DBS Medical Meetings

Discover how we help our clients organize virtual and hybrid meetings without compromising on quality or compliance.

Our Specialties

Experts in virtual & hybrid meetings and health care compliance policies, we work closely with your Medical Affairs team to provide exceptional end-to-end management solutions for all your local, regional or international meetings, conferences and more.

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Our Services

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Strategic
Consultation

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Meeting Planning
and Logistics

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Chair & Attendee
Managemen

Virtual Meeting Production
and Technology Support

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Contract Management and
Honorarium Payments

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Medical Writing and
Executive Meeting Report

Our Approcah

As your partner we understand that medical meetings are a platform for physicians to exchange information, learn about changes in the industry and apply these learnings to enhance the lives of patients. Our systematic approach to delivering flawlessly executed, high quality, compliant medical meetings is a three step integrated process.

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Strategy

Establishing meeting goals, agenda, and flow. Select the right option (Virtual, Hybrid or In-person). Identify workable concepts that are compliant with all relevant pharmaceutical codes of practice.

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Plan

Develop creative and engaging solutions that will achieve the goals of our clients. Manage the entire event life cycle from start to finish. Ensure a first-class customer experience throughout the planning process.

Implement

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Who We Are

Founded in 2007, we are a Boutique Healthcare Meeting & Events Specialist Agency, working primarily in the Life Science industry. An experienced team, with a strong background in medical meetings and events, we share a commitment to excellence and a vision of working as strategic partners with our clients. We have produced several successful face-to-face and virtual events, from small, intimate advisory board meetings to national stand-alone meetings and conference satellite symposiums.

Zilla Dias

Zilla brings to the business over 20+ years of industry experience. Her professional background comprises of digital event strategy, meeting planning, and stakeholder relationship management. She has managed, planned, and delivered a wide range of highly successful in-person and virtual meetings, overseeing the full project life cycle, including advisory boards, investigator meetings, patient and nurse programs, and conferences.

A healthcare event strategist and meeting planning expert with healthcare compliance certification; she has a thorough understanding of the healthcare/pharma landscape in Canada.

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Our goal is to help teams like yours strategize, plan, and implement virtual and hybrid medical programs that benefit physicians and expand marketing opportunities through services that go beyond flawless execution.

Hamilton & Company Strategic Healthcare Consulting

“Zilla Dias is an excellent detail-oriented Events Manager, who brings a strong customer focus to both external clients (i.e., specialist physicians) as well as internal staff. She consistently delivers effective, efficient and economical meetings, whether for large or small groups. Zilla is a strong team player, who always creates and delivers synergy to company meetings, and is very effective both at the planning and on-site executional phases of professional events. She is an excellent verbal and written communicator. In a word, Zilla is a true professional, and I have absolutely no hesitancy in recommending her for future event planning opportunities.”

Rob Hamilton

Sr. Director, Medical Affairs, Taiho Pharma Canada

“Zilla specializes in medical/clinical event management related to the pharmaceutical industry. As such, I have worked with Zilla on Advisory Board Meetings, Consulting meetings, Scientific Dinner events, Symposium meetings and similar industry specific events. In the last decade, Zilla has built strong relationships with our opinion leaders (which is very critical in our industry) and is extremely astute in selecting the right solutions for our meetings whether it be digital or in person, is strongly compliant, and has robust technology knowledge. As our Medical Meeting planner, I found her collaboration priceless.”

Aastha Dolley MD

Commercial Lead, Alexion Pharma Canada

“Zilla and her team has helped us plan and execute a wide range of meetings including Advisory Boards, Congresses, CHEs, National Sales Meetings, and a variety of other company events. They are true professionals and take time to understand their customer’s needs. They are able to think proactively and surpass the expectations of their customers while providing exceptional value.”

Gerard Fernandes

General Manager, Horizon Therapeutics Canada

“Critically important in our space, Zilla has a thorough understanding of the healthcare/pharma landscape in Canada ensuring the highest ethics and compliance are adhered to. Zilla’s attention to detail and follow up is second to none…. whether its; an advisory board, a sales meeting which empowers and motivates employees, or organizing an engaging team building activity aligned with the company’s values and mission.”

Matt McCarthy

info@dbsinc.ca

905-220-3933

Burlington, Ontario