Latin America Medical Information and Communication Workshop

This workshop provides a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory and compliance framework in Latin America for medical affairs and scientific communication professionals.

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Session 1: Data Protection: What the Medical Information Lead Needs to Know

Session Chair(s)

Octavio Gomes

Operations Manager, Medical Communications

PPD, Brazil

This session will discuss the most relevant aspects of data protection regulations on Medical Information. Speakers will share real-life experiences from Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and tie them to local data protection laws, focusing on what MI leaders should do to ensure compliance.

Learning Objective : At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
Describe the impact of data protection regulations on medical information
Identify areas and processes that handle personal information
Create a roadmap to implementing data-protected medical information processes

Speaker(s)

Data Protection: The Brazilian Experience

Pedro Vilhena, LLM

Mansur Murad Advogados, Brazil, Brazil

Partner, Head of Data Protection Practice

Data Protection: The European Experience (Remote Presentation)

Janet Davies

Gilead Sciences, United Kingdom

Senior Director, Medical Information

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