Community support and advocacy
BMS Australia supports the increasingly important role patients have in their own healthcare, as well as the critical role of the patient voice in the broader healthcare system. Bristol Myers Squibb is committed to conscientious citizenship and helping worthwhile causes. This principle is the pillar of an extensive – indeed worldwide – scope of charitable activities.
Patient advocacy and policy initiatives
Bristol Myers Squibb Australia (BMSA) is committed to working with patient communities to shape healthcare decisions and health policy that will best serve Australian patients. We are committed to working together to drive initiatives and changes that will improve our healthcare ecosystem and ultimately provide improved patient outcomes.
Since 2018 BMSA has convened the Shaping Healthcare Together roundtable with the aim of bringing together key healthcare stakeholders to explore and discuss shared issues.
In 2022, BMSA hosted the inaugural Patient and Parliament Summit in Canberra at Parliament House and since then, combined with the Shaping Healthcare Together roundtable, the event has been an important platform for elevating key issues and highlighting the importance of the patient voice in the healthcare system.
Read about the 2024 summit and watch our highlights
video here.
Responsibility
Bristol Myers Squibb Australia provides charitable support to community organisations in the areas of community, sustainability, health and education.
The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation promotes health equity and seeks to improve the health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases. The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation has a number of Global Initiatives & Programs.
Grants, giving & corporate sponsorship support
Bristol Myers Squibb provides financial and in-kind support to health consumer organisations and health care professionals who represent the interests and needs of patients in our therapeutic areas of interest.