Addressing the carbon footprint and ecological impact of pharmaceuticals will play an important role in transitioning towards a
planetary health approach.
As part of the European Public Health Week - Health is a political choice - and the Horizon Europe ASCERTAIN project, the Pharmacoeconomics Department at Gesundheit Österreich is organising an online GÖG-Colloquium on "Greener pharmaceuticals: policies for an environmentally sustainable pharmaceutical system".
Where and when? Online webinar via Zoom, 15 May, 15:00-16:30 CEST - register here
This webinar will focus on policy measures, including health technology assessment and public procurement of medicines, and will explore how these can be used to transition towards more sustainable health systems. Participants will learn about recent research into assessing environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals and will hear about the experience of different countries in introducing policies and initiatives to promote “greener” pharmaceuticals.
We are pleased to announce the following speakers (titles of presentations are tentative):
- Nadine Henderson (Office of Health Economics): The role of pharmaceuticals in achieving net zero: greener pharmaceuticals in the UK
- Oliver Gröne (OptiMedis / University Witten/Herdecke): What role for environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals in HTA? Overview of an evolving evidence landscape
- Sofie Pedersen (Amgros): Green criteria in the public procurement of medicines: experience from national tenders in Denmark and the joint Nordic tenders
- Ruperta Lichtenecker (GÖG - Austrian National Public Health Institute): Transitioning towards an environmentally sustainable health system: experience from Austria
- Maximilian Salcher-Konrad (GÖG - Austrian National Public Health Institute): Welcoming and moderation
You can find more information on the event and the speakers here and here.