Speech Title: Innovative Contracting with new medicines
Can we afford a Cure? Paying for innovation with new cancer medicines
With new innovative medicines comes ever increasing drug prices; we explore the challenges
facing governments and healthcare institutions to providing timely access to life saving medicines
The increasing creativity in negotiations between drug companies and governments are seeing a
growth in innivative contractign and value based agreements; where, if the drug doesnt work - then we dont pay !
This presentation will showcase global trends and explore some amazing case studies whereby the unafordable
hasbecome affordable, allowing for patients to access multi-million dollar drugs.
BIOGRAPHY: A former government pharmacist payer with over 15 years experience in access and reimbursement for new medicines and advising NHS government guidelines at NICE HTA
Omar has been a visiting Lecturer at UCLH Pharmacy Programme and was both Lecturer & Examiner on Independent Prescribing the University of Surrey He has over 30 publications to date was an Editorial Content Adviser to Guidelines, and Associate Editor to the Canadian Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology.
He has advised foreign investors (US Embassy) on ‘Value Based Assessments. As head of payers at Verpora, he leads a
group of 150 global payers within a network bringing pricing, access & reimbursement expertise from over 30 markets
across the globe.
He has embarked on a PhD doctorate on Value-based & innovative contracting with medicines publishing his 1st thesis
“Performance based leasing model over time for CAR-T therapies”. He is a well-seasoned global speaker, most recently
having delivered the keynote at AMCP New Orleans, guest speaker at Model-N Austin Texas, presenting at Italian
Healthcare Senato della Republica in Rome and on Evaluation and Sustainability models of Healthcare at Future of
Pharmacy Commissioning at London Houses of Parliament.
Omar is a single father to 3 young daughters, is an enthusiastic musician (plays the drums in a band) and promises to deliver the seminar in an exciting & innovative fashion!