Inaugural Session - 9 : 30 - 11 : 00 AM
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DAY ONE- 11 January Sunday 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
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Clinical Research | Clinical Data Management | Bio Statistics & Medical Writing
Clinical Research
Registration & Tea -  8:45 - 9:30 Am
Session-I INAUGURATION 
(Time: 9:30 - 9:45 A.M)
(Common for all three tracks)
Time            :  9:45 - 11:00 A.M
Chair              :  Dr. Suresh Menon, President ISCR
Co-Chair  : Prof. Johan Karlberg, HKU 

Topics

1. Welcome, President's Address, lighting Of Lamp
2. Growth of clinical research in Korea - Role of government and other stakeholders
                - Prof. Dong-Ho Lee, Director of Clinical Trial Center, Asan Medical Center
3. Global meltdown and impact on clinical development
                - Dr. Ajit Mahadevan, Partner, Business Advisory Services, Earnst & young
4. Government incentives for Clinical Research in India
                - Dr MK Bhan, Secretary to Govt. of India, Dept. of Biotechnology
  Time : 11:00 - 11:30 P.M.     Tea Break
Session-II Navigating Indian regulatory requirements
Time           : 11:30 - 1:00 Am 
Chair      : Dr MK Bhan, Secretary to the Govt. of India, Dept. of Biotechnology
Cochair : Dr Surinder Kher, Executive Director & CEO, Clinsys 

Topics

1. Regulatory processes for biotech & vaccines 
  - Dr. Arani Chatterjee, Vice President, clinical Research, Panacea Biotech Pvt. Ltd 
2. Regulatory processes for NCEs & generics
  - Dr. Kiran Marthak, Director, Veeda Clinical Research
3. Regulatory processes for medical devices/stem cells 
  - Dr. Ravikumar , Consultant Cardiologist, Fortis Malar Hospitals
  Time : 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.     Lunch Break
Session - III Free Papers
Time         : 2:00 - 03:30 P.M.
Chair               : Dr SM Sapatnekar, Director & Dean, CREMA
Co-Chair  : Dr Tufail Syed, Managing Director, Medpace
Topics

1. Monitoring reports - a parameter of quality of clinical trial conduct at site
                    - Dr. Shruti Aggarwal, Clinical Study Manager, Clininvent
2. Status of Ethics committees - Dr. Sauren Das, Country Head, Excel Lifesciences  
3. Ethical Issues around informed consent in developing countries
          - Dr. Mohanish Anand, Head , Clinical Research, Pfizer Ltd 
4. Knowledge and Skills for Clinical Research Industry Professionals- CRAs &
    Project Managers -  Dr. Samyuktha Ajay, Vice President, Corporate Training and  
                                        Development, Siro Clinpharm
 
5. Data Query- A parameter of quality of case report form completion 
                    - Ms. Varsha Dumbre, Clininvent
6. ema inspections - Dr. Nalini Shah, Prof & Head, Dept of Endocrinology,
                                      Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
   Time :03:30 Pm - 4:00 P.M.   Tea Break
Session - IV Safety Vigil in Clinical Research
Time        : 4:00 - 05:30 P.M.
Chair            : Dr. YK Gupta, professor and Head, department of clinical pharmacology,
                   AIIMS, New Delhi
Co-Chair : Dr. Sanjeev Ahuja, Chief executive officer & chief medical officer, Eli lilly  
                   Jubilant Joint Venture

Topics

1. Safety processing and PSURs
            - Dr. Rashmi Hegde, Director Pharmacovigilance, Solvay pharmaceuticals
2. Managing PV outsourcing for global corporations - a case study
            - Dr. Chitra Lele, Executive VP, Sciformix
3. Pharmacovigilance in practice
           - Dr. YK Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
             AIIMS, New Delhi
DAY TWO- 12 January Monday 9.00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M.

Session - V Changing paradigms of conducting clinical trials
Time         : 9:30 - 11:00 A.M.
Chair             : Dr Rajiv Sarin, Director, ACTREC
Co-Chair  :Dr DS Bakhle, Senior Vice President & General Manager India, Reliance 
                   Clinical Research Services

Topics

1. Challenges in conduct of investigator initiated research
            - Dr. Purvish Parikh, Medical Oncologist, Managing Director- AmeriCares
               India Foundation
2. Biomarkers and newer endpoints in oncology
            - Dr. Susan Galbraith,MBBS Phil, Vice President, Oncology and Clinical
              Biomarkers Discovery Medicine- Clinical Pharmacology
3. Challenges in conducting psychiatry studies
            - Dr. Prasad Rao, Psychiatry Specialist, Asha Hospital
         Time:       11:00 - 11:30 A.M.  Tea Break
Session - VI Dilemmas in Research Ethics - Panel Discussion
Time            :11:30 - 1:00 A.M.
Chair                  :  Dr. UM Thatte, Prof. & Head, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology, Seth GS 
                       Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Co-Chair        : 

Topics

1. Dr. Sandhya Srinivasan, Consultant & Freelance Journalist
2. Dr. A Bhatt, President, Clininvent Research Pvt. Ltd.
3. Dr. V Muthuswamy, Senior Deputy Director General(Retd.), ICMR
4. Dr. S Ghoshal, Sr. Asst. Editor, Business India.
5. Dr. Raghunadharao Digumarti, Prof & Head, Dept. of Medical Oncology, NIMS
6. Dr. Sonal Vora, Sr. Director,Clinical Research Unit, Sanofi-Aventis
       Time  1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Lunch Break
Session - VII Capacity building - challenges & Opportunities
Time         :2:00 - 03:30 P.M.
Chair        : Dr. RJ Jha, Senior VP, Clinical Research, Wockhardt Ltd.
Co-Chair  :Dr. A Majumdar, Medical Director, Eli Lilly

Topics

1. Gap in site capacity
      - Dr. Prem Pais, Dean & Professor of Medicine, St.John's Medical College,
        Bangalore, India and Head, Clinical Trials Division, St. John’s Research John’s
        Institute,St. National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India.

2. Wider horizons of project management - beyond activities
      - Ms. Suneela Thatte, Executive Director, Quintiles
3. Ethics committee training - an unmet need
      - Dr. S Bavdekar, Professor of Pediatrics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM
        Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
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 Time : 03:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.Tea Break
Session - VIII Valedictory
(Common for all three tracks)
Time         : 4:00 - 05:30 P.M.
Chair        : Vinod Raina, Professor and Head, Department of Medical Oncology and 
                   Head, Delhi Cancer Registry, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India
                   Institute of Medical Sciences.
Co-Chair  : Dr. Chetan Tamhankar, Chief Operating Officer, Siro Clinpharm

Topics

1. International benchmarks for clinical operations
         - Dr. Sylvia Demandewicz, Sr.Director, Business Development, I3 Research
2. Asian benchmarks in clinical research
        - Prof. Johan Karlberg, Director, Clinical Trials Centre, Hong Kong Univ. 
3. India R & D Roadmap - Dr. SK Bhattacharya, Additional Director General, ICMR