Human Subject Protection and Financial Conflicts of Interest Conference
August, 2000

Sponsored by
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of the Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)



Agenda


Tuesday, August 15, 2000

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction of Panel
Stuart L. Nightingale, M.D., Senior Medical Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, DHHS (Introduction)
9:05 a.m. Perspective from NIH
Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., Principal Deputy Director, NIH (Speech)(Transcript)
9:20 a.m. Perspective from FDA
Jane E. Henney, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, FDA (Speech)(Transcript)
9:35 a.m. Perspective from DHHS
William F. Raub, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science Policy, Office of the Secretary, DHHS (Speech)  (Transcript)
9:50 a.m. A Non-Federal Perspective 
Thomas Bodenheimer, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine (Abstract)(Speech) (Transcript)

10:20 a.m. Break
10:50 a.m. Panel: Perspectives of National Organizations
Moderator:
  • Wendy Baldwin, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH (Transcript)

Panelists:

  • Mark Brenner, Ph.D., Association of American Universities (AAU)  (Slides)(Transcript)
  • Angus Grant, Ph.D., Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) (Transcript)
  • David Korn, M.D., Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)   (Abstract)(Speech)(Transcript)
  • John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., National Health Council (Transcript)
  • Savio L.C. Woo, Ph.D., American Society of Gene Therapy   (Abstract)(Transcript)

12:15 p.m. Lunch Break
1:15 p.m. Panel: Approaches Taken by Institutions and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
Moderator:
  • Sanford Chodosh, M.D., President, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) (Transcript)
Panelists Representing IRBs:
Panelists Representing Institutions:
  • Theodore J. Cicero, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis (Transcript)
  • Julie Gottlieb, M.A., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine  (Slides)(Transcript)

2:30 p.m. Public Comment on Questions in Federal Register Notice of Conference
Moderator:
  • Yvonne T. Maddox, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director for Research Management, NIH (Transcript)

3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Groups  - Topic: Questions in Federal Register Notice of Conference
Moderators:
  • David A. Lepay, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, FDA
  • John Livengood, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Deputy Director for Science, CDC
  • Michele Russell-Einhorn, J.D., Director of Regulatory Affairs, Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), DHHS
  • Lana R. Skirboll, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science Policy, NIH
  • Robert J. Temple, M.D., Director of Medical Policy and Acting Director, Office of Drug Evaluation, FDA
5:30 p.m. Adjourn for the Day

Wednesday, August 16, 2000

8:30 a.m. Plenary Presentation
Moderator:
Raising Ethical Questions Concerning Conflict of Interest Throughout the Process of Clinical Research
  • Jeremy Sugarman, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., Director, Center for Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities, Duke University School of Medicine   (Abstract) (Transcript)

9:00 a.m. Plenary: Reports from Breakout Sessions
Moderator:
  • Dixie E. Snider, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Director for Science, CDC  (Transcript)
Moderators:

10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Plenary: Reaction to Conference Proceedings
Moderator:
  • David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Policy  (Transcript)
Panelists:
  • Marcia Angell, M.D., F.A.C.P., Former Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine (Comments) (Transcript)
  • James S. Benson, Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed, formerly HIMA)  (Transcript)
  • Dennis DeRosia, P.A.-C, Association of Clinical Research Professionals  (Transcript)
  • Abby S. Meyers, National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)  (Transcript)
  • Sidney Wolfe, M.D., Public Citizen  (Transcript)

12:45 p.m. Plenary: Concluding Remarks
Greg Koski, Ph.D., M.D., Director-Designate, OHRP, DHHS  (Transcript)

1:00 p.m. Adjournment

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of the Secretary
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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