Sam Pitroda, Adviser to Prime Minister Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations will participate.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai