Patient Engagement in Pharma: A Psychologist Perspective

Dr Sumira Riaz is a Chartered Health Psychologist, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapist & Global Patient Engagement Lead working across pharma and healthcare agency. She has presented at European and global patient engagement and psychology conferences. She has 18 years of experience in this field, published in psychology journals, and 900 plus clinical hours, working with people diagnosed with mental health and chronic conditions. She specializes in strategy and psychological interventions, oversees the development and implementation of impactful patient engagement strategies and programs across various therapeutic areas and regions.

Dr Riaz is the co-chair of the patient engagement interest group and elected as the education and training lead for the Division of Health Psychology (DHP).