Workshop Agenda

Day 1 - Thursday May 22, 2008
8:30 am
9:00 am to 9:05 am
Continental breakfast
Introduction and Welcome
Daniel Krewski, University of Ottawa
9:05 am to 9:10 am Objectives - Day 1
Noralou Roos, University of Manitoba
9:10 am to 9:30 am A proposed Pharmacovigilance Network for Canada
Steve Morgan, University of British Columbia
Regulatory Perspective in Canada
Chair: Noralou Roos
9:30 am to 9:50 am Federal Drug Regulatory Process
Cindy Evans, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada
9:50 am to 10:10 am Progressive licensing Framework
Karen Timmerman, Health Canada
10:10 am to 10:15 am Questions for clarification
10:15 am to 10:35 am Price Review Process for Patented Medicines
Ginette Tognet, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
10:35 am to 10:40 am Questions for clarification
10:40 am to 11:00 am Coffee Break
Drug Coverage and Plan Management Perspectives
Chair: Noralou Roos
11:00 am to 11:20 am Common Drug Review (CDR)
Mike Tierney, CADTH
11:20 am to 11:25 am Questions for clarification
11:25 am to 11:45 am Ontario Perspective
Brent Fraser, Ontario
11:45 am to 11:50 am Questions for clarification
11:50 am to 12:10 pm Federal Drug Plan Management Perspective
Susan Pierce, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada
12:10 pm to 12:15 pm Questions for clarification
12:15 pm to 12:30 pm General discussion
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch
   
Case Studies: Using Post Market Drug Safety Effectiveness Data in Decision Making
Chair: Jean Gray
 
Drug Plan Management: Coverage with Evidence
1:30 pm to 1:50 pm Dementia drugs
Neena Chappell, University of Victoria via teleconference
1:50 pm to 2:10 pm Chemotherapeutic agents
Jeff Kirby, Dalhousie University and
Judy McPhee, Nova Scotia Department of Health
Post-Market Risk Management
2:10 pm to 2:50 pm Leveraging Data to Inform Health Decision-Makers: Examples (1) Aprotinin (2) Tequin (3) Core principals
Muhammad Mamdani
Applied Health Research Center, Keenan Research Centre
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital
2:50 pm to 3:10 pm Discussion - Case studies
Workshop facilitators, Robert Leitch & Fern Levine - Health Canada
3:10 pm to 3:30 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm Global comparisons
Mary Wiktorowicz, York University
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Global comparisons - Discussion
Workshop facilitators, Robert Leitch & Fern Levine - Health Canada
4:30 pm to 4:45 pm Organization of break out group session
Workshop facilitators, Robert Leitch & Fern Levine - Health Canada
6:00pm Group dinner - Johnny Farina (Italian) 216 Elgin St.
Day 2 - Friday May 23, 2008
9:00 am Continental breakfast
9:30 am to 9:35 am Objectives - Day 2
Noralou Roos, University of Manitoba
Panel Discussion: International Perspectives
Chair: Steve Morgan
9:35 am to 10:20 am
Opening remarks (15min. each speaker)
Ralph Edwards, World Health Organization, Uppsala Monitoring Centre via teleconference
David Henry, ICES (Australian perspective)
David Blumenthal, Member U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee "The Future of Drug Safety via teleconference
10:20 am to 10:50 am Panel discussion
10:50 am to 11:10 am Coffee Break
11:10 am to 11:30 am Types of Evidence needed to Support Decision Making
Bob Peterson, University of British Columbia
11:30 am to 11:45 am General Discussion - morning session
11:45 am to 12:30 pm Lunch
Break out groups (in parallel)
How can PMDSE data generated by the research network be used to strengthen decision making practices in drug safety and effectiveness in a (1) regulatory context and (2) drug plan management context?
12:30 pm to 12:40 pm Charge to break out group
Workshop facilitators, Robert Leitch & Fern Levine - Health Canada
12:40 pm to 1:40 pm Break out group discussion (ROOMS 10161 & 11161)
1:40 pm to 2:20 pm Break out group report (4 groups) (10 min. each)
2:20 pm to 2:30 pm Coffee Break
2:30 pm to 3:15 pm General group discussion
Workshop facilitators, Robert Leitch & Fern Levine - Health Canada
3:15 pm to 3:30 pm Workshop Summary
Daniel Krewski, University of Ottawa
3:30 pm to 3:35 pm Next Steps
Noralou Roos, University of Manitoba
3:35 pm Adjourn