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Virtual Event

Jun 14, 2020 9:00 AM - Jun 18, 2020 5:00 PM

(Eastern Standard Time)

Fort Washington, PA 19034

DIA 2020 Global Annual Meeting

DIA Global Annual Meeting – Opening DIAmond and Plenary Session

Session Chair(s)

Barbara  Lopez Kunz, MBA, MS, MSC

Barbara Lopez Kunz, MBA, MS, MSC

CEO | Director, Caidya, United States

We are excited to welcome you to the DIA 2020 Virtual Global Annual Meeting
Join us for the Global Annual Meeting Welcome Remarks, Keynote Address, and Opening DIAmond Session!

Keynote Address: Confessions of a "Human Subject" - Can We Put the Humanity in Scientific Study?

When Mary Elizabeth Williams was diagnosed with metastatic cancer and trying to get into an odds-defying clinical trial, a clinician at her hospital casually introduced her to his research fellows as "the tumor." Science is advancing, but what good is it if patients feel alienated? Journalist and author Williams will discuss why the treatment plan process must understand the emotional and logistical needs of the patient, and how humanity is an essential element of successful healthcare outcomes.



DIAmond Session:

In this thought-provoking session, top leaders will discuss how the COVID-19 crisis is shaping the future of drug development. They will look back on the world’s response to the pandemic and what that has revealed about our preparedness to manage a crisis of this proportion. How will learnings be applied in the post-COVID environment? The panel will discuss forward-looking efforts being implemented and how collaboration and innovative thinking will be crucial to our ability to better prepare for “the next time.”

Learning Objective : Discuss why treatment plans must address the emotional and logistical needs of the patient in advancing science; Identify how forward-looking efforts are shaping the future of drug development as a result of the COVID-19 crisis; Evaluate how collaborative and innovative thinking can better prepare for next pandemic.

Speaker(s)

Michelle  Rohrer, PHD

Honorary Chair

Senior Vice President, Global Head of Product Development Regulatory and Policy, Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States

Maryelizabeth  Williams

Keynote Address

Writer, Speaker, Consultant, maryelizabethwilliams.net, United States

Elizabeth  Garner, MD, MPH

DIAmond Session: Emerging from the COVID-19 Crisis: Innovation Will Not Be Optional

Chief Scientific Officer, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., United States

Dalvir  Gill, PHD

Panelist

Chief Executive Officer, TransCelerate BioPharma Inc., United States

Michelle  Rohrer, PHD

Panelist

Senior Vice President, Global Head of Product Development Regulatory and Policy, Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States

Rod  MacKenzie, PHD

Panelist

Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer, Pfizer Inc, United States

Christopher P. Austin, MD

Panelist

CEO Partner, Flagship Pioneering, United States

Doris  Rouse, PHD

Panelist

Vice President, Global Health Technologies, RTI International, United States

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