{"id":5297,"date":"2025-01-23T13:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vscr.at\/?p=5297"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:19:28","slug":"vscr-annual-report-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vscr.at\/en\/vscr-annual-report-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"VSCR ANNUAL REPORT 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear friends and supporters of VSCR,
\n2024 was a challenging, but a successful year of performance. It brought new projects and new geographic extensions.<\/p>\n

MAIN ACTIVITIES<\/h3>\n

In 2024, VSCR and its faculty were engaged in several Capacity Building Programs for public and institutional health policy makers\/payers from various geographies. These accredited programs were designed and led by Prof. Lieven Annemans, MSc, PhD, Senior Professor of Health Economics, Ghent University, Belgium and Prof. Heinrich Klech, MD, PhD, Managing Director VSCR, Vienna and Margarete Schreiner-Karner, MSc, Operational Manager VSCR.<\/p>\n

CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM IN GCC COUNTRIES<\/h3>\n

In 2024, a large number of policy makers and payers from GCC countries (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain) successfully have accomplished VSCR\u2019s Diploma Programs in Health Outcome Research (HEOR) and HTA Technology.
\nThis program was executed in cooperation with EHES (Emirates Health Economic Society) and I&S (Ideas and Solutions, Hungary). The modules were executed in a hybrid fashion (online and onsite in Dubai). We thank Dr. Sara Al Dallal, President of Emirates Health Economics Society as well as Prof. Lieven Annemans and the directors of Ideas &Solutions, Inc., Dr. David Danko and Dr. Mark Molnar for their excellent contributions. This program was supported by an unrestricted grant from Johnson & Johnson.<\/p>\n

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VSCR and Ideas & Solutions in Dubai<\/h6>\n

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CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA<\/h3>\n

Currently a large number of health policy makers\/payers from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) including countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda have started VSCR\u2019s HEOR Diploma together with an informal training about Supply Chain Technology and Health Systems Awareness, Resilience and Transformation. This program will continue until the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

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Prof. Lieven Anneman and VSCR in virtual ZOOM Meetings with delegates from Sub-Saharan Africa<\/h6>\n

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Experts such as Prof. Lieven Annemanns, University of Ghent, Belgium and Prof. Justice Nonvignon, Public Health, University of Ghana, both distinguished members of VSCR\u2019s faculty presented valuable business cases and examples. Further experts were Nina Bressler, Head of Societal Learning, Novartis Institute and many more. This VSCR Diploma Program was supported by an unrestricted grant from Novartis.<\/p>\n

Selected European stakeholders attended successfully VSCR\u2019s regular HEOR Diploma programs in 2023 and 2024. Partly supported by Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, USA.<\/p>\n

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FURTHER ACTIVITIES OF VSCR IN 2024<\/h2>\n

DIGITAL MARKETING TRAINING<\/h3>\n

April 2024: Digital Marketing Training for employees of STADA in UAE- (executed in Prague by Margarete Schreiner-Karner, MSc, Operational Manager VSCR and Thomas Catulli, CEO of SPS Marketing, Digital Marketing Agency<\/p>\n

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Margarete Schreiner-Karner and Thomas Catulli with STADA UAE in Prague, April 2024<\/h6>\n

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September 2024: HEOR Diploma training for leaders of dialysis centers in Algeria. The Diploma modules were produced and led by Dr. J\u00fcrgen Raths, Switzerland, Senior lecturer HEOR of VSCR and executed in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. This program was supported by an unrestricted grant from Julphar Pharma, Algeria<\/p>\n

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Dr. J\u00fcrgen Raths, Managing Director Cord\u00e9e Consulting in Sharm El Sheik, November 2024<\/h6>\n

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GROWTH IN MEDICAL AFFAIRS AND MEDICINES DEVELOPMENT<\/h3>\n

VSCR and IMPACT in UAE started in October 2024 with the first virtual modular educational program about \u201cCreating a high-performance organization in Medical Affairs and Medicines Development in Saudi Arabia\u201d and finalized in December 2024 with Oncology and Real-World Evidence, and its importance in the corresponding studies.
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\nModule 1: Growth in Medical Liaison Management – Role of MSLs: Margarete Schreiner-Karner, MSc
\nModule 2 and 3: Conducting Clinical Research and Clinical Trial Design: Prof. Heinrich Klech
\nModule 4: Exploration of Studies in Oncology and Real – World Data:
\nThe Clinical trialist\u00b4s perspective: Prof. Michael Gnant, MD, PhD, ABCSG
\nIntroduction to Real-World Evidence and Statistical aspects of example trials:
\nDr. Maximilian Pilz, Novustat GmbH<\/p>\n

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Margarete Schreiner-Karner, MSc and Prof. Heinrich Klech, MD, PhD, FCCP, GFMD<\/h6>\n

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Prof. Michael Gnant, ABCSG and Dr. Maximilian Pilz, Novustat GmbH<\/h6>\n

We thank Prof. Michael Gnant, MD, PhD, Medical University Vienna, President of Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group (ABCSG) for giving great insights into today\u2019s concepts in oncology as well as Dr. Maximilian Pilz of NOVUSTAT GmbH, Germany for excellent presentations about medical statistics.<\/p>\n

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Many thanks to our business partners in Middle East, Mr. Magdy Abuelfadl, BPharm (Impact), Mr. Mohamed Fahmy, BPharm (Headway) and to our Sponsor Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Mohamed Fahmy, BPharm (Headway, UAE) and Mr. Magdy Abuelfadl, BPharm(Impact), UAE,<\/h6>\n

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DIPLOMA ADVANCED TRAINING with Austrian Medical ASSOCIATION<\/h3>\n

Continuous scientific recognitions\/accreditations of CPD (Continuous Professional Development) modules\/meetings from selected professional scientific providers (e.g Medahead and MedMedia, both in Vienna) for the CPD program (DFP- Diplom -Fortbildungs Program) of the Austrian Medical Association (\u00d6sterr. \u00c4ztekammer)<\/p>\n

OUTLOOK2025<\/h2>\n

Building a network-payer academy in Sub-Saharan Africa
\nAcademic course in Pharmaceutical Policy & Governance for JENA and Saudi Arabia (in cooperation with Ideas and Solutions, Hungary)<\/p>\n

Finally, we want to thank all VSCR faculty members for their great contributions as well as all the supporters and sponsors from industry.
\nThanks to the Sigmund Freud University Vienna for additional accreditation of some of our programs.
\nAlso, a special thanks to Mr. Mohamed Fahmy, BPharm, Managing Director of Headway, UAE for his partnership and support for projects in Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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