We are pleased to announce the speaker lineups for our 5th Annual Private Payer Market Trends & Issues Seminars on November 25 (Toronto) and 26 (Montréal).

- Buzz Hargrove (previous President of the CAW Union) will be discussing the coverage of benefits for union members under the collective bargaining process.

- France Gauthier/ Robert Fong (Medavie Blue Cross) will be giving an overview of the new expedited review process for new product submissions. France will be speaking in Montreal and Robert will speak in Toronto.

- Linda Lin (ClaimSecure) will be presenting on ASO plans, as well as the concept of Preferred Provider Networks (PPNs) within ClaimSecure's business.

- John Carinci (Head, Group & Business Markets, RBC Insurance) will speak to RBC's position in the private group benefits market. - Toronto/Brampton location only

- Marc-André Gagnon (Carlton University), will be speaking to his recent paper “A Roadmap to a Rational Pharmacare Policy in Canada”. - Montréal location only

These sessions will be dynamic and interactive. This is an exclusive opportunity to get fresh information and a chance to pose questions to active leaders in the reimbursement market.

We invite you to register for either event by clicking on the following links:

Toronto Registration: Click Here to Register

Montréal Registration: Click Here to Register

Note: If your company is registering 3 or more people between both Toronto and Montréal events, please contact Corinne Razem at (905) 393-3597 or crazem@mapol.ca for group discount information.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Mapol co-founder and president, Johnny Ma, will be speaking at the Market Access Summit on November 12, 2014 at 1:45 p.m. in Toronto. His presentation is entitled "Adapt to the Changing Market Access Environment to Increase your Drug Approval Rate".

He will give insight on:

- How to engage early for a new product launch or set the stage for a pipeline
- Ways to maximize total market access potential by integrating private and public payer strategies
- Utilizing real world data before and after the submission to target market access activities

For more information about this event, view the detailed agenda here.

Interested in attending? Use Mapol's VIP code: 2MAPOL for a 20% discount on your registration.

Mapol Inc. is pleased to be a Silver Sponsor for the upcoming CAPT ACTP Annual Conference held November 2-4, 2014 in Toronto. 

Mapol will also be presenting a poster entitled 'Measuring Private Payer Changes: Trends in Market Access Restrictions Using Real World Data' on Monday, November 3rd, between 5:30- 6:30 p.m.

For more information on this event, please visit: www.capt-actp.com/conference

Mapol Inc. is a Gold Sponsor for the upcoming Market Access Summit to be held November 12-13 in Toronto.
Interested in attending? Use Mapol's VIP code: 2MAPOL for a 20% discount on your registration.

For more information about the event, visit: www.marketaccesscanada.ca

We are pleased to announce the following agenda topics for our Spring Seminars:

1. Latest Trends & Issues in the Private Payer Market
2. Understanding the difference between employer drug benefit costs vs. actual drug costs.
3. Private insurance contract renewals - perspectives of plan sponsors. *
4. New data tool for rejected claims at the DIN level

*Hugh Paton (Benefits Advisor from Eastern Canada) will be presenting at both events to illustrate the renewal process for plan sponsors.

The Toronto session will be held Wednesday, May 28 at the Brampton Golf Club (8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) and the Montréal session will be held Friday, May 30 at the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hotel (8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.).

Toronto Registration: Click Here to Register

Montréal Registration: Click Here to Register

These seminars are only open to brand pharmaceutical manufacturers and the content is dedicated exclusively to Canadian private payer market issues. We help you to understand the relative importance of market developments and we always answer the "So what?" question.

Note: If your company is registering 3 or more people between both Toronto and Montréal events, please contact Corinne Razem at (905) 393-3597 or crazem@mapol.ca for a group discount code.

We hope to see you there!