2008 Clinical Trials Workshop
Enhancing Clinical Trials in Your Oncology Practice
Draft Program Agenda
Friday, September 19, 2008
Badge and Materials Pickup
11:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Lunch Buffet Provided
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Welcome & Introduction
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Pre-Workshop Attendee Questions
12:40 PM - 12:50 PM
Need for the Course/Global Overview
12:50 PM - 1:10 PM
- General Session 1: The Role of the Oncology Team (Part 1)
1:10 PM - 2:45 PM
- Criteria Defining Quality Clinical Trial Research Sites
Principal Investigator as Team Leader: Rallying the Team
Recruiting Minority Populations to Clinical Trials
Question and Answer Session
Break
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
- The Role of the Oncology Team (Part 2)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Defining Personnel Resources
Patient Recruitment Methods: How to Raise Clinical Trial Awareness in your Site and Surrounding Community
Question and Answer
Break
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
- The Role of the Oncology Team: Models of Excellence
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
- Preparing Your Site for New Trials and Personalized Oncology Medicine with Bio-Specimens and Tissue Procurement for the Community: 2008 and Beyond
Patient Advocate Perspective
What Defines an Effective Coordinator/Research Nurse: Important Role of the CRA
Break
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Networking Reception
Dinner & Keynote Address
Saturday, September 20, 2008
"Meet-the-Faculty" Breakfast
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Welcome
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
- General Session 2: Processes and Procedures (Part 1)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- Clinical Trials: How Do You Support Them Financially and with Staff and Personnel
Contracting and Budgeting
Contracting and Engaging Industry
Break
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
- General Session 2: Processes and Procedures (Part 2)
9:45 AM - 10:55 AM
- Working with Your Local and Central IRB
Regulatory Issues
Preparing For and Surviving an Audit
Introduction to Breakout Sessions
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Breakout Session #1
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
"Meet-the-Faculty" Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
- General Session 3: Selection of Trials
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
- Recognizing Good and Bad Trials
Choosing Trials for Your Practice
Making the Most out of the Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU)
Break
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Breakout Session #2
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Break
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Breakout Session #3
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Sunday, September 21, 2008
"Meet-the-Faculty" Breakfast
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
- General Session 4: Communicating with Patients About Clinical Trials: How Patients Feel About Treatment and Clinical Trials (Part 1)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- Seeing Trials from the Patient Perspective
Helping Patient Advocates and Navigators Give Useful Information to Patients
Ethical Considerations
Break
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
- General Session 4: Communicating with Patients About Clinical Trials (Part 2)
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
- Topics to be determines
Closing Remarks
11:45 AM
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