Professionals Uplifting Patient Partnerships (PUPP) event on the evening of 22 July 2025. This was well attended by around 30 people from Pharma, Patient Organisations and government representatives. The aim of the evening is to enable networking, sharing experiences and collaboration. The topics for panel discussion:
- The importance of strategy for effective patient advocacy;
- Defining and building a strategy;
- Measuring success and maintaining momentum; and
- Examples of success, failure and lessons learned.
The invited guests were:
- Rachel Stanton, Group Managing Director Ogilvy Health
- Monique Cerreto, Head of Communications & Engagement, Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG)
- Hayley Anderson, Head of Patient Advocacy & Policy, BMS Australia / New Zealand &
- Sam Develin, Director, External Affairs, Moderna Australia and New Zealand.
Our CEO of NECA attended and has again found this to be such a valuable meeting to enable engagement with diverse groups and share challenges and wins with the healthcare community.
