If you ever been to a track meeting, you will see runners of all types stretching and warming up for a race. There are fast sprinters that run short distances with tremendous speed and there are long distance runners that pace their way to the finish line. Who ever wins, the athletes all trained hard to advance and be the best they can be in their respective categories. The pharmaceutical / clinical research field is no different. There are many ways professionals in clinical research can put their career on the right ‘track’ by attending one of many tracks that are offered in conferences like DIA . Conferences are a good place to reconnect with your network, create and find new opportunities, and explore the exhibit floor to get the right party invites. But conferences also provide a wealth of information in the form of ‘Tracks” where the free flow of information really can advance one’s career.
We reviewed tracks offered (page 22 to 31) at DIA 2012 in Philadelphia in the Final Program and found a few topics that may be of interest to professionals in the clinical trials industry.
June 25 - Monday
- Investigator Site Relationships Management Workshop | 10:00 ~ 11:30AM
- Defining Quality in Clinical Trials | 10:00 ~ 11:30AM
- Hot Topics in Statistics: Industry, CRO, Academic and Regulatory Perspectives | 10:00 ~ 11:30AM
- Innovation in R&D and Commercialization Through Big Data Analytics | 12:00 ~12:45PM
- Increasing Protocol Complexity Places Challenges on Research Site Budgeting |1:30 ~ 3:00PM
- ePatient Recruitment, Study Sites and the Digital Divide | 3:30 ~ 500PM
- Pharma R&D in Asia: Opportunities, Models and Challenges | 3:30 ~ 5:00PM
- Pre-competitive Public Private Partnerships: The Changing Model of Pharmaceutical R&D | 3:30 ~ 5:00PM
June 26 - Tuesday
- Optimizing Performance in Outsourced Projects in China and Other Asian Countries | 10:00 ~11:30AM
- Investigator Budgets’ Impact on Patient Enrollment and Retention: How to Improve Sponsor/CRO/Site Selection Processes | 1:30 ~ 3:00PM
- Sponsors and CROs: Don’t Be Mislead by Your Site Performance Data | 1:30 ~ 3:00PM
- The Unique Relationship Between Global Patient Recruitment and Translation Management | 1:30 ~3:00PM
June 27 – Wednesday
- Collaboration and Globalization of Clinical Trials: What Does It Mean to Pharmaceutical Project Managers? | 8:00 ~ 9:30AM
- eClinical Interoperability: Imagination, Integration, Implementation | 8:00 ~ 9:30AM
- Identity Management Technologies in Clinical Trials | 10:00 ~ 11:30AM
- Building Clinical Site Capacity for Research | 1:30 ~ 3:00PM
- Implementation of Adaptive Clinical Trials | 1:30 ~ 3:00PM
- Sites, CROs and Sponsor Relationship Obstacles and Opportunities | 3:30 ~ 5:00PM
June 28 – Thursday
- Study Recruitment Challenges, Tailored Medical Information Requests – OH MY! Have You Maximized All Your Options
The tracks listed above are just a sample of sessions, workshops and symposiums open to those who are attending DIA. This is not only a great way to stay on top of the trends in the industry but to keep you on track.
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Jae
Great summary. That full schedule was overwhelming. I spoke with the DIA booth this week at BIO and they mentioned the not-so-talked-about free “guest hours” for the DIA exhibit hall. This obviously wouldn’t provide as much value as attending the education sessions, but I thought it might be helpful for any your readers looking to get a bit better idea about the conference without committing to the full price tag. Tuesday 1:30-3:30 and Wednesday 1:30 to 3:30.
Pete