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We are bringing you two EPHMRA Ethics webinars in October 2025
Both of these webinars aim equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the complex regulatory landscape and opportunities of healthcare market research.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to be enlightened and to connect with industry leaders!
Session 1; 7 October at 14:00 – 15:00 UK time.
Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Landscape

The venue is: 30 Euston Square, London NW1 2FB - 25th April 2023

EPHMRA Webinar
Speaker: Claire Jackson, Research Director, 7i Group Ltd
Convenor: David Twinberrow, Group Managing Director, Genactis
Overview: COVID-19 created unprecedented challenges for healthcare systems, specifically cancer.

Ethics and Compliance
Take a look at some IAPP updates - Connecticut IAPP Update: Connecticut enacts comprehensive consumer data privacy law (iapp.org).
The law includes many of the same rights, obligations and exceptions as the consumer privacy laws already on the books in California, Colorado, Utah and Virginia.
UK One Day Meeting 25 April 2023
The venue is: 30 Euston Square, London NW1 2FB
We’d like to thank our convenors for their hard work around bringing the meeting together for the membership:
Anna Garofalo, Janssen
John Grime, Strategic North
Gayle Hughes, Pfizer
Alex Marriott, Lumanity

EPHMRA Webinar - Survival Psychology
Speaker: Tony Brooks, Leadership Psychologist, Coach, Author
Convenor: An-hwa Lee, Sr. Director, Basis Health and LDC Member
24 January 2023 - 14.00-15.00 - UK Time
This session will cover the following:
Where Survival Psychology originates from.
Why it can be so dominant and hijack us as a leader or business person.

Incentive Payment Guidelines
The BHBIA have published their ‘Guidelines for Incentive Payments Within Market Research.
BHBIA members are encouraged to use this guide to reduce problematic pressures on respondent incentive payments based on ‘fair market values’, known as FMVs, during the primary market research process.

MR Excellence Awards Open for entries
Take a look - details here on the website -

The latest update is available to the membership – log in at www.ephmra.org
Ethics Topics covered are:

2023 Conference – all 25 pitches done for paper slots.
It’s been fascinating to hear the pitches of all the papers selected to go through to this next stage – what a range of topics and discussion points!
The Programme Committee now need to make sure they have reviewed all the pitches and made their assessments.
Thanks to all those who participated!