4th Advisory Boards and Speaker Program Management Forum

Agenda

Day One – Thursday, May 10, 2012
8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM Pre-Conference Workshop
 

BEST PRACTICES FOR IDENTIFYING, QUALIFYING, AND RECRUITING FOR BOARDS AND BUREAUS

Workshop Leaders

Terry Raich, Director of Clinical Affairs,
NANOSPHERE

Kimberly Hunt, Senior Legal Counsel,
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS

12:00 PM Luncheon for Workshop Attendees and Registration for Main Conference


Main Conference Begins
1:00 PM

Chairperson’s Welcome and Opening Remarks

Michael Varlotta, Senior Director, Medical Education,
JOHNSON & JOHNSON

1:15 PM

HOW WILL THE SUNSHINE ACT IMPACT SPEAKER PROGRAMS, ADVISORY BOARDS, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS?

Kevin Ryan, Senior Attorney,
NOVO NORDISK INC

Trudy J Seeley, Senior Manager, Transparency Operations, 
SANOFI US

Michael Varlotta, Senior Director, Medical Education, 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON

2:15 PM

EVALUATING AD BOARDS: Analyzing the Board in Order to Gain the Most Product Relevant Information and Recognize the Needs of the Market

Mario Nacinovich, Editor-in-Chief,
JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE

3:00 PM Networking & Refreshment Break
3:30 PM

PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADVISORY BOARDS

Mike Rivas, Director, Ethical Compliance,
NOVARTIS

4:15 PM

Maximizing Program Effectiveness and Achieving Compliance Objectives Through a Centralized Community Technology Platform

Franco Barbalinardo, Regional Vice President, Business Development, WITHIN3

5:00 PM

KOLs, AD BOARDS, SPEAKER PROGRAMS, AND AGGREGATE SPEND: Major Challenges in Collecting Accurate Data, Verification, and Reporting Challenges under Sunshine

Trudy J Seeley, Senior Manager, Transparency Operations,
SANOFI US

5:45 PM

Day One Concludes


Day Two – Friday May 11, 2012
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM

PENS, POST-ITS, AND PAROCHIALISM: Perspectives from a Program Speaker

Steven D Passik PhD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

9:45 AM

STRATEGIES FOR ENSURING COMPLIANT SPEAKER PROGRAMS AND OTHER HCP ENGAGEMENTS

Kevin M Ryan, Senior Attorney,
NOVO NORDISK INC.

10:30 AM Networking & Refreshment Break
11:15 AM

LESSONS LEARNED: Working with Third Party Vendors on Advisory Boards and Speaker Bureaus

Brent J Lister, Professional Marketing, Immunoscience, 
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB

12:00 PM Luncheon
1:00 PM

ENGAGING HELATH CARE PROFESSIONALS AS ADVISORS AND SPEAKERS IN AN EVER-CHANGING REGULATOR ENVIRONMENT

Elise Roth, Health Care Regulatory Attorney,
BAYER HEALTHCARE

1:45 PM

CLOSING DISCUSSION
An engaging meeting wrap-up and an opportunity for audience comments 

Elise Roth, Health Care Regulatory Attorney,
BAYER HEALTHCARE

Michael Varlotta, Senior Director, Medical Education, 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON

2:30 PM

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

Michael Varlotta, Senior Director, Medical Education,
JOHNSON & JOHNSON

2:45 PM

Conference Concludes