Manchester - 24th January 2012
Venue - Chancellors Hotel, part of the University of Manchester
Birmingham - 25th January 2012
Venue - The College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham
London - 7th February 2012
Venue - Royal College of Physicians
Evening Programme
18.45 - 19.00 Arrival registration and refreshments
Informal discussion opportunity for both HCP’s, Commissioners and MSD19.00 - 19.20 Key Challenges facing HCV Clinical Practice
Speaker - Clinician• Hepatitis C - the patient perspective
• Clinical overview of Hepatitis C services
• Hepatitis C rates in regional population
• Current treatment options available
• New treatment options available
• Current local service delivery process
19.20 - 19.40 Key Challenges facing HCV Commissioning
Speaker - Commissioner• Current commissioning overview national and locally
• Major issues facing local commissioners
• Opportunities to improve communications
19.40 - 19.55 Local referral pathways in HCV
Speaker - Clinician• Overview of local referral pathways
• How funding flows with this
• Challenges with this process
19.55 - 20.10 Case Study - The Role of a Managed Network in Commissioning HCV Services
Speaker - Siobhan Fahey20.10 - 20.25 Coffee break
Informal discussion over coffee20.25 - 21.00 Case Study – workshop and discussion session
• Case study presentations to include new treatments and how to ensure patients getappropriate and timely access to new medicines
• Discussion workshop to with specific table by table action plan
21.00 - Review and close
Speaker - Chair• Review of key actions & next steps
Speakers
Manchester -Siobhan Fahey,
Greater Manchester Hepatitis C Strategy (Programme Manager) and DH/NICE Commissioning Guide for Liver Disease (Project Manager)
Dr. Duncan Jenkins,
Specialist in Pharmaceutical Public Health
Dr. Andrew Ustianowski, Consultant Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine & Associate Clinical Director, North Manchester General Hospital.
Birmingham -
Siobhan Fahey,
Greater Manchester Hepatitis C Strategy (Programme Manager) and DH/NICE Commissioning Guide for Liver Disease (Project Manager)
Dr. Duncan Jenkins,
Specialist in Pharmaceutical Public Health
Dr. Stephen Ryder,
Consultant Hepatologist
London -
Dr. Kosh Agarwal,
Consultant Hepatologist & Transplant Physician/ Lead for Hepatitis Institute of Liver Studies King's College Hospital Foundation Trust.
Siobhan Fahey,
Greater Manchester Hepatitis C Strategy (Programme Manager) and DH/NICE Commissioning Guide for Liver Disease (Project Manager)
Carol Roberts,
Pharmacy and Prescribing Lead, NHS Midlands and East.
This meeting is organised and funded by MSD