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NEW INVESTIGATOR CLINICAL TRIALS COURSE
“FINAL PROGRAM”
August 21 - 23, 2013
Donald Gordon Centre
Queen’s University
Kingston Ontario

Day 1 Tuesday, August 20 2013
16:30 Opening Remarks and Welcome Reception
17:30 Keynote Speaker: Clinical Research in the 21st Century: Evolving Paradigms for Clinical Trials Janet Dancey
20:00 Faculty Meeting/Dinner
Day 2 Wednesday, August 21 2013
07:00 Breakfast at Donald Gordon Centre
09:00 Plenary Session 1: Early Clinical Trials of Therapeutics: Phase I and II
Prerequisites for Therapeutic Studies In Humans Kim Chi Objectives
Phase I Trials Lillian Siu Objectives
Phase II Trials Elizabeth Eisenhauer Objectives
10:30 Break
10:45 Plenary Session 2: Comparative Efficacy Studies of Therapeutics: Phase III
Key Elements of a Successful Phase III Trial Wendy Parulekar Objectives
Statistics for Clinical Trials Part I: Basics of Phase III Trial Design Bingshu Chen Objectives
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Workshop 1: Sample Size Determination, Methodology, Analysis and Philosophy Chris O'Callaghan Objectives
Workshop 2: Phase II Design Kim Chi
Bernie Eigl
Objectives
Workshop 3: Correlative Studies in Clinical Trials Ming Tsao
Lois Shepherd
Objectives
13:45 Break
14:00 Workshop 4: Clinical Trials Infrastructure in Centres Bernie Eigl Objectives
Workshop 5: Practical Elements of Trial Development: Regulatory Standards and Contracts Ralph Meyer Objectives
Workshop 6: Secondary Analyses and Mining of Clinical Trial Databases Penny Bradbury
Dongsheng Tu
Objectives
14:45 Break
15:00 - 17:00 Office Hours: 30 minutes one-on-one with a faculty member
19:00 Dinner (TBA)
Day 3 Thursday, August 22 2013
07:00 Breakfast at Donald Gordon Centre
08:00 Plenary session 3: Correlative Studies in Phase III Trials: Biomarkers
Design elements of biomarker studies Janet Dancey Objectives
Laboratory aspects of biomarker studies Ming Tsao Objectives
Statistical Analyses Chris O'Callaghan Objectives
10:00 Break
10:15 Plenary Session 4: Correlative Science Studies in Phase III Trials
QoL Jolie Ringash Objectives
Economic Evaluation Nicole Mittmann Objectives
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Workshop 7: QOL Analysis Jolie Ringash Objectives
Workshop 8: Phase II Design (repeat) Kim Chi
Bernie Eigl
Objectives
Workshop 9: Practical Aspects of Tumour Banking Lois Shepherd Objectives
13:45 Break
14:00 Workshop 10: Correlative Studies in Clinical Trials (repeat) Ming Tsao
Lois Shepherd
Objectives
Workshop 11: Secondary Analyses and Mining of Clinical Trial Databases (repeat) Penny Bradbury
Dongsheng Tu
Objectives
Workshop 12: Practical Elements of Database Creation: Examples from the NCIC CTG casebook Anna Sadura
Elizabeth Eisenhauer
Objectives
15:00 – 17:00 Office Hours: 30 minutes one-on-one with a faculty member
19:00 Dinner (at your own leisure)
Day 4 Friday, August 23 2013
07:00 Breakfast at Donald Gordon Centre
09:00 NCIC CTG Overview: Structure and Opportunities for Investigators Ralph Meyer Objectives
10:00 NCIC CTG Collaborations: Academic, Regulatory and Industry Jose Iglesias
Norman Viner
Jim Biagi
Objectives
11:00 Panel Discussion: Mentorship in Academic Medicine Jose Monzon
Wendy Parulekar
Jim Biagi
12:00 Adjourn
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