Here is an overview of the conference programme. You can browse by category to see full details of the sessions you are most interested in or click on the tabs on the interactive calendar to see what's on each day. Clicking on any of the speakers or sponsors will show you more information about them and why they are supporting this event.
• Exploring the complexities of international trials and highlighting the key points you should incorporate into your planning
• Examining how to factor multiple locations into your forecasting and understand the crucial points in preventing delays • Analyze the tool and techniques to use in order to internally capture and share information and assumptions along the clinical trial supply chain • Discussing the benefits of a comprehensive clinical trial supply timeline and how it can improve your visibility, productivity and contingency planning• Improving management through using IVRS as an information tool to maximize efficiency in drug supply and patient recruitment
• Uncovering how to maximize your systems by incorporating these in to your management strategy • Overcoming issues in wastage by using IVRS systems effectively • IIntroducing novel techniques in controlling label and expiry dates and how they can be incorporated into your system • Understanding how IVRS can benefit clinical trial delivery in the long term • Implementing innovative processes in overall management to support and utilize these systems• Assessing the benefits of using IVRS, IWRS and EDC to develop a comprehensive technical understanding of the techniques and ease of use
• Reflect on the IVRS as a system in its own right, exploring its application and understand the dynamics n its application • Evaluating IWRS and how effective it is in practice and the impact it has on running clinical trials • Uncovering a detailed benefit analysis of the use of EDC in data collection and analysis and how this can be used effectively to improve clinical trial efficiency • Administering fluid programme management through using these systems in your day to day role • Considering the use of these systems combined to improve efficiency• Debating the efficacy of IVRS and IWRS systems in product planning and highlighting some of the pitfalls of using these systems
• Identifying areas for improvement through using a variety of knowledge bases and experience in planning your trial and assessing product demand • Exploring back-up plans for over ordering and avoiding having to recall products by re-distributing them • Working with suppliers effectively in communicating product demand and specific requirements • Recognizing the different groups involved and the most effective way of feeding information and creating a more transparent and collaborative supply chain • Understanding the benefits of working with suppliers and using their experience to build a very comprehensive best practice guide• Outlining the benefits and opportunities in running clinical trials in Latin America
• Identifying the main obstacles to overcoming challenges in these regions and running trials efficiently • Finding the ideal suppliers for these trials by recognizing the cultural differences • Saving costs and alleviating risk through listing the healthier regions to conduct trials in • Proving the most direct ways to access these markets by looking at regulatory procedures • Evaluating the practicalities on-site and assessing what can be done to alleviate complications and ensure clinical trial success• Generating a thorough and effective sourcing strategy which considers the complexity of your trial
• Identifying the challenges and setbacks to successful clinical trial supply sourcing • Documentation requirements • Central sourcing options • Supply shortage alternatives • Depot management solutions and logistical considerations • Case study presentations • Sourcing from emerging regions worldwide such as within regions of Russia, Ukraine, Africa, Asia, India and South America• Equipping yourself with the tools to factor in the challenges of emerging markets in to your planning stage and pre-empt potential delays to ensure on time product delivery
• Examining how lack of infrastructure and erratic transport scheduling can delay delivery and cause temperature excursions - determining how best to overcome this through adequate planning and preparation • Ensuring the security of your product - actions that you can take to ensure the safety and intellectual property of your shipment • Preparing for the impacts of social and civil unrest in emerging markets to mitigate risk and ensure trial success • Understanding cultural differences and how this can affect the distribution of your product through transport expectations • Outlining the risks involved in undertaking trials in emerging markets and the steps you can take to address these issuesOur version of speed-dating for business is an unparalleled networking opportunity. Bring plenty of business cards – you’ll be meeting almost every person at the conference in a packed formal networking session that gives you the chance to identify key peers and business partners, schedule meetings or arrange times to continue conversations. Participation in this session is optional, but is sure to enhance your conference experience by ensuring you make the connections you need on day one.
• Outlining the realistic timelines for delivering clinical trials across the world
• Determining the different obstacles in shipping to different regions and discovering how plan your clinical trials effectively • Understanding customs and shipping times and how to streamline this process through effective administration and regulatory preparation • Exploring how these timelines are most effectively employed in the use of forecasting and planning for trials • Learning how to use these timelines in engaging the supply chain to save time and ensure smoother operations • Establishing how best to build in timelines to existing trials to help make ongoing work more streamlined• Discover how to utilize the lessons learnt process to evaluate provider relationships to optimize the collaborations
• Learn how to collect information from your employees so honest feedback on the sponsor and provider performance can be obtained • Identify strategies to ensure the provider and sponsors teams are engaged to reach the end goal • Detailing a process that will help providers and sponsors foresee problems that may occur and develop tactics to prevent them • Establish key performance indicators (KPI) that evaluate the provider/sponsor relationship to optimize performance and project success
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