Summit Agenda 2013

Day One - 5/7/2013: Morning »  Afternoon »
Day Two - 5/8/2013: Morning »  Afternoon »
{ Day One - Tuesday, May 7 }
8:30-8:45 Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Richard Gliklich, MD, Professor, Harvard Medical School and President, Quintiles Outcome
Comprehensive Approaches to Evidence Development for Safety and Effectiveness
8:45-9:30 Keynote: Evolving Role of Different Approaches to Meeting Safety and Effectiveness
Janet Woodcock, MD, Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration
9:30-10:15 Changing the Drug Development and Commercialization Paradigm for Meeting Stakeholder Requirements
Jens Grueger, PhD, Vice President, Head of Global Pricing & Market Access, Roche Pharmaceuticals
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Best Practices and Considerations in Designing and Implementing Cardiovascular Outcome Trials
Steven Nissen, MD, Chairman, Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
11:15-12:00 Shifting Role of Pragmatic Clinical Trials in Effectiveness Research
Sean Tunis, MD, MSc, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Medical Technology Policy
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:00 Growth of Prospective Observational Research, New Methods and Initiatives
Elise Berliner, PhD, Director of Technology Assessment Program, Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
2:00-2:30 Case Study: Using a Registry for Evaluating Outcomes from Different Treatments
Flora Lum, MD, Executive Director, The H. Dunbar Hoskins Jr., M.D. Center for Quality Eye Care, American Academy of Ophthalmology
2:30-3:15 Big Data: Leveraging EHR and Health System Data
Sebastian Schneeweiss, MD, Sc.D, SM, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
3:15-3:45 Case Study: Integrating EHR Data into Research
Robert Cuddihy, MD, Vice President, Medical Diabetes Head, Sanofi US
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-6:00

Panel Presentations: The Need for New and Comprehensive Models for Evidence Development

Moderator: Sean Tunis, MD, MSc, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Medical Technology Policy

Economic Argument for Comprehensive Approaches: What Studies Are Being Funded?
Christopher-Paul Milne, DVM, MPH, JD, Director of Research, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

HTA’s Need for Comprehensive Approaches to Evidence Development
Mira Pavlovic, MD, Deputy Head, HTA Division, HAS, EUnetHTA WP5 Co-Lead and WP7 Lead

Evolving Models for Partnering in Evidence Development
Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Information and Innovation Officer, Merck

6:30 Opening Night Reception
Attendees are invited to attend the opening night reception at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, on May 7 following the close of sessions. The reception offers attendees the opportunity to see this beautiful, world-renowned museum while networking with colleagues, speakers, and other attendees. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided.

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{ DAY TWO - Wednesday, May 8 }
8:15-8:30 Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Richard Gliklich, MD, Professor, Harvard Medical School and President, Quintiles Outcome
Monitoring and Managing Safety: Updates on Changing Requirements
8:30-9:15 European Updates to Pharmacovigilance Guidelines
Stella Blackburn, MA, MSc, FRCP(ed), FFPM, Risk Management Development and Scientific Lead, European Medicines Agency
9:15-10:00 Using Sentinel for Safety and Comparative Effectiveness
Richard Platt, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Executive Director, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:45 Case Study: Evidence Generation for Oncology
Veronique Kugener, MD, MSc, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
10:45-11:30 Device Safety: Developing a Sustainable Infrastructure for Post-Approval Research
Danica Marinac-Dabic, PhD, MD, Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Division of Epidemiology, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration 
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:15 Exploring Comprehensive Evidence for Supporting Coverage Decisions for Devices
Louis Jacques, MD, Director, Coverage and Analysis Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
1:15-1:30 Device Discussions
Evolving Models and Methods for Evidence Development
1:30-2:15 Making Research Better: Methods, Guides and Checklists
Robert Dubois, MD, PhD, Chief Science Officer, National Pharmaceutical Council
Nancy Dreyer, Chief of Scientific Affairs and Senior Vice President, Quintiles Outcome
2:15-3:00 NICE International and Evolving Reimbursement Models in Emerging Markets
Professor Peter Littlejohns, Division of Health and Social Research, School of Medicine, King's College London
3:00-3:45 Alternative Models to Researching Safety and Effectiveness in Underserved Populations
David Reddy, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Medicines for Malaria Venture
3:45-4:00 Closing Remarks

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The listed program and speakers are subject to change without notice.