MEDICAL AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS OF AUSTRALASIA
APPA TO MAPA HISTORY
APPA was established in the 1980’s as an association for physicians who had moved into in the pharmaceutical industry in Australia. It has since expanded to represent all professionals working in Medical Affairs across Australia and New Zealand. This includes field medical, medical advisors/managers and medical directors/leaders.
Collectively, our membership base of over 630 people represents over 90% of all Australian Medical Affairs professionals. Our members are committed to bringing innovative medicines to Australian patients by supporting the development, licensing, monitoring and marketing of these medicines. They also build relationships with the medical community to promote the pharmaceutical industry.
As APPA transitions to MAPA we hope to continue to represent and support our members to drive the professional standards of Medical Affairs in Australia and New Zealand.
MAPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Matthew Britland
President
Gisela Mautner
Past President
Lauren Pasfield
Vice President
Bevan Sweerts
Secretary
Martin Rees
Treasurer
Jan lewis
Executive Member
Jodi Tainton
Executive Member
Claire Morgan
Executive Member
Amit Lalwani
Digital Lead
Executive Member
Tamara Etto
Executive Member
Marina van der Merwe
Head of Stakeholder Engagement
Diana Lau
Executive Administrative Officer/Special Projects Manager
MAPA's MISSION & VALUES
MAPA is the representative association for Australasian Medical Affairs Professionals dedicated to promoting Medical Affairs as an integrated strategic partner within the Australasian pharmaceutical sector through governance, networking, professional development and advocacy.
The mission of MAPA is to provide a forum for Australasian Medical Affairs Professionals that are actively working to translate science into clinical practice, ensure the quality use of medicines and to help enable access to innovate therapies in collaboration with the wider health care community to ultimately improve outcomes for Australasian patients.
MAPA are committed to collaborating with stakeholders akin to our missions and values. MAPA work with Medicines Australia, UNSW, USYD, IFAPP (The International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine), MAPS (Medical Affairs Professional Society), ARCS and other groups to drive our common missions forward.
NETWORKING
DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNANCE
ADVOCACY
MAPS
MAPA is a growing association of medical directors, advisors, scientific liaisons and more, currently representing over 90% of Australasian Medical Affairs professionals. The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) is a global non-profit organization with 9,000 Medical Affairs members from over 280 companies. Together, MAPS and APPA are excited to partner to support Medical Affairs communities across organizations through innovative education, advocacy, engagement and empowerment across Medical Affairs functions and levels of experience.
IFAPP
MAPA has a longstanding partnership with IFAPP – the International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine. The Mission of IFAPP is to promote Pharmaceutical Medicine by enhancing the knowledge, expertise and skills of pharmaceutical physicians and other professionals involved in all scientific disciplines with regard to the discovery, development, research and use of medicines worldwide, thus leading to the availability and appropriate use of safe and effective medicines for the benefit of patients and society. The current Delegate for IFAPP is Dr Gisela Mautner, Past-President of MAPA.
ARCS AUSTRALIA
MAPA is aligned with ARCS Australia and Medicines Australia. It is a member association of the International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians (IFAPP). APPA supports the Masters of Pharmaceutical Medicine (MPharmMed) qualification of the University of New South Wales.