The Importance of Country Selection in Clinical Study Design
Track
:
Track 02: Project/Portfolio Management and Strategic Planning
Program Code:
420
Date:
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Time:
10:45 AM to 12:15 PM
EST
Location:
152
CHAIR
:
Joan M Meyer, (SCHNON), Executive Director, Operational Strategy and Planning, Covance Inc., United States
Dr. Joan Meyer has over 25 years R & D experience at Procter & Gamble & the CRO industry. Her experience includes both consumer products and pharmaceuticals, Phase I-IV studies, product launches & an FDA Advisory Committee. Dr. Meyer has led clinical studies in a wide variety of therapeutic areas.
PANELIST
:
Lani Hashimoto, (SPKNON), Hashimoto Consulting Services, United States
SPEAKER
:
Jeffrey S. Handen, PhD (SPKNON), Vice President, Clinical Solutions, Medidata Solutions Worldwide, United States
As V.P. of Clinical Solutions, Jeff is responsible for overseeing clinical development business process integration, solution architecting for optimizing clinical trials design and execution, as well as implementation of data-driven metrics and linking clinical and operational data with workflow.
Description
The importance of country selection as part of the overall clinical trial strategy will be discussed. The impact of country selection on patient recruitment and retention programs and how it impacts a company’s marketing plans will be considered.