Accelerating Patient Recruitment & Retention in Clinical Trials

  “Really enjoyed the conference and look forward to returning next year”

Erhimuvi Ogbighele, Editor – Clinical Trials, Thomson Scientific Ltd, Accelerating Patient Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Trials 2008

“Very good, a well organised conference”

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 Elaine Ward, Lead for Patient recruitment & Retention in Primary Care, UKCRN, Accelerating Patient Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Trials 2008

Clinical trials form a vital element of many products design and development progression phase. Therefore building and sustaining acceleration of patient recruitment / retention is more important than ever before. SMi’s 5^th annual conference is the perfect opportunity to hear keynote presentations from senior representatives from leading pharmaceutical companies presenting ways to increase levels of patient recruitment by deploying effective marketing strategies and executing innovative ways to overcome and maintain the retention levels of patients for clinical trials.

Why should you attend this event?

Hear keynote addresses from:

• Dr Vladimir Anisimov, Director, Research Statistics Unit, GlaxoSmithKline
• Professor Theo Raynor, Professor of Pharmacy Practice & Executive Chairman, LUTO Research Ltd, University of Leeds

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

• Jane Lamprill, Paediatric Research Consultant, Paediatric Research Consultancy
• Kate Booth, Strategic Management, BBK Worldwide
• Karen McIntyre, Lead Clinical Trial Advisor, Firecrest Clinical
• Dr Raghib Ali, Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology and General Medicine, University of Oxford
• Tim Davis, CEO & Co-Founder, Exco In Touch
• John J Needham, Global Strategist / CEO, Patient Recruitment Strategy LLC
• Dr Gerhard Fortwengal, Director, Head of Quality Systems, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
• David Cocker, Partner, mdcpartners
• Dr David Collier, Research Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute at Barts and The London School of Medicine
• Ridwaan Jhetam, Senior Director, Johnson &Johnson Global Clinical Operations
• Vinka Ljubimir, Consultant, GlaxoSmithKline 
• Ann Coulson, Global Clinical Project Leader, AstraZeneca
• Kate Shaw, Global Patient Recruitment Specialist, Roche Products Ltd
• Roger Steel, Lead for PPI, UKCRN
• Sanjiv Kanwar, Managing Director, Polaris Biopharma consulting
• Matthew Lehman, Chief Operating Officer, SPRI Clinical Trials

Who should attend?

• Clinical operations
• Clinical developments
• Medical affairs
• Patient recruitment
• Clinical research
• Regulatory affairs
• Strategic planning and all other interlinked areas of this specialism

Venue details

COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL

. Scarsdale Place Kensington London W8 5SR Phone (44) 20 7937 7211,  Fax (44) 20 7937 7100, www.millenniumhotels.com

In a corner of fashionable Kensington you will find the Copthorne Tara. Within easy reach of the shops and restaurants of Kensington High Street, Knightsbridge, and Notting Hill. The hotel is also close to the beautiful tree lined lanes and avenues of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall, the theatres of the west end and the world famous museums on the Cromwell Road

• From Heathrow Airport: 30 mins by car; Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station 20 mins by Heathrow Express
• Gatwick Airport to Victoria Station 30 mins by Gatwick Express Train;
• Stansted Airport to Liverpool Station 50 mins by Stansted Express Train;
• Luton Airport to Victoria Station 90 mins by coach.

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