[e-drug] Public Conference on Clinical Drug Trials - Geneva - 30 September

E-DRUG: Public Conference on Clinical Drug Trials - Geneva - 30 September
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Dear E-druggers,

There’s still time to register for the Health Action International / Public
Eye (previously the Berne Declaration) one-day Public Conference on Clinical
Drug Trials! (http://www.haiweb.org/cdtconference)

DATE: Friday, 30 September, 2016 9.00–17.30

LOCATION: Salle communale du Môle (rue du Môle 21), Geneva, Switzerland

WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA?
Join us to discuss and debate important issues around:
• the globalisation of clinical trials and ethics;
• recent developments on clinical trial data transparency;
• evidence generation requirements for marketing authorisation and new
regulatory paradigms, such as adaptive pathways; and
• the way forward for needs-driven biomedical research.

WHO’S ON THE AGENDA?
A number of high-profile speakers and panellists will be there, including:
• Hans-Georg Eichler (European Medicines Agency)
• Ghassan Karam (World Health Organization)
• Silvio Garattini (Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research)
• Tom Jefferson (Centre for Evidence Based Medicine and Cochrane Acute
Respiratory Infections Group X)
• Françoise Jaquet (Swissmedic)
• Jan Stadler (European Ombudsman)
• Ayman Sabae (Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights)
• Samia Hurst (Institut Ethique Histoire Humanités, University of Geneva)
• Katy Athersuch (MSF Access Campaign) and many more.
• Beate Wieseler (IQWiG)
• Mónica Cavagna (BEUC)
• Sophie Le Pallec (Amalyste)
• HAI Europe Association members
o Teresa Alves (Prescrire)
o Patrick Durisch (Public Eye)
o Joel Lexchin (York University)
o Ancel.la Santos Quintano (Health Action International)
o Jörg Schaaber (BUKO-Pharma Kampagne)
• AND YOU! An audience Q&A will follow each session throughout the day, so
come and share your views on how we can make clinical drug trials safer and
more effective.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Check out the conference programme by visiting www.haiweb.org/cdtconference.

REGISTER NOW!
Please let us know if you’ll be attending. RSVP to Patrick Durisch at Public
Eye (patrick.durisch@publiceye.ch). Be sure to register early—a limited
number of seats are available!

WILL YOU HELP US SPREAD THE WORD?
We’d appreciate if you’d forward this invitation to your contacts. The
conference is open to anyone who’s interested in making our medicines safe,
affordable and effective!

Best regards,
Bobbi Klettke, Communications

Health Action International
Overtoom 60 (2)
1054 HK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Office: +31 (0) 20 412 4523
Mobile: +31 (0) 68 142 3206
www.haiweb.org
'Bobbi Klettke' <bobbi@haiweb.org>