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Clinical Trials in Canada

Practical tips, innovative techniques and proven strategies that will help you navigate the clinical trials arena!

Monday, February 22 to Tuesday, February 23, 2010

CO-CHAIRS

Nestor Nituch
Unit Director, Regional Clinical Operations
Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada

Dr. John S. Sampalis, Ph.D.
President
JSS Medical Research Inc.

SPEAKERS

John Akitt
President and Co-Founder
Trial Management Group (TMG)

Dr. Ronnie Aronson, MD, FRCPC, FACE
Executive Director
LMC Endocrinology Centres

Karen Arts, BSN (honours), RN, CCRC
Director, Business Development
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

Tanya Chow, LL.B., M.H.S.A., LL.M.
Legal Counsel
The Hospital for Sick Children

Elise Cogo, N.D.
Head, Clinical Trials Safety and Efficacy Assessment Unit
Bureau of Clinical Trials and Health Sciences
Natural Health Products Directorate, Health Canada

Jack Corman
President, IRB Services
Executive Member, National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR)
Voting Member, Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)

Mathieu Gagne
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Dr. Pierre Geoffroy, MD, CM, MSc, FCFP
Medical Director
Biovail Contract Research

Pierre Gervais, B. Pharm., MSc
President and Research Director
Q&T Research

Dr.Paul C. Hebert
Editor-in-Chief
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)

Dr. Ronald Heslegrave
Chair, Research Ethics Board, University Health Network
Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board

Lisa Johnston, RN, BScN, CCRP
Manager, CRP Professional Practice
Department of Clinical Research Practice
University Health Network

Aaron Leahy, B.A., LL.B
Legal Counsel
The Hospital for Sick Children

Martin Letendre LLB, LLM
Director of Ethics and Legal Affairs
ethica Clinical Research Inc.

Livia Maduri
Associate
Gowlings

Dr. Catriona McMahon, BSc., MBChB, FRCA (UK), MRPM (UK)
Vice-President, Medical Affairs
AstraZeneca Canada Inc.

Bradley Millson
Investment Advisor, Life Sciences
Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada

Michelle Moldofsky, LL.B., LL.M.
Policy & Legal Advisor
Office of Research Administration, St. Michael’s Hospital

Susan Picard
President
SPharm Inc.

Ms. Chantal Quiniou
Legal Counsel
Pfizer Canada Inc.

Diana Raymond-Watts
Research Manager
Women’s College Research Institute

Jason Ridderikhoff, B.Sc.N.
Regional Operations Manager, Clinical Research
Eli Lilly Canada Inc.

Maria Rossin, B.A., LL.B., J.D.
Research Counsel, The Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute
Mount Sinai Hospital

Richard Sugarman, MSW
Chair, Research Ethics Board
The Hospital for Sick Children

Peter Thompson
Regional Research Manager – Atlantic
Research & Development Department
Eli Lilly Canada Inc.

Dr. J. Carter Thorne, MD, FRCP, FACP
Principal Investigator
The Arthritis Program Research Secretary-Treasurer
Canadian Rheumatology Research Consortium

Anne Tomalin, BA, BSc, RAC
President
CanReg Inc.

Carl Wibbenmeyer
Chief Operating Officer
The Patient Recruiting Agency