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Cardiovascular Drug Development
Course # I31
December 05 - December 07, 2005
Start - 7:30     Finish - 12:30
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Wyndham Boston

89 Broad Street

Boston, MA 02110

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Discounted Hotel Room Rate: $129
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Deadline to Receive Discounted Rate: 11/14/05


Rate: $ 129
Deadline for Group Rate: 2005-11-14
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Registration Rate:
$1,495.00 Register by 10/24/05
$1,695.00 Register after 10/24/05
Cancellation Date: 11/21/05 (Cancellation fee is determined by date cancelled.)
Course Completed
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Continuing Education Credit:
ACPE: 708-000-05-004-L01 (1.775 CEU)
            Initial Release Date: 12/5/05
CBRN: N/A
CME: 17.75 Hours of Category 1 Credit
VNA: 04-04-05 21.30 Contact Hours
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Course Description:

This course will provide an overview of the cardiac anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, and diagnosis for hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmia.  Emphasis will be on designing clinical trials and developing drug therapy through interactive sessions and hands-on workshops.  These sessions will also provide a review of clinical trials issues and the importance of addressing these issues early in cardiovascular drug development.

Who Should Attend:

This course is directed towards individuals responsible for cardiovascular drugs and those interested. This would also include project managers, clinical monitors, and directors of clinical research and development, and decision makers in pharmaceutical R&D.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
  • Describe the basic anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, and diagnosis of the cardiovascular disease
  • Discuss new therapeutic approaches
  • Identify issues involved in designing and analyzing cardiovascular clinical trials
  • Gain understanding of the regulatory issues related to cardiovascular drug development
  • Discuss drug safety and how to monitor them in clinical trials
  • Interact with experts from FDA and the pharmaceutical industry
Key Topics:
  • Cardiovascular Disease: An overview
  • New Therapeutic Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease Management
  • Design of Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
  • Statistical Considerations
  • Drug Safety and Monitoring
  • Workshop: Clinical Trial Design
  • Regulatory Considerations
Course Director(s):

Hans deRuyter   MD, FACP, FRCP- Course Director
Senior Medical Director
PharmaNet

Alan M Ezrin, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Cardiome Pharma Corp

Allan Haberman   Ph.D
Prinicipal
Haberman Associates

Jonathan F. Plehn   MD
Director, Heart Failure Services
Division of Cardiology, George Washington Medical Center
Medical Faculty Associates

Cynthia Siu   PhD, MBA
Data Power (DP), Inc.

Joel Freiman, MD, MPH

Tom Garland   MD
Senior Medical Director
PharmaNet

Jean T Barbey MD
Medical Director,
Core Cardiolgy Laboratory
Medifacts International

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