MEDICAL RESEARCH SUMMIT ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP BY PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY IN MEDICINE AND RESEARCH (PRIMR) AND APPLIED RESEARCH ETHICS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (ARENA) SPECIAL GOVERNMENTAL AND NONPROFIT REGISTRATION RATES The Medical Research Summit March 18-20, 2001 Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C. The Medical Research Summit, www.ResearchSummit.com, the leading forum on the law, regulation and ethics of medical research in the United States, March 18-20, 2001 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., is pleased to announce the following: · the addition of new sponsoring associations: Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIMR), www.primr.org, the nation's leading multidisciplinary forum educating the medical and legal professions, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and the public about the ethical, legal and policy dimensions of biomedical research and clinical practice, and Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA), www.primr.org/arena.html, a national membership association of professionals concerned with the ethics of biomedical and behavioral research · a new special registration rate of $495 for governmental employees, and · a new special registration rate of $745 for representatives of nonprofit organizations The special discounted rates are inclusive of the preconference sessions on Sunday, March 18 and the main conference, Monday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 20. These special discounted rates have been made available by a major unrestricted educational grant from the international consulting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, www.pwcglobal.com, and the support of Ernst & Young, www.ey.com, and the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine, www.dwt.com. The rates constitute respectively approximately 50% and 25% discounts from the standard conference rate and are intended to support the participation by governmental leaders, regulators and researchers, and representatives of nonprofit healthcare organizations in this important national forum on the law, regulation and ethics of medical research in the United States. The availability of these rates may not be used as a basis of a refund by those already registered. The Summit will address the law, regulation and ethics of medical research in the United States. Sponsors and cosponsors of the Summit include: Sponsored By Health Care Compliance Association Inova Institute of Research and Education Medical Device Manufacturers Association United States Department of Energy Cosponsored By Center Watch Monthly Newsletter CW Weekly Human Research Report IRB: A Review of Human Subjects Research The Hastings Center Report The Research Roundtable The Summit will feature representatives from all major governmental agencies charged with the protection of healthcare privacy, including: Annette Dula, M.D., Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA David LePay, M.D., Acting Senior Advisor for Clinical Science, Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD Greg Koski, M.D., Director, Office for Human Research Protections, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD Julie Kaneshiro, Office of Science Policy and Planning, National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C. Chris Pascal, Director, Office of Research Integrity, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. Tom Puglisi, Ph.D., Director, Human Subject Protections, Office of Human Research Protections, Germantown, MD Belinda Seto, Ph.D., Director, Office of Reports and Analysis, Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Representative Susan Myrick, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Susan L. Rose, Health Scientist, Department of Energy, Life Sciences Division, Germantown, MD Alan Guttmacher, MD, Senior Clinical Advisor, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Mary Faith Marshall, Ph.D., Chairperson, National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee, and Director, Program in Bioethics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS David Hoffman, Esq., Assistant US Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Richard Stern, Esq., Senior Counsel, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. Diane Dean, Office of Policy on Extramural Research Administration, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Over 50 national experts in medical research will analyze applicability of law, regulation and ethics to the research enterprise through a variety of plenary and 25 concurrent sessions. The Summit will also feature a preconference symposium on Sunday, March 18 which provides vendors of clinical trials and IRB software an opportunity to present their products. The vendor presentations will be followed by sessions addressing new Human Subjects and Responsible Conduct for Research Training. The Summit offers Continuing Education Credits in the following categories: ABA/MCLE, ACCME, ACHE, ACMPE, ACPE, AHIMA, CNA, HCCB and NASBA. For sponsor, exhibitor and registration information, please go to the Summit website www.ResearchSummit.com or contact Marcie Pallante at 800-546-3750. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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