Conversations on EU Pharma is back with a third episode we will explore the role played by specialised nurses in delivering positive patient outcomes with biologic therapies and the development of integrated care for patients living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NDC), starting with an overview on the impacts of Covid-19 on the nursing community.

Joining the discuss on the benefits of Biosimilar Medicines were:

• Adriano Friganovic, President of the European Specialist Nurses Organisation - ESNO


• Hanneke Voorneveld-Nieuwenhuis, Nurse Practitioner, Maasstad hospital, The Netherlands

As the host for this episode you will find Kate O’Regan, Communications & Stakeholder Relations Senior Manager from Medicines for Europe.

If would like to know more about this topic, you can dive into the resources mentioned during this episode:

• Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards Biosimilar Medicines as Part of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice—International Pilot Study within the Project Biosimilars Nurses


• The Non-medical Switch from Reference Adalimumab to Biosimilar Adalimumab is Highly Successful in a Large Cohort of Patients with Stable Inflammatory Rheumatic Joint Diseases: A Real-Life Observational Study


• A Communication and Information guide for nurses: Switch Management between Similar Biological Medicines

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