Summer School
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Barcelona Global Health Summer School 2017 Innovation, Access & Health 16-21 July 2017 · Barcelona The World Health Organisation considers equitable access to effective, safe and affordable drugs, diagnostic devices and preventive tools such as vaccines as vital to the attainment of the highest possible standard of health by all, i.e.: the right to health. It is also a key component of the Sustainable Development Goal number 3, that proclaims “Health for All” as the shared vision of the international community to be reached in 2030. Furthermore, access to treatment is a cornerstone of Universal Health Coverage, without which households risk to be impoverished when facing catastrophic health-related expenditures.
Despite that, large parts of the world population do not have access to the tools that will prevent them from being ill, or progress in their diseases, or even die. This could be because either the quality medicines they need exist but are not affordable or accessible to them, or because the disease they experiment has no treatment as it has been neglected by the current research & development model. The Barcelona Global Health Summer School 2017 will gather key experts in the field to address the causes, contexts, and consequences of the inequitable access to medicines and what to do about it.
Barcelona Global Health Summer School 2017 Programme
Application Process
Sunday, 16 July 17.30 - 19.00 Welcome Reception
Monday, 17 July 9.00 - 10.45 Innovation, Access and the Health Systems Hans Hogerzeil, The Lancet Commission on Essential Medicines. Geneva. 10.45 - 11.15 Coffee Break 11.15 - 13.00 The Bottleneck: Health Technology Assessment Valentina Strammiello, European Patients’ Forum. Brussels. 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch 14.00 - 15.45 Who Pays What? Drug Pricing & Reimbursement Models Natàlia Pasqual, UPF Barcelona School of Management. 15.45 - 16.15 Break 16.15 - 18.00 Participant Project Development Case studies by Adrián Alonso and José Cerezo, Barcelona Master of Global Health.
Participant profile: Students and young professionals (≤35 years old) from medicine and related disciplines. Proficiency in English is required. Applications meeting the required profile are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the maximum number of participants is reached. Candidates will be notified of acceptance by e-mail. Maximum number of participants: 60. Interested candidates should submit the online application form that you will find here.
Tuesday, 18 July 9.00 - 10.45 Public-Private Partnerships: Angel or Devil? Carolina Bolaños, Master of Global Health. Barcelona/ San José de Costa Rica 10.45 - 11.15 Coffee Break 11.15 - 13.00 Measuring Access to Treatment Clarke Cole, Access to Medicines Foundation. Amsterdam. 13.00 - 14.00 Lunch 14.00 - 15.45 Trade agreements & Access to Medicines Jaume Vidal, Health Action International. Amsterdam. 15.45 - 16.15 Break 16.15 - 18.00 Participant Project Development
Wednesday, 19 July 9.00 - 10.45 10.45 - 11.15 11.15 - 13.00 13.00 - 14.00 14.00 - 15.45 15.45 - 16.15 16.15 - 18.00
The current R&D model and its alternatives Elena Villanueva, MSF Access Campaign. Geneva. Coffee Break Product Development Partnerships: Pros & Cons Joan Tallada, Barcelona Institute for Global Health. Lunch Access Challenges: The Viral Hepatitis Case Jeffrey Lazarus, Barcelona Institute for Global Health / University of Copenhagen Break Participant Project Development
9.00 - 10.45 10.45 - 11.15 11.15 - 13.00 13.00 - 14.00 14.00 - 17.00
R&D Challenges: The Antimicrobial Resistance Case Clara Ballesté, Barcelona Institute for Global Health. Coffee Break Campaigning for a New R&D Model Irene Bernal, Right to Health Foundation. Madrid. Lunch Participant Projects Facilitator: AECS-IFMSA.
17.15 - 20.00
Visit to Science Museum “CosmoCaixa”
20.30
Group Dinner
Thursday, 20 July
Friday, 21 July 10.00 - 12.00
Participant Projects
12.00 - 13.00
Closing Session: Reports, Diplomas, Final Words & Group Photo
Practical Details Summer School Date: 16-21 July 2017. Venue: Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, C/ Casanova, 143, Barcelona, Spain. Language: English. Tuition (includes course materials, activities and coffee): 225€ Students affiliated to IFMSA are entitled to a 10% fee discount. Affiliation will be verified by a letter signed by the local association chairperson. Payment details will be provided upon acceptance. Housing: A list of suggested housing options will be provided to accepted participants. Certificate: Students who attend at least 80% of the course sessions will receive a certificate of participation. Questions? formacion@isglobal.org More information: www.isglobal.org/education www.facebook.com/BGHSS2017/