Therapeutic Goods New Advertising Code & Complaints System Seminars

Therapeutic Goods New Advertising Code & Complaints System Seminars

Together with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) will be hosting a series of Advertising Code & Complaints System Seminars in November 2018.

The advertising system for therapeutic goods in Australia has just undergone major reforms. These seminars cover the details of the reforms and offer the opportunity for discussion of the new framework with advertisers, to help them understand and apply the obligations when undertaking commercial advertising activities.

Seminars will be run from 9am - 4pm, held on the following dates:

• Melbourne: 21 November 2018
  The Victoria Hotel, CBD
  215 Little Collins St, Melbourne
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• Adelaide: 22 November 2018
  Atura Hotel, Adelaide Airport
  1 Atura Cct, Adelaide Airport
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• Sydney: 28 November 2018
  Pullman Quay Grand, Sydney Harbour
   61 Macquarie St, Sydney
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• Brisbane: 29 November 2018 SOLD OUT
  Novotel, Brisbane Airport
  6-8 The Circuit, Brisbane Airport
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The seminar program will include the following topics with a particular focus on the advertising of complementary medicines:

• An overview of the regulation of advertising for therapeutic goods
• The new 2018 Advertising Code
• The new Advertising Complaints Framework
• Advertisement pre-approval processes
• Responding to Complaints and Advertising Concerns in the new Framework
  

Who is the seminar designed for?

• Anyone engaged in activities related to the advertising complementary medicines, including
• Sponsors – executive staff, regulatory affairs personnel, marketing personnel.
• Retailers and website sellers
• Advertising agencies
• Healthcare professionals
• Media Publishers
• Regulatory consultants