SYMPOSIUM

2026

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Industry sessions

Satellite Symposia offer a unique opportunity to connect with key thought leaders, access information on emerging science and innovative approaches on a wide range of current medical topics.

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Satellite Symposia Programme

The industry session organiser is solely responsible for keeping any of its industry sessions activities compliant with all relevant laws and regulations. EADV is not involved with in or have any control over the content, quality, organization, operation, scientific integrity of the activity and materials. EADV will not be involved in the selection of speakers, moderators and other faculty.

The industry session programme booklet will be available here at a later stage

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Access to industry sessions

As a multidisciplinary audience will be attending the EADV Symposium 2026, please make sure to select the right category, healthcare professionals (HCPs) and non-healthcare professionals (NON-HCPs), during the registration process.

Access to any industry sessions where data or research of prescription medicines is presented will be limited exclusively to healthcare professionals (HCPs) only and Non Members (INDUSTRY).

Industry session organisers may limit participation to certain representative groups independently from EADV recommendations if deemed imperative to the achievement of the intended purpose of the Industry session.

Official Italian Agency for AIFA Procedure

Any Italian pharmaceutical company supporting or participating in a congress abroad is subjected to authorization by AIFA (Italian Drug Agency), according to an Italian Government Decree (Decreto Legislativo 219/06 – art. 124).
The request for authorization must be submitted within 60 days before the event’s starting date. The appointed agency to collect all applications from pharmaceutical companies and file them with the AIFA is:

AIM Group International – AIM Education S.r.l.

Cristina Ghidoli
Via G. Ripamonti, 129
20134 Milan, Italy

Tel. +39 02 56601.1
e-mail: [email protected] – [email protected]

Healthcare Professional definition

  1. Important note to Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Professionals

    Access to the different areas and sessions of the Symposium is determined by the attendee’s Healthcare Professional status.

    As a multidisciplinary audience will attend the EADV Congress, the EADV will assign different classes to Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and Non-Healthcare Professionals (non-HCPs) to ensure compliance with the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies (SFEE’s Promotion Code) (CODE OF ETHICS & PARTNERSHIPS | SFEE).
    Please read the description below to ensure that you (or your delegates) comply with the regulations in place.

EADV members are not automatically considered Healthcare Professionals

Please select the correct status (HCP or non-HCP) during registration.

  1. Definition The SFEE code defines Healthcare Professionals as follows (Definitions, page 6):“any natural person who is identified as a healthcare professional in the applicable legislation1 and whose primary practice or principal professional address is in Greece and who, in the course of his/her professional activities, may prescribe, purchase, supply, recommend or administer medicinal products.

    It is explicitly clarified that the very broad subset of Healthcare Professionals who are not legally entitled to prescribe, supply or administer medicinal products, but nevertheless belong to the category of Healthcare Professionals, are not considered as general public. In this sense, product promotions at scientific event venues where such persons may be present are no prohibited.

    In the context of the national cancer policy, the specialty of pathologists is also explicitly included in this definition.

    To avoid any doubt, the term“Healthcare Professional”, with the exception of Chapter 1

    hereof, also includes:

    1. any official or employee of a government agency or other organisation (whether in the public or private sector) who may prescribe, purchase, supply, recommend or administer Medicinal Products; and
    2. any employee of a Pharmaceutical Company whose primary occupation is that of a practising HCP (e.g. medical doctor, nurse, dentist, etc.).
    However, the definition excludes:
    • all other full-term personnel (whether HCPs or not) of a PC under an employment contract, professional service contract or independent work contract; and
    • wholesalers or distributors of Medicinal Products.”

    Article 4 of Law 4238/GG A, 38/17.02.2014, characterises the following persons as Healthcare Professionals (HCPs): family physicians and physicians of other specialties, dentists and other healthcare professionals such as midwives, health visitors, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, dieticians/nutritionists, psychologists, occupational therapists, medical laboratory technologists, medical and biological laboratory assistants, medical equipment operators.

    Medical students are not considered Healthcare Professionals under the current guidelines and will be automatically classified as Non-Healthcare Professionals.

  1. Industry sessions

    Satellite Symposia presenting data on the development, research, or other issues related to prescription medicine is restricted to Healthcare Professionals and Non Member (INDUSTRY) 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