Sunday, December 21, 2008

Symposium on Clinical Research & Training

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) is organizing a Symposium on Clinical Research & Training on 20th -22nd Feb. 2009

The main goal of the symposium is to provide advancement in knowledge and skills of persons working or intending to work in clinical research. This symposium will be of special use to professionals and students associated with pharmaceutical & biotechnology industry, academic institutions, regulatory agencies, clinical research organizations and healthcare Industry.

Welcomed to this Symposium are:

* CRAs & Study Coordinators working in the field who are looking for additional training.
* Professionals wanting to change career within the industry/academia to clinical research.
* Professionals willing to get in the field of clinical research.
* Recently employed personnel in academia or industry requiring comprehensive training in clinical research.


Dr. N.K.Ganguly, Advisor, MoHFW, GOI, Dr. Arun Bhatt, Clin Invent, Mumbai, Prof. K.K. Talwar, Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr. C. Dutt, Torrent, Ahmedabad are some of the Proposed speakers at this symposium.

The topics proposed for discussion in the symposium are:

1. Drug development process
2. Good clinical trials
3. Laws/ regulations governing clinical trials
4. Clinical trials scenario in India
5. Clinical registry in India
6. Ethics Committees / IRBs
7. Clinical trials in pediatric populations
8. Adverse events & ADR reporting
9. Statistical concepts in clinical trials
10. Basics of clinical data management
11. Role of investigators in clinical trials
12. Management of a clinical site
13. Management of clinical trials program

Registration Fees:
Industry: Rs. 10,000/- only
Academia: Rs.5,000/= only
Students: Rs.2,500/= only
(B. Pharm. IV yr. only, M. Pharm., MBBS, MD)

Important Dates

Close of registration : 31st Jan. 2009
Intimation of acceptance : 7th Feb. 2009

Dates of Symposium : 20th -22nd Feb. 2009

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Registration form: (word) (PDF)