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Program Agenda


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