AMSTERDAM

25-28 SEP 2024

AMSTERDAM

25-28 SEP 2024

AMSTERDAM

25-28 SEPTEMBER 2024

BRIDGE
TO THE FUTURE

Press registration

EADV welcomes the interest of the press and media in relation to the EADV Congress 2024.

Here you can register as press and find out further information about press and media activities at the congress.

Register as a press representative

Login or sign up to the EADV Congress Registration Platform and click on the Application Module.

Application deadline: 11 September 2024

Full press registration

  • Access to the onsite Press Centre, located within the congress centre in Amsterdam
  • Admission to live Congress Scientific Sessions
  • Access to the virtual Congress Platform
  • Admission to Networking Symposium on Wednesday, 25 September 2024 (No entertainment)
  • Access to Subspecialty Society Meetings
  • Access to the e-poster area, MyEADV booth and Patient Advocacy Booth
  • Access to Satellite Symposia Sessions and Industry Hub sessions *
  • Transportation pass

Includes all benefits of the virtual press attendance

Virtual press attendance

  • Access to the virtual Congress Platform with live-streamed scientific sessions
  • Access to all on-demand content until 31 December 2024
  • Access to the streaming of Subspecialty Society Meetings
  • Access to the online library of e-posters and abstracts
  • Access to the online EADV area and Patient Organisation Hub
  • Live-streaming of selected Satellite Symposia Sessions and Industry Expert Hub *

Our press team are on hand to support you with your registration for the Congress and to assist in arranging interviews with experts presenting the hottest topics at the meeting. Please email press@eadv.org for assistance.

Please note that access to the EADV Congress (both onsite and online) is for members of the medical and professional media, however relevant representatives of consumer media who require access will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Please note the Exhibition Area has restricted access.

Terms and conditions for press registration

Press Centre opening hours:

  • The free registration under the Press/Media Representative category is granted only to journalists or media representatives in possession of:
    • A valid press card or an appropriate letter of assignment
    • A completed EADV Press and Media Representatives Online Application
  • To secure your access for the start of the Congress, registration is required by Wednesday 11 September 2024 (23:59 CEST). After this date, EADV cannot guarantee that your application will be processed before the start of the Congress.
  • Onsite registration will not be possible. 
  • Press Registration includes access to all EADV scientific sessions, industry profiles, the press area, press conferences, press material and interviews arranged with EADV spokespersons etc.
  • * Industry is allowed to restrict press access to their Industry Satellite Sessions or HUBs
  • Press Centre Opening Times
  • Wednesday 25 September 08:00 - 17:00
  • Thursday 26 September 08:00 - 18:00
  • Friday 27 September 08:00 - 18:00
  • Saturday 28 September 08:00 - 16:00

Exhibition & HCP restricted sessions

Journalists from specialised press covering the event for healthcare professionals may be exposed to advertising for prescription-only medicinal products. This does not apply to regular press serving the general public or specialised press targeting non-healthcare professionals. For this reason, the Exhibition Area has restricted access

Specialised Press

  • Can access all EADV scientific sessions (both onsite and online), press conferences, press material and interviews arranged with EADV spokespersons etc.
  • Industry may restrict press access to their Industry Satellite Sessions or HUBs
  • Can access the EADV Exhibition Area

Regular Press

  • Can access all EADV scientific sessions (both onsite and online), press conferences, press material and interviews arranged with EADV spokespersons etc.
  • Industry may restrict press access to their Industry Satellite Sessions or HUBs
  • CANNOT access the EADV Exhibition Area

It is the responsibility of the individual press representative to ensure information submitted via the Press Representative Application Form is accurate and true. 

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL DEFINITION

Important note to Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Professionals

Access to the different areas and sessions of the Congress depends on the status. Please read the description below to ensure you/your delegates comply with the regulations in place.
EADV Members are not designated as Healthcare Professionals by default. Please attribute the correct status (HCP or Non-HCP) during registration.

Definition

A multidisciplinary audience will attend the EADV Congress, and the EADV will assign different classes to healthcare professionals (HCP) and non-Healthcare Professionals (non-HCP) to ensure compliance with these regulations.

Chapter 3 of the Dutch CGR code defines HCPs as follows:
3.1 In the purpose of this Code of Conduct, the following terms shall bear the following meaning:
healthcare professionals: persons qualified to prescribe or supply prescription-only medicinal products.

Further explanation is provided in The General information about organising scientific meetings and Frequently Asked Questions from the CGR (Dutch Foundation for the Code for Pharmaceutical Advertising (to be referred to as the general information document from here on out) (20170214 CGR informatie congresorganisaties), where it states (at section 2 a, page 2) that: In the Netherlands the group of healthcare professionals comprises: physicians, physicians who are being trained to become a specialist (‘artsen in opleiding’), pharmacists, pharmacist’s assistants, obstetricians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and specialised nurses.

Dutch Nurses, in Particular

It further clarifies that:
… “Specialised nurses (limited to the lung, diabetes and oncology areas) only have independent prescription authority if they have completed a specific training programme for this purpose. The completion of this training is entered in the BIG register and so can be checked by anyone. This means that all of the other healthcare providers, such as regular nurses, dieticians, dental hygienists or supportive GP practitioners (‘praktijkondersteuners’), are not healthcare professionals and so – just like patients – belong to the ‘general public’. This group will be referred to below as ‘non-healthcare professionals’.
In terms of specialised nurses, the explanatory notes to the CGR code (20200701 Explanatory Notes CGR per 20200701) provide a specific list to be taken into consideration:

“3.1.d Definition of “healthcare professional”
…. pharmacist’s assistants and nurses with the additional BIG registrations:
Specialised nurses (gespecialiseerd verpleegkundigen):

  • Diabetes nurses
  • Pulmonary care nurses
  • Oncology nurses

Specialised nurses may only be considered as healthcare professionals if their BIG registration states that they have prescription authority. ….
Nurse specialists (NS) (verpleegkundig specialisten):

  • NS providing general healthcare
  • NS providing mental healthcare

Residents

Lastly, the explanatory notes state (at page 3) that:
Physicians in training to become a specialist (artsen in opleiding) are also considered as healthcare professionals within the meaning of the Code of Conduct. Medical students are not considered healthcare professional (see Newsletter 2006/4).

Other Categories

The general information document (sections 2d and e, page 3) goes on to clarify that industry employees and specialised journalists can be exposed to promotional content. Yet patients, patient representatives, and regular press or specialised journalists who target the general public will still be considered non-HCPs and should not be exposed to promotional content.
STUDENTS are NOT considered as Healthcare Professionals under the current
guidelines and will be automatically classified as NON-HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

Industry sessions

Satellite Symposia and Industry Hub Sessions presenting data on the development, research, or other issues related to prescription medicine is restricted to Healthcare Professionals and Industry Participants as indicated by the Industry Session Organizer. All promotional materials and marketing aids related to these industry sessions should be strictly limited to HCPs. Industry Session organisers can limit participation to certain representative groups independently from the EADV recommendations if deemed imperative to achieving the session’s intended purpose. The organising company reserves the right to refuse single categories, particularly if they are not adequately related to the session’s objective and purpose.

The industry session organiser is responsible for compliance with the session.