Agenda

Day 1 Mar 20, 2016

8:30 AM — 9:00 AM

Core Curriculum Welcome and Introductions

8:30 AM — 4:30 PM

Core Curriculum: The Fundamentals of Medical Communications

9:00 AM — 10:00 AM

Core Curriculum Session 1 - Part 1: An Introduction to the US Regulatory Environment and Medical Communications Practices

10:00 AM — 10:15 AM

Core Curriculum Break

10:15 AM — 10:45 AM

Core Curriculum Session 1 - Part 2: Best Practices for Handling Unsolicited Medical Inquiries

10:45 AM — 11:15 AM

Core Curriculum Session 1 - Part 3: Unsolicited Request Case Scenario Roundtable Discussions

11:15 AM — 11:45 AM

Core Curriculum Session 1 - Part 4: Literature Searching for Medical Communications Professionals

11:45 AM — 12:45 PM

Core Curriculum Luncheon

12:45 PM — 2:30 PM

Core Curriculum Session 2

2:30 PM — 2:45 PM

Core Curriculum Break

2:45 PM — 4:00 PM

Core Curriculum Session 3

4:00 PM — 4:30 PM

Q&A with Core Curriculum Faculty

Day 2 Mar 21, 2016

8:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Tutorial 1: Medical Communications: Compliance in 2016

8:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Tutorial 2: Promotional and Medical Review Committee 101

8:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Tutorial 3: Fundamentals, Challenges, and Opportunities – A Tutorial for Medical Science Liaisons

8:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Tutorial 4: Clinical Statistics for Nonstatisticians

1:00 PM — 1:30 PM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

1:30 PM — 3:00 PM

Keynote Address

3:00 PM — 3:30 PM

Refreshment Break, Exhibits, and Networking

3:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Session 1: FDA Update and Potpourri

5:00 PM — 6:00 PM

Networking Reception

Day 3 Mar 22, 2016

7:30 AM — 8:30 AM

Registration, Exhibits, and Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM — 8:30 AM

DIA Publications Session One

8:30 AM — 10:00 AM

Session 2: Policy and Medicine

10:00 AM — 10:30 AM

Refreshment Break, Exhibits, and Networking

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Session 3 Track A/B: Innovating in Medical Communications – Moving From Ideas Into Real Experiences

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Session 3 Track C: Integrated Health Systems and the Evolution of the ML Role

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Session 3 Track D: The Broad Global Impact of EMA’s Transparency Policy

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Session 3 Track E: Ethical and Accurate Data in Publications

12:00 PM — 1:30 PM

Luncheon, Exhibits, and Networking

12:00 PM — 1:30 PM

Resident, Fellow, and Preceptor Lunch: A Time for Reflection

1:30 PM — 3:00 PM

Session 4 Track A: Hot Topics in Medical Communications

1:30 PM — 3:00 PM

Session 4 Track B: Contact Center Strategy: Positioning Your Center for Success

1:30 PM — 3:00 PM

Session 4 Track C/E: Demonstrating and Communicating the Value of Medicines Through Health Economic and Outcomes Evidence

1:30 PM — 3:00 PM

Session 4 Track D: Best Practices for Regulatory Quality Review

3:00 PM — 3:30 PM

Refreshment Break, Exhibits, and Networking

3:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Session 5 Track A: Evolution of Standard Response Documents and Other Communications

3:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Session 5 Track B: Hot Topics for Contact Centers

3:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Session 5 Track C: MSL Career Paths: Enjoying the Journey and Determining the Destination

3:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Session 5 Track D: Innovations in Sharing of Clinical Trial Results

3:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Session 5 Track E: Hot Topics in Bioethics - It's All Shades of Gray

5:00 PM — 6:00 PM

Resident and Fellow Poster Reception

Day 4 Mar 23, 2016

7:00 AM — 8:00 AM

Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

Session 6 Track A/B: Tools and Applications for Data Analytics and Insights in Medical Information

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

Session 6 Track C: Value of the Medical Science Liaison Role (MSL) Across the Product Life Cycle - From Early Trial Execution to Patent Expiry

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

Session 6 Track D: Saying the Unsaid: Sponsor and Vendor Relationships and Negotiations

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

Session 6 Track E: Good Publication Practice 3: Ethical and Transparent Publication Practice

9:30 AM — 10:00 AM

Refreshment Break, Exhibits, and Networking

10:00 AM — 11:30 AM

Session 7 Track A/B: Podium Pearls

10:00 AM — 11:30 AM

Session 7 Track C: Technology and Making the Life of a Medical Science Liaison Easier

10:00 AM — 11:30 AM

Session 7 Track D: Biosimilars: What the Communicator Should Know About This Growing Field

10:00 AM — 11:30 AM

Session 7 Track E: What Happens to Patients as They use a Test Therapy: eCOA and Substantial Evidence of Clinical Benefit

11:30 AM — 1:00 PM

Luncheon, Exhibits, and Poster Pearls

11:30 AM — 1:00 PM

Session 8 Poster Pearls: Medical Communications and Medical Writing Poster Pearls

11:30 AM — 1:00 PM

Session 8 Poster Pearls: Medical Science Liaisons Podium Pearls

12:30 PM — 1:00 PM

DIA Publications Session Two

1:00 PM — 2:30 PM

Session 9 Track A: Globalization of Medical Communications and Contact Center – What Can We Learn from Orphan Drug, Rare Disease, and Specialty Company Experiences

1:00 PM — 2:30 PM

Session 9 Track B: Making Patients the Priority

1:00 PM — 2:30 PM

Session 9 Track C: Globalization of the MSL Role: Best Practices from Around the World

1:00 PM — 2:30 PM

Session 9 Track D/E: Career Track Options for Mid-Level Medical Writers – Transferability of Skills Sets

2:30 PM — 3:00 PM

Refreshment Break, Exhibits, and Networking

3:00 PM — 4:30 PM

Session 10: New Drugs of 2015 Review and Closing Remarks

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