Drug Safety and Effectiveness Cross­Disciplinary Training (DSECT) Program
A CIHR Training Program in Bridging Scientific Domains for Drug Safety and Effectiveness
2012 DSECT Program Symposium
April 18‐20, 2012
Agenda
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
LOCATION: McMaster Innovation Park) 175 Longwood Rd. S. Conferenc Rooms B, C & D combined
TIME
ACTIVITY
5:00‐5:45pm
Reception & poster presentation (2011 trainees)
5:45-6:00pm
Welcome & certificate presentation (2011 trainees)
Lisa Dolovich, McMaster University
6:00-6:45pm
Talk and discussion with MP Terence Young “Death by Prescription”
6:45-7:15pm
Comments from Discussants
7:15-8:00pm
Reception continues
Thursday, April 19, 2012
LOCATION: McMaster University Student Centre, Main Campus, 3rd Floor, ROOM 319,
TIME
ACTIVITY
8:00‐8:30am
Registration & Breakfast
8:30-8:45am
Welcome
Lisa Dolovich, McMaster University
8:45-9:00am
Ice breaker
9:00-9:30am
General Overview of the DSECT Program
Lisa Dolovich, McMaster University
9:30-10:00am
Research from Different Scientific Domains on Drug Safety and Effectiveness:
Case Examples:
Lehana Thabane, McMaster University
Suzanne Cadarette, University of Toronto
Michael Beazely, University of Waterloo
Gina Agarwal, McMaster University
10:00-10:30am
Topic TBA
Simon Maxwell, University of Edinburgh
10:30-10:45am
Break
10:45-11:30am
Faculty‐Trainee ‘speed mentoring’
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Facilitator: Lehana Thabane, McMaster University
11:30-12:00pm
Rationale and evidence for Interdisciplinary teams
Kalpana Nair, McMaster University
12:00-12:30pm
Workshop: Addressing a Problem
Lisa Dolovich, McMaster University
12:30-2:15pm
Reflective Thinking: Trainee Small Group Activity (working lunch – in Room 315)
& DSECT Mentor Meeting (working lunch – in Room 314)
2:15-2:30pm
Hot Topics in Drug Safety & Effectiveness:
Clustering issues in drug safety/ effectiveness research
Janusz Kaczorowski, University de Montreal
2:30-2:45pm
Hot Topics in Drug Safety & Effectiveness:
Pharmacogenomics of clopidogrel
Richard Kim, University of Western Ontario
2:45-3:00pm
Hot Topics in Drug Safety & Effectiveness
Public Opinions on Conflict of Interest
Anne Holbrook, McMaster University
3:00-3:15pm
Hot Topics in Drug Safety & Effectiveness
Canadians’ Willingness-to-Pay for Alzheimer’s Disease Medications
Mark Oremus, McMaster University
3:15-3:30pm
Drug Safety and Effectiveness and Trainees Sharing Learning from Hot Topics Sessions
3:30-3:45pm
Break
3:45-4:15pm
Reflective Thinking: Trainee Small Group Presentations
Mitch Levine, McMaster University
4:15-4:30pm
CATCH UP TIME
4:30-5:15pm
Ethics in drug safety and effectiveness research
Don Willison, McMaster University
5:15-5:30pm
Concluding remarks
Lisa Dolovich, McMaster University
5:30-6:00pm
Hospitality & Networking
6:00 onward
Dinner on your own
Friday, April 20, 2012
LOCATION: McMaster University Student Centre, Main Campus, 3rd Floor, ROOM 319
TIME
ACTIVITY
8:30-9:00am
Welcome & Breakfast
9:00-10:45am
2012 DSECT Program Trainee Presentation Summaries of Their Research Project
10:45-11:00am
Break
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10:45-11:15am
Drug Safety and Effectiveness and Trainees Sharing Learning from Trainee Presentations
11:30-12:00pn
Introduction to DSECT Program Learning Technologies
Joanne Kehoe, McMaster University
12:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Learning About Your Personality – Myers Briggs Workshop
Sonia Hawrylyshyn, McMaster University
4:00-4:30pm
Evaluation and Closing
End of symposium
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