Welcome to the Medicines Day webinar 14 March 2024

The main event of Medicines Day will be the ‘Every day is Medicines Day’ webinar on Thursday 14 March 2024 from 13.00 to 15.15. The webinar is aimed at users of medicines and their relatives, professionals in the health and social care sector and students in the field. The webinar will be held in Finnish.

It is being planned and organised by the National Medicines Information Network working group. The free webinar is open to everyone and there is no need to register in advance. 

Programme

13.00 
Opening of the event
Elina Ottela, Chair of Medicines Day 2024 planning group

13.05 
Introduction to the theme ”Every day is Medicines Day” 
Experience Expert, Experience Coordinator Jussi Mankki, HUS 
Experience Expert, Experience Coordinator Eeva-Liisa Peltonen, 
The Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland 
Informal caregiver Kaisa Haapanen, The Association of Carers in Helsinki and Vantaa 

13.25 
Checklist: Effective and efficient drug information at different stages of the clinical pathway
Raimo Ojala, Pharmacist, Kliinisen Farmasian Seura ry (Clinical Pharmacy Association)    

13.40 
Preparing for surgery – risk medications
Vesa Kontinen, Associate Professor, Head of Division  HUS Perioperative and Intensive Care, Perioperative division I

14.00  Break 

14.05 
Biological medicines and their generic substitution
Vesa Mustalammi, Senior Medical Officer, Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea

14.25 
The impact of the generic substitution of biological medicines on patients and society
Kati Sarnola, Senior Researcher, Kela, Research Unit

14.40 
Joint discussion: the continuity and safety of pharmacotherapy
Jaana Jurkko, Diabetes Nurse, Tampere Diabetes Clinic – diabetes sufferer Katja Ukkonen

14.55 
Discussions between users of medicine
Sarita Maja-Hellman, member of the Medicines Day 2024 planning group

15.05 
End of Pharmacotherapy Day 2024
Elina Ottela, Chair of the Medicines Day 2024 planning group

15.15  Conclusion of event.

Please join us!

Events link for the 'Every day is Medicines Day webinar 
Medicines Day web page (in Finnish)  
Subscribe to the Medicines Information Network newsletter (in Finnish) 

Inquiries: 

Chair of the Medicines Day 2024 planning group 
Elina Ottela, Expert, SuPer, tel. +358 9 2727 9154, firstname.lastname@superliitto.fi

Medicines Information Network Coordinator
Päivi Kiviranta, Development Specialist, tel. +358 295 223 522 firstname.lastname@fimea.fi