ISIUM hosts a series of conversations – three or four each year – on topics of general interest to ISIUM members and the wider ISIUM community.
The general format for the conversations is for a short presentation to be given to ‘set the scene’, followed by a free flowing, but moderated, Q&A session.
To make sure each event results in a lively and valuable conversation, the number of participants is limited to 50. ISIUM members are given priority. If numbers permit, we are happy to include others from the wider rational use of medicines community.
People are discovering that the conversations are a great way to make new connections with other people with similar interests and many have expressed interest in continuing the conversation after the actual event has concluded! The conversations are becoming ‘conversation starters’.
Conversations held to date are:
Conversation #1, March 25, 2021
Title: Antibiotic use in the era of COVID: Challenges and opportunities for global antimicrobial stewardship
Conversation leader:
Libby Roughead, Director, Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, University of South Australia
Moderators: Anna Kemp-Casey, Lisa Pont
Conversation #2, June 23, 2021
Title: ‘I can’t be bought for the price of a sandwich’: Myths and solutions to pharmaceutical industry funding of health professionals
Conversation leaders:
Barbara Mintzes, Professor of Evidence-Based Pharmaceutical Policy, University of Sydney
Alice Fabbri, Public health physician, Department for Health, University of Bath, UK
Moderators: Judith Mackson
The recording of this conversation can be accessed here: Part 1 and Part 2.
The slides from the two presentations can downloaded here: Presentation 1 and Presentation 2.
Conversation #3, September 23, 2021
Title: Health professionals: Influences on their decision-making
Conversation leaders:
Debra Rowett, Discipline Leader – Pharmacy, University of South Australia
Lynn Weekes, ISIUM Board member
Moderators: Gerel Dorj, Kris Weerasuriya
Conversation #4, December 16, 2021
Title: Expanding the QUM community: Developing partnerships with other disciplines and society
Conversation leaders:
Puckwipa Suwannaprom, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Chanuttha Ploylearmsang, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
Sirinart Tongsiri, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
Katanyu Hawsutisima, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
Angkana Promraksa, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
Chaiyong Soemphol, Mahasarakham University, Thailand
Moderators: Penkarn Kanjanarat, Mary Murray
Conversation #5, April 12, 2022
Title: In guidelines we trust: But why do recommendations vary?
Conversation leaders:
Lydia Green, RxBalance, USA
Leigh-Anne Claase, Therapeutic Guidelines, Australia
Alli Patterson, Therapeutic Guidelines, Australia
Moderator: Leigh-Anne Claase
Conversation #6, August 30, 2022
Title: Government programs for medicine use during the pandemic: Guided by scientific evidence, or motivated by politics?
Conversation leaders:
Veronika Wirtz, Boston University, USA
Jose Antonio Requejo, Boston University, USA
Moderator: Veronika Wirtz
Conversation #7, December 2022
Title: Education programs for children: Children as agents for change
Conversation leaders:
Natalia Cebotarenco (Moldova): From science to practice: Can school children play a role in promoting rational medicine use in their community?
Raikhan Tuleutaeva (Kazakhstan): How children in Kazakhstan perceive medicines
Svetlana Shetinina (Moldova): How kindergarten children can provide knowledge to their parents
Alisha Maratova (school student, Kazakhstan): Medicine use through the eyes of a Kazakh teenager
Conversation #8, April 2023
Title: Patient groups and their role in medicines policy
Conversation leaders:
Lisa Parker, oncologist, Sydney, Australia
Sharon Batt, researcher, interdisciplinary studies, Montreal, Canada
Moderator: Joel Lexchin, Canada
Conversation #9, September 2023
Title: What do patients do when medicines make them sick? And then what happens?
Conversation leaders:
Ravi Shankar, International Medical University, Malaysia
Nisha Jha, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Subish Palaian, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
Susie Latham, Australian writer, researcher, and social justice advocate.
Conversation #10, February 2024
Title: Prescription detox: The art of deprescribing
Conversation leaders:
Cara Tannenbaum, Co-founder, Canadian Deprescribing Network, Montreal, Canada
Justin Turner, Australian Deprescribing Network, Monash University, Australia
Moderator: Barbara Mintzes, Professor of Evidence-Based Pharmaceutical Policy, University of Sydney
Conversation #11, April 2024
Title: Medicalisation of society: Scientific innovation or peddling disease?
Conversation leaders:
Luechai Sringernyuang, anthropologist (pharmaceutical), Director of Contemplative Education Center, Mahidol University, Thailand
Supawadee Plengchai, primary care pharmacist, Thung Khao Luang Hospital Roi Et Province, Thailand
Moderator: Libby Roughead, Director, Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, University of South Australia
Conversation #12, July 2024
Title: Enhancing medicine use in China: From policy to technology
Conversation leaders:
Qiang Sun, Executive Dean of Public Health, Shandong University, China
Quan Wang, School of Public Health, Peking University, China
Moderator: Libby Roughead, Director, Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, University of South Australia
Conversation #13, November 2024
Title: The Good, the Bad and the Resistant: Effective strategies for antimicrobial resistance
Presenters:
Kristina Skender, public health and epidemiology specialist and pharmacist, working as a pharmacy advisor for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières and is finishing a PhD in the field of antimicrobial resistance at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
Rafael Gómez-Coronado, medical doctor, and is currently pursuing a PhD in epidemiology and public health, with a focus on antimicrobial resistance and public health initiatives across Europe. He has worked with Health Action International (HAI), contributing to projects aimed at improving access to medicines and strengthening health policies.
Moderator: Libby Roughead (Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, University of South Australia).
If you have any further suggestions for a topic or if you interested in leading a conversation, do let us know by contacting us at info@isium.org.
Last updated on 25 November 2024