Consumer psychology and the ethics of pharmaceutical advertising

July 18, 2013
Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University

Monash Conference Centre
Collins St
Melbourn
United Kingdom

Sponsor(s):

  • Australian Research Council

Speakers:

Paul Biegler
Monash University
Douglas Gimesy
(unaffiliated)
Jon Jureidini
Flinders University
Jeanette Kennett
Macquarie University
Justin Oakley
Monash University
Julian Savalescu
Oxford University
Patrick Vargas
Illinois University

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Time: 9am to 5 pm.

Moderated by Dr Norman Swan (ABC Radio National, The Health Report) the symposium brings together philosophers, psychologists, health professionals, legal scholars, pharmaceutical industry representatives and policy makers to address the following questions:

  • How do advances in consumer psychology inform the ethics of Direct to Consumer Advertising of Prescription Pharmaceuticals (DTCA)?
  • What are the implications for public policy on DTCA in the US and New Zealand?
  • What are the implications for Australia's existing veto on DTCA and for related permissible medical and pharmaceutical advertising in this country?

Panellists

Geoff McColl (Melbourne, Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee)

Ken Harvey (La Trobe)

Fiona Jolly (Advertising Standards Bureau)

John Dowden (Australian Prescriber)

Liz Marles (Royal Australian College of General Practitioners)

Kate Browne (CHOICE)

Participation at the symposium is by invitation and free of charge. As places are limited, could you please confirm your attendance to Hannah Cross [email protected] by July 3 2013

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