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2008 Clinical Research Educational Conference 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Friday, May 16, 2008

Sponsored by The Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute in collaboration with the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). 

Register for the 2008 Clinical Research Educational Conference

7:30 - 8:30 am   Conference Registration and Poster Session Viewing
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Poster Session Authors will be present and continental breakfast will be provided

8:30 - 8:45 pm   Welcome and Introduction

8:45 - 11:00 am   Plenary Addresses

8:45 - 9:45 am
Plenary I: What is Voluntariness? presented by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Clinical Bioethics, Warren G. Manuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health

10:00 - 11:00 am
Plenary II:  Regenerative Medicine presented by John Kessler, M.D., Davee Professor of Stem Cell Biology, Chairman, Davee Department of Neurology; Director, Evelyn Frances Feinberg, Clinical Neuroscience, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

11:10 - 12:10 pm Sessions
How Clean is Clean Enough?  Risk-Based Data Quality in Clinical Trials presented by Kit Howard, MS, Principal and Founder, Kestrel Consultants, Inc.

A Process for Consent, A Conversation presented by Barbara Davis, MSHS, NREMT-P, CCRP, CCRC, Director of Clinical Development, The Clinical Research Center of Northwest Florida

Listening to Patients: What Focus Group Research Has Taught Us About Motivations and Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation presented by John J. Needham, President/CEO, Patient Recruitment Strategy, LLC

The FDA is Coming! presented by Michael E. Marcarelli, PharmD, MS, Director, Division of Bioresearch Monitoring, Office of Compliance, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

12:10 - 1:15 pm: Lunch

12:30 - 1:15 pm Sessions
Meditation: The Art and Practice of Being Present for Your Life presented by Elesa Commerse, Program Director, A Return to Wholeness; Meditation Instructor, Wellness Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

An Overview of ACRP: The Association of Clinical Research Professionals presented by Deborah Lasher, RN, MPH, CCRC, Association Board of Trustees Chair, Association of Clinical Research Professionals

Eating Well on the Go presented by Bethany Doerfler, MS, RD, LDN, Registered Dietitian and Clinical Research
Assistant, 
 Wellness Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Community-Based Participatory Research: Combining Scientific Rigor and Community Participation Leads to Better Research and Better Health presented by Jen Kauper-Brown, Co-Director, Community-Based Participatory Research Program, Community Engagement Research Center, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Northwestern University

1:25 - 2:25 pm Sessions
Poster Award Receipient Presentations presented by Lewis J. Smith, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Associate Vice President for Research, NUCATS Institute, Northwestern University and Paula Carney, Ph.D., RD, Director, Clinical Research Professionals Training, NUCATS Institute, Northwestern University

The Safety of Biological Therapeutics in Autoimmune Diseases presented by Eric Ruderman, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Negotiating the Clinical Trial Budget presented by George Turnbull, JD, Center for Clinical Trials, University of Maryland School of Medicine

The FDA is Coming! presented by Michael E. Marcarelli, PharmD, MS, Director, Division of Bioresearch Monitoring, Office of Compliance, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

2:35 - 3:35 pm Sessions
GCPs and Monitoring and Oversight of Clinical Trials presented by Michael R. Hamrell, Ph.D., President, MORIAH Consultants

Much Ado About Safety: A Crisis for Research? presented by Matthew D. Whalen, Ph.D., Board of Directors and Vice President, the Pharmaceutical Safety Institute

Getting Your Foot in the Door: New and Proven Paths to Career Opportunities presented by Julie Rink, Assistant Director, R&D Training, TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. and Paula Carney, PhD, Director of Education and Training, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute, Northwestern University

Listening to Patients: What Focus Group Research Has Taught Us About Motivations and Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation presented by John J. Needham, President/CEO, Patient Recruitment Strategy, LLC


Questions?
For more information on this event or to be included on our mailing list for future activities, please email us at  nucats-ed@northwestern.edu.  For questions during the conference on Friday, May 16, 2008, please call 312-926-2383.