Assessment of scientific events
As a member association of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), KEFEA is responsible for establishing adequate procedures for ensuring that EFPIA member companies (regardless of whether they are KEFEA members) comply with the requirements of the KEFEA Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct seeks to ensure that pharmaceutical companies conduct promotion and interactions with prescribers in a truthful manner, avoiding deceptive practices and potential conflicts of interest with healthcare professionals, and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. To that end, KEFEA commits to providing pharmaceutical companies and healthcare organizations with guidance regarding scientific or professional meetings, congresses, conferences, symposia, and other similar events and the hospitality extended in connection with such events.
Below is a list of events that have been reviewed by KEFEA:
| GREEN | Approval as in line with Code of Conduct provisions |
| LIGHT GREEN | Approval granted by way of exemption from Code of Conduct provisions |
| BLUE | KEFEA’s assessment process is ongoing |
| ORANGE | Decline as not in line with Code of Conduct provisions |
List of events
| DATE | Congress | Specialty | Organizers | Venue | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 November 2016 | 37th UMEMPS Congress | Pediatrics | Union of Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean Pediatric Societies | Grand Resort Hotel | Approval granted by way of exemption from Code of Conduct provisions | Prerequisite that hospitality will not be sponsored at 5* hotels for HCPs |
| 25-27 March 2016 | 2nd International Congress of the CSDV | Dermatology | Cyprus Society of Dermatology and Venereology | Grand Resort Hotel | Approval granted by way of exemption from Code of Conduct provisions | Prerequisite that hospitality will not be sponsored at 5* hotels for HCPs |
| 23-24 April 2016 | Pantheo Eye Center Conference | Opthamology | Pantheo Eye Center | Amathus Hotel, Limassol | Decline as not in line with Code of Conduct provisions | |
| 29 -31 October 2016 | MLAVS 2016 congress | Angiology and Vascular Surgery | Medevents & Publishing | Adams Beach Hotel | Approval granted by way of exemption from Code of Conduct provisions | Prerequisite that hospitality will not be sponsored at 5* hotels for HCPs |
| 1-2 December 2017 | Annual Congress of the Cyprus Ophthalmology Society | Ophthalmology | Cyprus Ophthalmology Society | Elysium Hotel | Approval granted by way of exemption from Code of Conduct provisions | Prerequisite that hospitality and registrations will not be sponsored at 5* hotels for HCPs |
| 10th February 2018 | Interdisciplinary Conference on Gynecologic Oncology | Oncology/ Gynaecology | German-Hellenic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology | Four Seasons Hotel | Approval granted by way of exemption from Code of Conduct provisions | Prerequisite that hospitality will not be sponsored at 5* hotels for HCPs |
| 10-11 November 2018 | 21st Pancyprian Pediatrics Conference | Pediatrics | Cubix Minds Events on behalf of the Pediatric Society | Grand Resort Hotel | Approval granted by way of exemption from Code of Conduct provisions | Prerequisite that hospitality will not be sponsored at 5* hotels for HCPs |
| 10-11 November 2019 | Eastern Mediterranean On General Medicine for Physicians | General Medicine | Medical Royal Colleges Association Cyprus | Amathus Beach Hotel | Approval granted by way of exemption from Code of Conduct provisions | Prerequisite that hospitality will not be sponsored at 5* hotels for HCPs |