The EAHP Board, elected for three-year terms, oversees the association’s activities. Comprising directors responsible for core functions, it meets regularly to implement strategic goals. Supported by EAHP staff, the Board controls finances, coordinates congress organization, and ensures compliance with statutes and codes of conduct.
Country
United Kingdom
1. Current satus, position
Judy Willits is the Director of Judy Willits Consulting Ltd providing consultancy services to the NHS and Pharma Industry in the UK. Her expertise relates to health policy, systems and processes and the associated market access / marketing strategies for pharmaceuticals in the UK. Her work includes training both NHS clinicians and Pharma personnel coupled with expertise in meeting facilitation.
2. Education
Judy graduated with an Honours degree in Pharmacy from the University of Nottingham. While working as a research pharmacist at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary she competed an MPhil that investigated General Practitioners' use of drug information. Working as one of the first Health Authority Pharmaceutical Advisers she completed an Exec MBA at Cranfield University. This facilitated a move into the Pharma Industry where she worked in both pre and post launch marketing roles. After 5 years working for a consultancy that specialised in the NHS-Pharma interface she set up her own consultancy and has been working with the NHS and Pharma Industry for the past 7 years.
3. Research area
Judy specialises in NHS policy, commissioning and the market access / marketing of pharmaceuticals.