2012 Program

Day 1 – Wednesday 6 June 2012

7:30 – 8:30 Registration, Welcome Coffee & Trade Exhibition
8:30 – 9:00 Opening of Sydney ARCS Congress
9:00 – 11:00 Opening Plenary: The changing face of therapeutics (W1)
11:00 – 11:30 Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition
11:30 – 1:00 Pharmacovigilance Risk Management Plans – The Australian specific annex; what you need to know about (W2)
Clinical Research eMedical Records – from theory to implementation (W3)
Clinical Research Investigational site hot topics (W4)
Cross Functional Is GCP relevant for device trials? (W5)
Asia Pacific The yin yang of trust: eight practical actions to enhance trust in clinical research from the Asia-Pacific region (W6)
1:00 – 2:30 Lunch & Trade Exhibition
2:30 – 4:00 Pharmacovigilance Pharmacovigilance responsibilities one year post registration (W7)
Clinical Research “How do you decide when to monitor a clinical site? “What do I need to consider?” “What tools and how – face to face or remotely?”(W8)
Clinical Research Ethics roundup (W9)
Asia Pacific To compare clinical trial capabilities between Australia and a number of Asian countries (W10)
Medical Writing What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate: How to improve your document review process (W11)
4:00 – 4:30 Afternoon Tea & Trade Exhibition
4:30 – 6:00 Cross Functional Paediatric research – what is different? (W12)
Clinical Research I wonder what happens to my trial data and what is my role in this beyond GCP compliance? (W13)
Clinical Research Poster session (W14)
Workplace Management Understanding and managing different generations (W15)
Cross Functional Hot topics in therapeutics development (W16)
6:00 – 7.00 Welcome Reception & Trade Exhibition
7:00 – 11:00 Conference Gala Dinner

Day 2 – Thursday 7 June 2012

8:00 – 9:00 Registration, Welcome Coffee & Trade Exhibition
9:00 – 10:00 Sub-plenary – Ensuring public confidence in research results (T1)
10:00 – 10:30 Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition
10:30 – 12:00 Clinical Research Building the critical infrastructure in Australia for the conduct of clinical research (T2)
Workplace Management What new managers need to know (Part 1) (T3)
Cross Functional Biologicals and biopharmaceuticals – an increasing role as therapeutic products (T4)
Medical Affairs Strengthening thought leader (TL) engagement in a challenging environment (T5)
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch & Trade Exhibition
1:30 – 3:00 Clinical Research Clinical trial patient recruitment partnerships (T6)
Clinical Research Influence and negotiate with your project team members  (T7)
Workplace Management What new managers need to know (Part 2) (T8)
Medical Information Globalising medical information – the changing world of medical information: one company’s experience (T9)
Medical Affairs Investigator initiated studies – their role and impact in a product lifecycle (T10)
3:00 – 3:30 Afternoon Tea & Trade Exhibition
3:30 – 5:00 Clinical Research Research governance – what you can do to speed up your next approval (T11)
Cross Functional Cardiology – what the future holds (T12)
Workplace Management Developing people and managing individuals and team performance (T13)
Medical Information How to manage operational change in the local sector; what factors to consider in dealing with impending change in the Medical Information sector (T14)
Medical Affairs Medical affairs hot topics (T15)
5:00 – 6:00 Drinks and Congress Close

DISCLAIMER: Some speakers and topics will be changed as it is finalised. ARCS Australia reserves the right to change the program and contents as necessary.

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