Open Pharma Satellite Symposium at the ALPSP Annual Conference and Awards 2022
10:00–12:30 BST, Wednesday 14 September 2022
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester, UK
Join us for a live discussion about openness and trust in the communication of pharma-sponsored research. The Open Pharma Satellite Symposium will bring together publishers, pharmaceutical companies and other stakeholders, and it will have a particular focus on open access and accessible summaries of published articles.
The symposium is free to attend and is being run by Open Pharma, a multi-stakeholder collaboration facilitated by Oxford PharmaGenesis.
There are only 40 places available, so please complete the form below to secure your place.
If you’re registered but can no longer attend, please let us know so your place can be reallocated.
Please note that if you also wish to attend the Association of Learning and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Annual Conference and Awards 2022, you must register separately on the conference’s website: https://alpsp.cventevents.com/VdVL8?RefId=PG
If you have any queries about this symposium, please contact the event’s organization team via OpenPharmaSympo@pharmagenesis.com.
Programme
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee and networking |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Welcome and opening talk |
| 5 min | Welcome from Open Pharma Joana Osório and Tim Koder |
| 10 min | Open science and trust Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ and chief executive of the BMJ Publishing Group |
| 10:45 - 11:20 | Session 1: open access |
| 1 min | Introductions Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ and chief executive of the BMJ Publishing Group |
| 5 min | Why: the importance of open access to patients Richard Stephens, patient, patient advocate and co-editor-in-chief of Research Involvement and Engagement |
| 5 mins | How: open access commitment for Takeda-sponsored research Chris Rains, Takeda |
| 5 min | What: the role and value of open access publishing in communicating pharma research Leila Moore, Wiley |
| 19 min | Q&A with Session 1 speakers Richard Smith, Richard Stephens, Chris Rains and Leila Moore |
| 11:20 - 11:55 | Session 2: accessible summaries of published research |
| 1 min | Introductions Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ and chief executive of the BMJ Publishing Group |
| 5 min | Who: audiences and usage of plain language summaries Adeline Rosenberg, Oxford PharmaGenesis |
| 5 min | How: Ipsen commitment on plain language summaries Sarah Thomas, Ipsen |
| 5 min | Where: accessible summaries at Springer Nature Caroline Halford, Springer Healthcare |
| 19 min | Q&A with Session 2 speakers Richard Smith, Adeline Rosenberg, Sarah Thomas and Caroline Halford |
| 11:55 - 12:30 | Panel discussion and Q&A with all speakers: how can we add more value and foster trust in the communication of pharma research? |
Registration
