DIA 48th Annual Meeting
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Meeting the Therapeutic Needs of Older Patients: A Sustainable Collaborative Approach
Track : Track 10: Public Policy/Health Care Compliance/Regulatory Law
Program Code: 340
Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM  EST
CHAIR :
 Susanna Del Signore, Sanofi, France
PRESENTER (S):
Yasuko Asahina, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan
Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute of Aging, NIH, United States
 Yoshiaki Uyama, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan
 Francesca Cerreta, European Medicines Agency, United Kingdom
Description
Regulators will discuss how to facilitate the implementation of affordable development programs for unmet therapeutic needs of older patients, in line with the existing regulatory guidance for geriatric medicines.

Learning Objectives:
Identify unmet therapeutic needs of older adults
Discuss participation of older adults in clinical trials, issues in geriatric assessment, and regulatory standards for geriatric clinical trials.