Meeting fee 2008

Hilde Rodseth

Treasurer

Meeting fee 2008

Meeting fee 2007: R 170/person

Meeting fee 2008: R 240/person

R240 fee breakdown

Notified of new meeting charges from Randpark Club – R190/head (2007: R 130/head)

Club can accommodate max 150 people SAPRAA average 180 people – hire extra tables &

cloths @ extra R 10/head R 20/delegate towards speakers gifts/honoraria R 10/delegate to cover website admin after meeting R 10/delegate into savings towards speakers’ costs,

like flights, & sponsorship for MCC attendees

Summary of activities 2007

Required in terms of SAPRAA constitution Please refer to the handout

SAPRAA Survey March 2006 – topics suggested by members:

Only 17 respondents to survey Pharmacovigilance

– Sept 06 – ADE reporting, Carla McPherson, MCC– Sept 07 – Pharmacovigilance workshop overview, A Williams,

Janssen-Cilag– Nov 07 - Risk management in pharmacovigilance, H Rodseth, BI

Dermatology – Nov 07 - Sun and your skin, Dr Hartshorne, private dermatologist– Nov 07 – Sunscreens, E Tzetis, L’Oreal

Regulatory Authorities from other African countries– Botswana DRU workshop: March 2006– Namibian HA workshops: 2 in previous years

SAPRAA Survey March 2006 – topics suggested by members:

More MCC presentations:– June 06 – Mr A Du Toit, MCC – Counterfeits– June 07 – Enos Motshitela, MCC – SMF & AMF– June 07 – Prof Ronny Green-Thompson – MTT feedback– June 07 – T Ramsumair, Pharmacy Council – DTC

advertising S2– Sept 07 – Frank Hlangwane, MCC – Transfer of MBR1 to

MRF1– Sept 07 – E Taute – Update on P&A and BE guidelines– Sept 07 – Dr Joey Gouws – South Africa and PICS– Nov 07 – Mr Bafana Malaza, MCC – MRA process for

allocation of names and schedules

SAPRAA Survey March 2006 – topics suggested by members:

Invite external evaluators Marketing and advertising of medicines

– Nov 07 – Marketing code update – A Williams, Janssen-Cilag

Update on complementary medicines– Mar 07 – Status of complementary meds –

Mathabo Khona, HPA

Registration of biologicals

SAPRAA Survey March 2006 – topics suggested by members:

KOLS presentations diabetes, oncology, hypertension. Members commented “excellent disease entity presentations”

– June 06 – Avian flu/Flu pandemic– Sept 06 – Insulin resistance, Hildegard Strydom,

independent dietician– Nov 06 – ADHD, Dr Frans Korb, Eli Lilly– Mar 07 – TB – Dr Joe Khoali, TB Medical advisor– Sept 07 – Rheumatology & gout, Dr B Traub,

Rheumatologist in private practice

SAPRAA Survey March 2006 – topics suggested by members:

Comparative dissolution– Sept 06 – Joy van Oudshoorn - Dissolution

More HIV/AIDS topics Update on Health Charter

– June 07 – Mr A Sagonda, attorney - Understanding BBBEE SARS – excise duties on medicines

– June 06 – Mr A Du Toit, MCC – SA Ports and importation of meds

– June 06 – Safcor Panalpina – streamlining import of meds SEP and benchmarking of medicines MCC clinical unit

Other general topics we covered:

Validation of analytical methods – June 06, Ms Levy, Novartis

Taking the “p” out of statistics– Sept 06, Dr Mark Hopley, BI

Counterfeits– Nov 06 – Maureen Kirkman, PMA

Other general topics we covered:

Feedback from PMA/MCC workshop on administrative issues– Nov 06 – H Rodseth, Boehringer Ingelheim

Link between clinical studies & MRF1– Mar 07- Savi Chetty-Tulsee and Suheila Abdul-

Karrim, CRO

Update on draft medical device regulations– June 07 – Tanya Vigt, SAMED

Other general topics we covered:

Consumer advertising– June 07 – Ms Gail Schimmel, ASA

The European CEP system – Sept 07, Miranda Viljoen, SAAPI

Conclusion:

Please complete the form for suggested topics handed out with your agenda and fax or email topics to Hilde or Vanessa!