Video summary of the ALDE Seminar: Will more medical information on prescription drugs help or harm patients ? br br Event date: 030210 15:00 to 18:00 br Location: Location: BE BRUSSELS 4Q1 br br The seminar will focus on the question of how we can communicate faster, higher quality and more reliable information to patients. br Against a background of increasing life expectancy and rapid technological change, conveying better information to patients appears essential to provide them with faster access to high-quality and more appropriate healthcare. How could patients get more reliable and high-quality information? br Unfortunately medical leaflets and patient information leaflets are hardly understandable. br Written by lawyers for lawyers. Therefore, patients are increasingly trying to find the information on the Internet; however, the information they find there is not always reliable, often only available in English, and heavily influenced by interest groups. br br ----------------------------------------------- br br MEP's Concerned: Chatzimarkakis Jorgo br For more information: elke.pingel(at)europarl.europa.