Theraputic Goods Act Review Melbourne 1st March 2011

Transparency review public meetings: Schedule and registration

The Panel undertaking the Review to Improve Transparency of the TGA have organised the following meetings to listen to your views.

The Panel has been asked to report on:

opportunities to provide more information about products on the market;
how the public can improve its understanding of the ways new products are assessed and products on the market are monitored;
the timing for making information available about new products;
the type of information and how it is made public by comparable overseas regulators;
constraints (or barriers) to the release of further information, such as implications for public health and safety;
how the material can be published - e.g. use of the internet and other publication methods; and
opportunities for the public to access more information about the advertising of therapeutic goods.

In these meetings, the Panel will be particularly interested in the types of information you think the TGA should make available, and the ways you would like to receive that information. The meetings will include the opportunity for participants to share views with all attendees on the Review, and for discussion in small groups chaired by a member of the Panel.

Meeting Schedule:

Date	Venue	Address	Time	RSVP by
Wednesday 23 February 2011	The Sebel	350 ChurchStreet, Parramatta	1:00pm-4:30pm	Thursday 17 February 2011
Monday 28 February 2011	The Chifley	648 Dean Street, Albury	9:30am-1:00pm	Tuesday 22 February 2011
Tuesday 1 March 2011	Intercontinental The Rialto	495 Collins Street, Melbourne	9:30am-1:00pm	Wednesday 23 February 2011
Friday 4 March 2011	Rydges	Cnr King & Hay Streets, Perth	9:30am-1:00pm	Monday 28 February 2011

To attend, please register for one of these meetings by:

emailing transreviewpanel@tga.gov.au giving your name and contact details (email and phone number) and nominate the meeting you wish to attend. Please also indicate if your interests in the Review are as a consumer, a health professional or industry representative as this information will assist in the organisation of the meetings;

telephoning Anne Cianci on 02 6232 8427 to provide the same details as above.