2013 EACPT Geneva Congress Symposia: How to become a self-empowered patient?

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Abstract submission is now open for the next EACPT Congress, to be held in Geneva 28-31 August 2013. The congress includes symposia, keynote lectures and peer-reviewed oral and poster communications

Symposium on how to become a self-empowered patient

An empowered patient is defined as an individual being an active member of his/her disease management team and being able to make decisions consistent with his/her values. Thus conceived, the concept of empowerment is a real paradigm shift for patients and for health professionals. The relation between the physician and the patient is moving from a “the powered physician to the self-powered patient” and the fast growing access to Internet is accelerating the shift. This session will discuss how this new form of “Doctor-patient relationship” may impact on drug therapy and compliance as well as on clinical research.

2013 EACPT Congress

Over 900 participants are expected to attend including health professionals, scientists, policy makers, biotechnology and pharmaceutical professionals, and others with an interest in basic and clinical pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, drug discovery and development, regulatory affairs and related areas.

See here for more on key themes of the Congress.

EACPT Geneva 2013 Congress website  www.eacpt2013.org