Learn

1. Medical Affairs’ co-leadership role in cross-functional pharma organisations.
2. How to create, measure and demonstrate VALUE in the Medical Affairs (MA) function.
3. How medical insights contribute to brand development strategy and a brand’s success in the market.
4. How to design a Strategic MA Plan that aligns with a company’s strategic goals.
5. Tips and tricks for Medical Affairs tactics to communicate and engage with physicians, patients and payers.
6. What MA needs to know about pharmaco-economics and Market Access.
7. Strategic thinking and leadership skills in the MA function.

Why You Should Attend

In the past, pharma companies were largely fuelled by their own R&D departments developing small-molecule solutions to large patient populations. In that era, sales and marketing took the lead and scientific concerns were very much secondary to promotion.  Medical affairs departments were often a back-office service that made sure the marketing heroes did not let their exuberance for the brand take them too far. 

The Content: Modern Pharma is now facing a new multi-stakeholder and digitalised environment governed by market access hurdles, where the word value influences everything we do. In this new environment, medical affairs departments play a critical role in paving the way for a brand’s commercial success.  Hence this course addresses the need for pharma companies to equip their medical affairs departments with new competencies. 

The Expert: Chris Toller, a physician by education, built a career that has enabled him to work with medical affairs teams all over the world and in just about every therapy area. He has discovered what distinguishes a successful medical affairs executive from the average performer. Apart from being a creative strategic thinker, Chris is an excellent communicator and an inspirational presenter.

Medical Affairs for Modern Pharma is the only available public training course delivered by Chris Toller on this topic.

Dates & Locations

All CELforPharma courses are held live online (hosted in Zoom) or in top-class four or five star hotels situated in easily accessible locations, either close to an international airport or near public transportation links in city centre locations.​​​​
 

• 7-8 December 2021, live online

• 17-18 March 2022, live online

• 30 June - 1 July 2022, face-to-face in Brussels (*)

• 13-14 October 2022, live online

• 22-23 November 2022, face-to-face in Brussels (*)

(*) This course takes place at the Courtyard Marriott Brussels Hotel which is located 15 minutes from Brussels National Airport by complimentary hotel shuttle or taxi and 30 minutes by taxi from Brussels South train station (Thalys, TGV, Eurostar). 

Address: Avenue des Olympiades 6, 1140 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 337 08 08
 

Hotel Booking Assistance

Having built a strong relationship with the Courtyard Marriott Brussels Hotel, CELforPharma has secured preferential room rates for our delegates who book their accommodation three weeks or more prior to the course. Upon your registration, we will help you make your hotel booking. For any assistance in this matter please do not hesitate to contact Kealeigh Steel, Course Administrator (kealeigh.steel@celforpharma.com, tel +32 (0)2 709 01 45).

Included in the Registration Fee - for the live online course​

• Access to a small-class (max 20 participants), expert led course in real-time, using an interactive platform for break-out rooms, whiteboard exercises, polling, plenary discussions and chats.
• Course material, which will be provided to you in both digital format (by email) and in hard copy (by post, so you can make notes during the course).
• Certificate of attendance signed by the expert and CELforPharma.

Included in the Registration Fee - for the face-to-face course

• Participation in a small-class (max 20 participants), expert led face-to-face course with interactive group exercises and plenary discussions. You will have the opportunity to meet the expert(s) and discuss your own projects/issues during the breaks.
• Course material, which will be provided to you in both digital format (by email) and in hard copy (so you can make notes during the course).
• Coffee, tea & refreshments during the course.
• Informal networking lunch.
• Certificate of attendance signed by the expert and CELforPharma.

Group Discounts

Team discounts can be offered to 3 or more delegates from the same company.
Contact Annelies Swaan, Director Business Operations, (aswaan@celforpharma.com) for more details.

How to Register

1. Click the "Register Here" button on this page.
2. Choose a course date, then fill out your personal details and company / invoicing details.
3. Choose to pay via bank transfer or by credit card.
4. Click "Confirm Registration". You will be sent an automatic email confirming your registration followed by a personal email containing an invoice and further payment instructions.

For assistance in registering, raising a PO or invoicing, please do not hesitate to contact Kealeigh Steel.
(email: kealeigh.steel@celforpharma.com or call: +32 2 709 01 45)

Transfer & Cancellation Policy

Flexible Transfer

• If a registrant cannot attend the scheduled course, he/she can avoid any cancellation charge by sending a suitable replacement participant.
• Alternatively, the registrant can transfer once at no extra cost, until 3 weeks prior to the event, to another course held within one year of the original course date.

Registration Cancellation

• Less than 14 days prior to the course date: registrant liable to pay the full invoiced registration fee.
• Between 15 and 30 days prior to the course date: registrant liable to pay 50% of the invoiced registration fee.
• More than 30 days prior to the course date: registrant liable to pay a cancellation fee of € 450 per registrant.
• If a registrant postpones his/her participation to a future course, and cancels again, no refund can be claimed for registration fees.