Clinical Trials on trial in Berlin, 21 Nov 2008

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E-DRUG: Clinical Trials on trial in Berlin, 21 November 2008

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Dear Sir, dear Madam,

Health and development NGOs, government officials, academics and

selected others interested in the issue of Clinical Trials are

invited

to attend the HAI Europe one-day seminar on Friday, 21 November 2008

at

the Neues Stadthaus, Parochialstraße 3, 10179 Berlin

" Clinical Trials on Trial "

HAI Europe Open Seminar 2008, 21 November 2008

Draft Programme:

09.00: Doors open for Registration

10.00: Lurie TBC

10.30: Questions and Answers session

10.45: Coffee Break

11.00-13.00 Panel 1: The golden standard or fool's gold?

Lexchin - Introduction of Speakers and Overview of Topics

11.00 Anita Hardon TBC: Diversity in CT (Diversity in CT ,

Institutional

changes)

11.20 -Ramon Laporte TBC: Disclosure (Access, Selective data,

Impact

on safety)

11.40 Florence Vandevelde TBC: Reimbursement (Implications for

reimbursement)

14.00-16.00 Panel 2: Ethics in Clinical Trials

Moderator TBC- Introduction of Speakers and Overview of Topics

14.00 Wim Vandevelde: The Patient Perspective (European AIDS

Treatment

Group)

14.20 Annelies den Boer: CT in Developing Countries (WEMOS)

14.40 Hoelscher TBC: Best Practice in CT (CT in the public

interest)

16.20-17.45 Panel 3: Clinical Trials as marketing tools?

Elina Hemminki - Introduction of Speakers and Overview of Topics

16.20 Trudy Dehue: Clinical Trials as Marketing Tools

16.40 Petra Jonvallen: Case study on CT

17.00-17.45: Final Debate and Closing Remarks

(TBC = to be confirmed)

The latest version of the programme and a registration form are

available at www.haiweb.org

Conference fee: 60 Euro (if booked before 10 Nov; 100 Euro

thereafter)

A reduced registration fee of Euro 30 is available for public health

interest NGOs and students.

The seminar fee will cover refreshments and lunch during the day,

and a

background reader. Seminar proceedings will be put up on the HAI

website

(www.haiweb.org) as soon as possible after the seminar.

Regards

Rose de Groot

Health Action International (HAI)

Overtoom 60/ II

1054 HK Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Tel: +31 20 683 3684

Fax: +31 20685 5002

Email: rose@...

Web site: http://www.haiweb.org