David Intercontinental & Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL, May 27 - 29, 2008

Satellite Conference of ILSI - BIOMED 2008

Global Orientation in Conducting Clinical Trials

Wednesday May 28, Thursday May 29, 2008
Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL

Scientific Program

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008

09:00-10:50

SESSION I: EARLY PHASES: PHASE I AND SAFETY
Chairperson: Dr. Kobi Atsmon,

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

Dan Panorama – Golan Hall

09:00-09:10

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 

09:10-09:35

Early Phase Studies - The Israeli Perspective
Dr. Kobi Atsmon

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

09:35-10:00

Preclinical Testing Elements Towards Clinical Trials
Dr. Yona Grunfeld

Harlan Biotech, Israel

10:00-10:25

Phase I Studies- Current Thoughts
Dr. Hedva Voliovitch

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Israel

10:25-10:50

Bioethical Aspects of Early Phase Trials in Humans
Dr. Avshalom Adam

The MBA Program, The College of Management, Israel

10:50-11:20

COFFEE BREAK

11:20-13:00

SESSION II: E-CLINICAL TRIALS: TECHNOLOGIES AND REGULATIONS
Chairperson: Tali Azulay,

BioForum CDmC, Israel

Dan Panorama - Golan Hall

11:20-11:40

The Changing Face of Clinical Data Management
Tali Azulay

BioForum CDmC, Israel

11:40-12:20

Validation and Regulatory Compliance of eSystems for Conducting Global Clinical Trials; Providing Insight and Recommendations for Compliant Implementation of EDC in the eSystem Clinical Environment
Michael Owings

Phase Forward, USA

12:20-13:00

How Much Do Electronic Diaries Improve the Quality of Clinical Trials Data?
Dr. Valdo Arnera

PHT Corporation, Switzerland

13:00-14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00-17:00

SESSION III: CLINICAL TRIALS: THE BRIDGE FROM FICTION TO REALITY
Chairperson: Dr. Julian Itzcovitz, Venture
Technologies, Israel

Dan Panorama - Golan Hall

14:00-14:30

Magnetic Resonance-Guided laser Interstitial Thermal Treatment of Resistant Metastatic Brain Tumors
Dr. Julian Itzcovitz

Venture Technologies, France

14:30-15:00

New Directions in Brain Imaging Research & Applications
Dr. Dafna Ben Bashat

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

15:00-16:00

COFFEE BREAK

16:00-16:30

Convection-Enhanced Drug Delivery
Dr. Yael Mardor

Sheba Medical Center, Israel

16:30-17:00

Vascular Targeted Photodynamic Therapy (VTP) of Localized Prostate Cancer-From the Lab to the Clinic
Prof. Avigdor Scherz

The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

 

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008

09:00-10:50

SESSION I: PHARMACOGENETICS
Chairperson: Dr. Dan Goldstaub,

Tiltan Pharma, Israel

Dan Panorama – Golan Hall

09:10-09:35

Pharmacogenetics in Current Use - Some Examples and the Lessons They Teach
Dr. Dan Goldstaub

Tiltan Pharma, Israel

09:35-10:00

Pharmacogenetics and Translation Towards Personalized Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis
Prof. Ariel Miller

Department of Neurology, Carmel Medical Center, Israel

10:00-10:25

The Implementation of Pharmacogenetics in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dr. Amir Tchelet

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Israel

10:25-10:50

Regulation of Pharmacogenetic Trials in Israel
Dr. Zelina Ben-Gershon

Ministry of Health, Israel

10:50-11:20

COFFEE BREAK

11:20-13:00

SESSION II: DRUG SAFETY FROM PHASE I TO SUBMISSION
Chairperson: Dr. Hedva Voliovitch,

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Israel

Dan Panorama - Golan Hall

11:20-11:40

The European Risk Management Plan From Clinical Trails to File Submission
Dr. Liat Flaishon

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Israel

11:40-12:00

Research & Special Population: People With Disabilities
Prof. Avi Ohry

Reuth Medical Center, Israel

12:00-12:20 The Ministry of Health's standpoint regarding Clinical Trials in Israel
Adv. Yoel Lipschitz

Ministry of Health, Israel

12:20-13:00

The Challenge of Vigilance Reports With Drugs Versus Medical Devices and Combination Products
Dr. Monica Tocchi

Meditrial, Italy

13:00-14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00-15:20

SESSION III: INFORMED CONSENT
Chairperson: Prof. Jacques Michel,

Hadassah University Medical Center, Israel

Dan Panorama - Golan Hall

14:00-14:20

Informed Consent - the Legal Perspective
Adv. Baruch Shugol

Shugol, Ketzef, Ehrlich, Kerner & Co., Israel

14:20-14:40

Informed Consent – History, Present And Future - the Investigator's Perspective
Dr. Dorit Eldar

BioForum Applied Knowledge Center, Israel

14:40-15:00

The Research Nurse and the Informed Consent
Shula Rabin

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

15:00-15:20

Informed Consent – Ideal, Illusion or Deceit? Ethical Considerations
Prof. Jacques Michel

Hadassah University Medical Center, Israel

15:20-15:40

COFFEE BREAK

15:40-16:00

CONFERENCE CLOSING

Dan Panorama - Golan Hall

Contact us

For further information, please contact us at:
Tali Azulay
BioForum CDmC
Phone:     +(972)-8-931-3070       
FAX:         +(972)-8-931-3071
E-mail:      talia@bioforumcdmc.com
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