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Government Day 2003

Agenda

BENEFIT THE PATIENT; MANAGE THE RISK

CERTs Risk Series Strategic Symposium

March 5, 2003
Natcher, Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland

Objectives
  • To launch the research and education agenda from the five Risk Series Think Tanks
  • To refine the research agenda and expand commitments to adopt specific research areas
  • To discuss the Risk Series research agenda, establish priorities, and delineate next steps
  • To share and receive information with agencies and organizations on their programs affecting the management of therapeutic risk

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Program
9:00 Welcome, Introductions and Program Overview
  • Hugh H. Tilson, MD, DrPH, Chair
    CERTs Steering Committee
  • Robert M. Califf, MD, Principal Investigator
    CERTs Coordinating Center
  • Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, Director
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
9:10 NIH Perspective
  • Belinda Seto, PhD, Acting Deputy Director for Extramural Research
    Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
9:20 US FDA Perspective
  • Robert J. Temple, MD, Director
    Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration
9:30 Highlights of the Risk Series Think Tanks: Risk Communication
  • William H. Campbell, PhD, Principal Investigator
    University of North Carolina CERTs
  • Lynn A. Bosco, MD, MPH, Director
    Pharmaceutical Studies
    Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research, AHRQ
9:40 Risk Assessment
  • Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator
    University of Pennsylvania CERTs
  • Miles Braun, MD, MPH, Director
    Division of Epidemiology
    Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
    US Food and Drug Administration
9:50 Benefit Assessment
  • Robert M. Califf, MD, Principal Investigator
    CERTs Coordinating Center
  • Robert J. Temple, MD, Director
    Office of Medical Policy, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
    US Food and Drug Administration
10:00 Risk Communication and Media
  • Robert M. Califf, MD, Principal Investigator
    CERTs Coordinating Center
  • Felicia E. Mebane, PhD, Assistant Professor
    University of North Carolina School of Public Health
10:10 Risk Management
  • Judith M. Kramer, MD, MS, Principal Investigator
    Duke University CERTs
  • Paul J. Seligman, MD, MPH, Director
    Office of Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistical Science
    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration
10:20 Managing Risk Through Collaboration
  • James G. Kotsanos, MD, MS, Director
    Worldwide Pharmacovigilance and Epidemiology
    Eli Lilly & Company
10:30 Break
10:50 Clinical Research Roundtable Report
  • Enriqueta Bond, PhD, Chair
    Clinical Research Roundtable
    Institute of Medicine
11:05 Roundtable Discussion: Roles of government agencies and programs in determining risks and benefits of commonly-used therapeutics
  • Robert M. Califf, MD, Principal Investigator
    CERTs Coordinating Center
  • Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, Director
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
12:20 Closing Remarks
  • Hugh H. Tilson, MD, DrPH Chair
    CERTs Steering Committee
12:30pm Adjourn

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