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DIA Global Annual Meeting – Opening DIAmond and Plenary Session
Session Chair(s)
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
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Product Development Regulatory and Policy, Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States
Honorary Chair
Maryelizabeth Williams
Writer, Speaker, Consultant, maryelizabethwilliams.net, United States
Keynote Address
Elizabeth Garner, MD, MPH
Chief Scientific Officer, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., United States
DIAmond Session: Emerging from the COVID-19 Crisis: Innovation Will Not Be Optional
Dalvir Gill, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, TransCelerate BioPharma Inc., United States
Panelist
Michelle Rohrer, PhD
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Product Development Regulatory and Policy, Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States
Panelist
Rod MacKenzie, PhD
Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer, Pfizer Inc, United States
Panelist
Christopher P. Austin, MD
CEO Partner, Flagship Pioneering, United States
Panelist
Doris Rouse, PhD
Vice President, Global Health Technologies, RTI International, United States
Panelist
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