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src="/sites/default/files/styles/oe_bootstrap_theme_medium_no_crop/public/2021-05/patients_key_milestones_of_ema_interaction_with_patients_and_consumers_0.png?itok=D9khKxbK" width="845" height="481" alt="Key milestones of EMA interaction with patients and consumers" title="patients_key_milestones_of_ema_interaction_with_patients_and_consumers.png" loading="lazy" class="img-fluid"></div></div></div></div><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-67651"><div class="accordion" id="accordion-bcl-accordion--2"><div class="accordion-items-wrapper"><div class="accordion-item"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-bcl-accordion--2-1"><button class="accordion-button collapsed" data-bs-toggle="collapse" autocomplete="off" data-bs-target="#collapse-bcl-accordion--2-1" aria-controls="collapse-bcl-accordion--2-1" aria-expanded="false" type="button" ><span>Key milestones of EMA interaction with patients and consumers: Text version</span></button></h2><div class="accordion-collapse collapse" id="collapse-bcl-accordion--2-1" aria-labelledby="heading-bcl-accordion--2-1" role="region" data-bs-parent="#accordion-bcl-accordion--2"><div class="accordion-body"><div class="ema-faq__body ecl-editor"><ul><li>1995: EMA created</li><li>1996: Dialogue with patients initiated</li><li>2000: Patients become Committee members</li><li>2005: Framework of interaction with patients and their organisations</li><li>2006: Patient and Consumer Working Party</li><li>2014: EMA's Public Engagement Department created</li><li>2017: Public hearings, involving young people</li><li>2020: Patient engagement in crisis management</li><li>Ongoing: Systematic patient input along medicine lifecycle</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-66685" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><div id="also-on-this-topic-66685"><h2 class="mb-4 rounded-title"> Also on this topic </h2></div><div class="ecl-editor"><ul><li><a href="/en/partners-networks/patients-consumers/getting-involved-ema-activities-patient-consumer-or-career" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="91feb012-1000-4953-838f-5a167f6606ea" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Getting involved in EMA activities as a patient, consumer or career">Getting involved in EMA activities as a patient, consumer or career</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/partners-networks/patients-consumers/eligible-patients-consumers-organisations">Eligible patients and consumers organisations</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/committees/working-parties-other-groups/comp-working-parties-other-groups/patients-consumers-working-party">Patients' and Consumers' Working Party</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/partners-networks/patients-consumers/training-resources-patients-consumers">Training and resources for patients and consumers</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/partners-networks/patients-consumers/patients-consumers-key-documents">Patients and consumers: Key documents</a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-11419" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><div id="framework-for-engagement-11419"><h2 class="mb-4 rounded-title"> Framework for engagement </h2></div><div class="ecl-editor"><p>The framework for engagement between EMA and patients and consumers and their organisations outlines the basis for involving patients and consumers in Agency activities.</p><p>EMA's Management Board endorsed an updated framework in 2022:</p><div class="mt-4 ema-file-wrapper" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><div data-ema-document-type="other" class="bcl-file variant-default border rounded overflow-hidden"><div class="file-title-metadata px-3-5 py-3"><div class="d-flex"><div class="pe-2 pb-2 icon-wrapper"><svg class="mt-1 icon--file text-dark bi icon--2xl"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#file-pdf" /></svg></div><div class="d-md-flex flex-grow-1 ms-2-5"><div class="flex-grow-1"><p class="file-title mb-1 fw-bold">Engagement framework: European Medicines Agency and patients, consumers and their organisations</p><div class="file-metadata d-grid gap-2 gap-md-0"><small class="file-metadata-row w-100 d-flex gap-2 flex-column flex-sm-row fw-normal text-muted"><span class="value">Adopted</span></small></div></div></div></div></div><div class="file-language-links px-3-5 py-3 border-top d-flex flex-column flex-md-row flex-wrap justify-content-between align-items-start align-items-md-center"><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-wrap"><p class="language-meta mb-1 fw-bold"> English (EN) <span class="fw-normal"> (768.25 KB - PDF)</span></p><div class="dates-metadata d-grid d-lg-flex flex-lg-row gap-1 gap-lg-3 align-content-start"><small class="metadata-row first-published fw-normal text-muted"><strong class="label">First published: </strong><span class="value"><time datetime="2006-02-14T00:00:00Z">14/02/2006</time></span></small><small class="metadata-row last-updated fw-normal text-muted"><strong class="label">Last updated: </strong><span class="value"><time datetime="2022-02-07T15:23:00Z">07/02/2022</time></span></small></div></div><a target="_blank" class="standalone align-self-top d-inline-block mt-3-5 mt-md-0 flex-shrink-0" href="/en/documents/other/engagement-framework-european-medicines-agency-and-patients-consumers-and-their-organisations_en.pdf">View<svg class="ms-2-5 bi icon--fluid"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#eye" /></svg></a></div></div></div><p>The framework aims at:</p><ul type="disc"><li>supporting access to patients’ real-life experiences of living with a condition, its management and the current use of medicines complementing the scientific evidence provided during the evaluation process;</li><li>promoting the generation, collection and use of evidence-based patient experience data for benefit-risk decision-making;</li><li>enhancing patients and consumers understanding of medicines regulation and their role in the process;</li><li>contributing to efficient and targeted communication to patients and consumers to support their role in the safe and rational use of medicines and to foster trust in the EU Medicines Regulatory Network.</li></ul><p>This framework is in line with EMA's overarching framework for stakeholder relations management, which the EMA Management Board adopted in June 2016:</p><div class="mt-4 ema-file-wrapper" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><div data-ema-document-type="other" class="bcl-file variant-default border rounded overflow-hidden"><div class="file-title-metadata px-3-5 py-3"><div class="d-flex"><div class="pe-2 pb-2 icon-wrapper"><svg class="mt-1 icon--file text-dark bi icon--2xl"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#file-pdf" /></svg></div><div class="d-md-flex flex-grow-1 ms-2-5"><div class="flex-grow-1"><p class="file-title mb-1 fw-bold">European Medicines Agency (EMA) stakeholder relations management framework</p><div class="file-metadata d-grid gap-2 gap-md-0"><small class="file-metadata-row w-100 d-flex gap-2 flex-column flex-sm-row reference-number fw-normal text-muted"><span class="label">Reference Number: </span><span class="value">EMA/48651/2016</span></small></div></div></div></div></div><div class="file-language-links px-3-5 py-3 border-top d-flex flex-column flex-md-row flex-wrap justify-content-between align-items-start align-items-md-center"><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-wrap"><p class="language-meta mb-1 fw-bold"> English (EN) <span class="fw-normal"> (122.4 KB - PDF)</span></p><div class="dates-metadata d-grid d-lg-flex flex-lg-row gap-1 gap-lg-3 align-content-start"><small class="metadata-row first-published fw-normal text-muted"><strong class="label">First published: </strong><span class="value"><time datetime="2016-06-17T14:00:00Z">17/06/2016</time></span></small><small class="metadata-row last-updated fw-normal text-muted"><strong class="label">Last updated: </strong><span class="value"><time datetime="2016-06-17T14:00:00Z">17/06/2016</time></span></small></div></div><a target="_blank" class="standalone align-self-top d-inline-block mt-3-5 mt-md-0 flex-shrink-0" href="/en/documents/other/european-medicines-agency-ema-stakeholder-relations-management-framework_en.pdf">View<svg class="ms-2-5 bi icon--fluid"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#eye" /></svg></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-11420" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><div id="activities-of-patients-and-consumers-11420"><h2 class="mb-4 rounded-title"> Activities of patients and consumers </h2></div><div class="ecl-editor"><p>Patients and consumers are involved in a wide range of activities at the Agency, including:</p><ul><li>as members of the <a href="/en/about-us/who-we-are/management-board">Management Board</a>;</li><li>as members of <a href="/en/committees-working-parties-other-groups">scientific committees</a>;</li><li>being consulted on disease-specific requests by the <a href="/en/committees-working-parties-other-groups">scientific committees</a> and <a href="/en/committes/working-parties-other-groups">working parties</a>;</li><li>taking part in discussions on the development and authorisation of medicines;</li><li>reviewing written information on medicines prepared by the Agency;</li><li>being involved in the preparation of guidelines;</li><li>taking part in the Agency's conferences and workshops.</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-11421" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="ecl-editor"><h3>Stakeholder engagement report</h3><p>EMA publishes a biennial report on its interactions with patients, consumers, healthcare professionals, academics and their organisations, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data.</p><div class="mt-4 ema-file-wrapper" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><div data-ema-document-type="report" class="bcl-file variant-default border rounded overflow-hidden"><div class="file-title-metadata px-3-5 py-3"><div class="d-flex"><div class="pe-2 pb-2 icon-wrapper"><svg class="mt-1 icon--file text-dark bi icon--2xl"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#file-pdf" /></svg></div><div class="d-md-flex flex-grow-1 ms-2-5"><div class="flex-grow-1"><p class="file-title mb-1 fw-bold">Stakeholder engagement report 2022-2023</p></div></div></div></div><div class="file-language-links px-3-5 py-3 border-top d-flex flex-column flex-md-row flex-wrap justify-content-between align-items-start align-items-md-center"><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-wrap"><p class="language-meta mb-1 fw-bold"> English (EN) <span class="fw-normal"> (1.4 MB - PDF)</span></p><div class="dates-metadata d-grid d-lg-flex flex-lg-row gap-1 gap-lg-3 align-content-start"><small class="metadata-row first-published fw-normal text-muted"><strong class="label">First published: </strong><span class="value"><time datetime="2024-04-24T10:08:26Z">24/04/2024</time></span></small></div></div><a target="_blank" class="standalone align-self-top d-inline-block mt-3-5 mt-md-0 flex-shrink-0" href="/en/documents/report/stakeholder-engagement-report-2022-2023_en.pdf">View<svg class="ms-2-5 bi icon--fluid"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#eye" /></svg></a></div></div></div><p>For previous reports, see <a href="/en/partners-networks/patients-consumers/key-documents">Key documents</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-11422" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><div id="input-towards-revision-of-ich-e6-good-clinical-practice-guideline-11422"><h2 class="mb-4 rounded-title"> Input towards revision of 'ICH E6 Good clinical practice guideline' </h2></div><div class="ecl-editor"><p><a href="https://www.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/briefing-room/meetings/ich-e6-guideline-good-clinical-practice-%E2%80%93-update-progress">Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI): ICH E6 Guideline for good clinical practice – Update on progress</a>EMA is helping ICH to ensure that the perspectives of European <strong>patients</strong>, <strong>healthcare professionals</strong> and <strong>clinical researchers</strong> are taken into account in the ongoing revision of its <a href="/en/ich-e6-r2-good-clinical-practice-scientific-guideline" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="89d1685d-35cb-435c-9e94-4bd6729bd10b" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="ICH E6 (R2) Good clinical practice - Scientific guideline">International Council on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) E6 good clinical practice (GCP) guideline</a>, by coordinating the stakeholder engagement process in Europe on the behalf of ICH.</p><p>As a first step, EMA held a <strong>workshop</strong> with its <a href="/en/events/ich-e6r3-good-clinical-practice-workshop-patients-and-consumers-pcwp-and-healthcare-professionals-hcpwp-working-parties" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5f8ca117-1939-44d0-b7eb-8c9083cf02a3" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="ICH E6(R3) good clinical practice workshop with Patients' and Consumers' (PCWP) and Healthcare Professionals' (HCPWP) Working Parties">Patients' and Consumers' (PCWP) and Healthcare Professionals' (HCPWP) Working Parties in June 2020</a> to gather their views and experiences. The workshop summary report is available:</p><div class="mt-4 ema-file-wrapper" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><div data-ema-document-type="report" class="bcl-file variant-default border rounded overflow-hidden"><div class="file-title-metadata px-3-5 py-3"><div class="d-flex"><div class="pe-2 pb-2 icon-wrapper"><svg class="mt-1 icon--file text-dark bi icon--2xl"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#file-pdf" /></svg></div><div class="d-md-flex flex-grow-1 ms-2-5"><div class="flex-grow-1"><p class="file-title mb-1 fw-bold">Meeting report - ICH E6(R3) Good Clinical Practice workshop with PCWP and HCPWP on 3 June 2020</p><div class="file-metadata d-grid gap-2 gap-md-0"><small class="file-metadata-row w-100 d-flex gap-2 flex-column flex-sm-row reference-number fw-normal text-muted"><span class="label">Reference Number: </span><span class="value">EMA/309402/2020</span></small></div></div></div></div></div><div class="file-language-links px-3-5 py-3 border-top d-flex flex-column flex-md-row flex-wrap justify-content-between align-items-start align-items-md-center"><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-wrap"><p class="language-meta mb-1 fw-bold"> English (EN) <span class="fw-normal"> (277.95 KB - PDF)</span></p><div class="dates-metadata d-grid d-lg-flex flex-lg-row gap-1 gap-lg-3 align-content-start"><small class="metadata-row first-published fw-normal text-muted"><strong class="label">First published: </strong><span class="value"><time datetime="2020-08-28T07:00:00Z">28/08/2020</time></span></small></div></div><a target="_blank" class="standalone align-self-top d-inline-block mt-3-5 mt-md-0 flex-shrink-0" href="/en/documents/report/meeting-report-ich-e6r3-good-clinical-practice-workshop-pcwp-and-hcpwp-3-june-2020_en.pdf">View<svg class="ms-2-5 bi icon--fluid"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#eye" /></svg></a></div></div></div><p>ICH is revising this guideline to make it more responsive to advances in clinical trial design and conduct. It has committed itself to engaging stakeholders from the outset of the revision process, particularly patient representatives and academic clinical researchers. This is to ensure that the revised guideline will meet the needs of those conducting or participating in clinical trials.</p><p>For more information on the ICH E6 revision process, see:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ich.org/page/reflection-papers">ICH: Reflection papers (see under 'GCP Renovation')</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ich.org/page/efficacy-guidelines">ICH: Efficacy guidelines (see under 'E6 Good Clinical Practice')</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/briefing-room/meetings/ich-e6-guideline-good-clinical-practice-%E2%80%93-update-progress">Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI): Public web conference: ICH E6 Guideline for good clinical practice – Update on progress</a> (18 or 19/05/2021)</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-67579" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--default"><div id="human-medicines-highlights-newsletter-67579"><h2 class="mb-4 rounded-title"> Human Medicines Highlights Newsletter </h2></div><div class="ecl-editor"><div class="ema-media-image-wysiwyg text-align-center mx-auto my-2"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/oe_bootstrap_theme_medium_no_crop/public/2024-06/2024_Human%20Medicines%20Highlights_Newsletters_Banner_WEB%20%281%29.png?itok=N-_JjI6h" width="991" height="354" alt="Picture of pills and fluids on a blue background" loading="lazy" class="img-fluid"></div><p>Human Medicines Highlights is an EMA monthly newsletter aimed at patients, consumers and healthcare professionals.</p><p>It contains updates on medicines regulation and news for stakeholders.</p><p>Issues from May 2024 (Issue 180) onwards are available at the link below:</p><ul type="disc"><li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/ema/newsletter-archives/view/service/3490" target="_blank">Human Medicines Highlights: Issue 180 onwards</a></li></ul><p>Previous issues 118-179 are available on EMA's website in PDF format: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news-and-events/publications/newsletters#human-medicines-highlights-12420">Human Medicines Highlights: Issues 118-179</a></li></ul><p>Use this link to receive Human Medicines Highlights by email:</p><ul type="disc"><li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/ema/user-subscriptions/3490/create" target="_blank">Subscribe to Human Medicines Highlights</a> </li></ul></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="related-section-wrapper" id="ema-inpage-item-18036"><h4 id="publications-18036" class="rounded-title d-flex align-items-center p-2 mb-3"><span class="title flex-grow-1"> Publications </span><span class="icon"><svg class="bi icon--s" ><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#"/></svg></span></h4><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-15344" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--related-section"><div class="ecl-editor"><ul><li><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.811855/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Medicine&id=811855">The Added Value of Patient Engagement in Early Dialogue at EMA: Scientific Advice as a Case Study</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="related-section-wrapper" id="ema-inpage-item-18037"><h4 id="video-25-years-of-ema-engagement-with-patients-and-healthcare-professionals-18037" class="rounded-title d-flex align-items-center p-2 mb-3"><span class="title flex-grow-1"> Video: 25 years of EMA engagement with patients and healthcare professionals </span><span class="icon"><svg class="bi icon--s" ><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#"/></svg></span></h4><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-15345" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text 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xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#"/></svg></span></h4><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-15346" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--related-section"><div class="ecl-editor"><div class="ema-media-remote-video-wysiwyg my-2"><div class="ratio ratio-16x9"><iframe src="https://webtools.europa.eu/crs/iframe/?oriurl=https%3A//www.ema.europa.eu/en/media/oembed%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A//www.youtube.com/watch%253Fv%253DUhPKqf1de6g%26max_width%3D1024%26max_height%3D576%26hash%3DRM2X7cMtYRJoLQEcbQwcsoVPpS42HSwJfRtQsm-weVE&lang=en" width="1024" height="576" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="Engaging with patients"></iframe></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="related-section-wrapper" id="ema-inpage-item-18039"><h4 id="involvement-of-young-people-at-ema-18039" class="rounded-title d-flex align-items-center p-2 mb-3"><span class="title flex-grow-1"> Involvement of young people at EMA </span><span class="icon"><svg class="bi icon--s" ><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#"/></svg></span></h4><div class="item"><div id="ema-inpage-item-15347" class="paragraph paragraph--type--oe-rich-text paragraph--view-mode--related-section"><div class="ecl-editor"><div class="mt-4 ema-file-wrapper" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><div data-ema-document-type="regulatory-procedural-guideline" class="bcl-file variant-default border rounded overflow-hidden"><div class="file-title-metadata px-3-5 py-3"><div class="d-flex"><div class="pe-2 pb-2 icon-wrapper"><svg class="mt-1 icon--file text-dark bi icon--2xl"><use xlink:href="/themes/custom/ema_theme/resources/icons/ema-bcl-bootstrap-icons.svg#file-pdf" /></svg></div><div class="d-md-flex flex-grow-1 ms-2-5"><div class="flex-grow-1"><p class="file-title mb-1 fw-bold">Principles on the involvement of young patients/consumers within EMA activities</p><div class="file-metadata d-grid gap-2 gap-md-0"><small class="file-metadata-row w-100 d-flex gap-2 flex-column flex-sm-row fw-normal text-muted"><span class="value">Adopted</span></small><small class="file-metadata-row w-100 d-flex gap-2 flex-column flex-sm-row reference-number fw-normal text-muted"><span class="label">Reference Number: </span><span class="value">EMA/494077/2016</span></small></div></div></div></div></div><div class="file-language-links px-3-5 py-3 border-top d-flex flex-column flex-md-row flex-wrap justify-content-between align-items-start align-items-md-center"><div class="d-flex flex-column flex-wrap"><p class="language-meta mb-1 fw-bold"> English (EN) <span class="fw-normal"> (441.52 KB - PDF)</span></p><div class="dates-metadata d-grid d-lg-flex flex-lg-row gap-1 gap-lg-3 align-content-start"><small class="metadata-row first-published fw-normal text-muted"><strong class="label">First published: </strong><span class="value"><time 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