Looking at regulation and financing in four European countries. The HRB evidence review examined Approaches to the regulation and financing of formal home care services in four European countries. These were Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Scotland. The report describes and compares published information on formal home care with respect to: Legislation. National standards. Staff and…
Sex and gender in medicines regulation
EUGenMed Experts Workshop Held on 4 March 2015, European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, Belgium Translating the evidence from S&G research into regulatory practice will lead to more targeted, effective opportunities for prevention, treatment and care. This workshop examined how S&G consideration are integrated into Medicines Regulation and information. Download this information as a Pdf…
European Gender Medicine Workshops
Press Release Making it Happen—European Institute of Women’s Health hosts expert workshop on sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education As part of the FP7-funded European Gender Medicine (EUGenMed) Project, the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) organised a workshop on 4 March 2015, bringing together a multidisciplinary, multi-sectorial group of experts to…
Sex, gender in medicines regulation and medical education
PRESS RELEASE Expert workshop on sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education The European Institute of Women’s Health hosts expert workshop on sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education 4 March 2015, Brussels, Belgium—As part of the FP7-funded European Gender Medicine (EUGenMed) Project, the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) organised…
Expert Workshops: Sex and Gender in Medicine Regulation, Medical Education
EVENT Expert Workshops on Sex and Gender in Medicines Regulation and Medical Education 4th March 2015, 0900-1730. Room TRE7701, 7th floor, Trèves Building, 74 Rue de Trèves. European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels Research addressing Sex and Gender (S&G) in biomedical science and health research is a novel and highly promising field. The interaction of…
Ireland: Call for Budget regulation plan for all tobacco
Health organisations want tougher regulation of tobacco sales to force cigarette companies to pay more tax. Two health NGO’s claim profits of multinationals could be targeted if prices were set by an independent body. They also said the initiative could claw an additional €65million in tax from tobacco giants if the Government moved to regulate…
EU Rules to reduce misleading information about cosmetics
New EU Rules designed to combat misleading information and make safer cosmetics available to EU consumers. From 11th July, manufactured and imported cosmetics from third countries to the EU must fully comply with the Cosmetics Regulation to ensure better safety standards with better consumer information. The European Commissioner for Consumer Policy, Neven Mimica said: “From…
EU Commission Proposal for Clinical Trials Regulation
Position on Commission Proposal for a Clinical Trials Regulation A European Institute of Women’s Health Position Paper, January 2013. Our position on the Commission Proposal for a Clinical Trials Regulation: The EIWH welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a Clinical Trials Regulation to replace the current Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC. We look forward to the legislation’s…
