About the conference: Many drugs which are prescribed to children have not been adequately studied in the paediatric population. The lack of specific drugs is now a long-standing international problem. This has resulted in changes in legislation and updated regulatory guidance ensuring that medicines for use in children are of high quality, ethically researched and authorised appropriately. Pharmaceutical companies are now required to produce medicines specifically aimed at 0-17 year olds which has resulted in an increase in paediatric clinical trials.   SMi’s 6th annual conference on Paediatric Clinical Trials explores a range of key issues relating to the involvement of children in pharmaceutical development. There will be a strong focus on operational considerations when designing studies and an update on international regulations governing their conduct. There will also be a focus on ethical issues surrounding the increase in outsourcing clinical investigations to developing countries. Attendees will have access to presentations from a variety of senior professionals working in industry and renowned academic experts.

Our expert speaker line-up includes:

Klaus Rose, Paediatric Drug Development Consultant, Klausrose Consulting

Jane Lamprill, Paediatric Research Advisor & Trainer, Paediatric Research Consultancy

Philippe Auby, Director, International Clinical Research, Paediatric Neuropsychiatry, Lundbeck

Lisa Moore-Ramdin, Senior Medical Advisor, Paediatric Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline

Sabine Desset-Brethes, Project Leader, Pharmaceutical & Analytical Development, Novartis

Georg Schmitt, Head of Toxicology & NCS Paediatrics, F. Hoffman-La Roche

David McIntosh, Global Scientific Affairs Senior Expert, Novartis 

Stephen Heaton, Head of Safety Risk Management Planning & Coordination, Bayer Healthcare

Thomas Hassall, Senior Director, Regulatory Policy & Intelligence, Abbott Laboratories

Michael Bolger, Chief Scientist, Simulations Plus, Inc.

Philippa Smit-Marshall, Vice President and General Manager Paediatrics and Medical Sciences, PharmaNet

Steve Pinder, Managing Director, Envestia

Thorsten Ruppert, Senior Manager, Research Development Innovation, VFA

Joseph Standing, Paediatric Clinical Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University College London

Dirk Matthys, Head of Paediatrics, Ghent University Hospital

Hans Stoetter, Head of the Paediatric Working Group, Swissmedic

Michael Beresford,  Professor in Child Health, University of Liverpool

Why should you attend this event?

The design of paediatric clinical trials must be customized for children which brings about many regulatory, ethical and scientific challenges. Through explanatory presentations and panel discussion, delegates will leave the conference with a knowledge that will allow them to conduct safe and ethical studies with patients from this vulnerable population.   How will you benefit? • Hear about the current issuessurrounding paediatric clinical research • Discuss the practical considerations associated with drug discovery in the juvenile population • Explore the ways to optimise benefit and minimise risks when conducting paediatric trials • Learn from a range of case studies demonstrating real life experiences • Network with key opinion leaders and industry associates to share knowledge

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Who should attend?

Heads of Department, Directors, Managers, Team Leaders Researchers and Scientists from: • Research & Development • Clinical Research • Pharmacology • Toxicology • Formulation Development • Clinical Trial Design • Safety & Risk Management • Regulatory Affairs • Medical Writing • Paediatrics

 Previous attendees and participants have come from organisations including:

Venue details

COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL                                                      Scarsdale Place Kensington London W8 5SR Phone (44) 20 7937 7211 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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