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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Webinar
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Upcoming Webinar: Public/Private Sect=
or: Collaboration and Conflict in Drug Development=0D=0ADecember 15, 2009=
=0D=0AWebinar=0D=0AThis COMPLIMENATARY webinar brings together thought lead=
ers for a candid discussion of the implications of different approaches to =
managing industry/academic relationships on the enterprise of drug developm=
ent. Stakeholders from the industry, academia and government will share per=
spectives to advance the mutual understanding of all parties of the impact =
different policies will have on their respective missions.=0D=0AKey questio=
ns include: Is the for-profit nature of pharmaceutical companies compatible=
 with the principles of scientific research? Is there such a thing as =93co=
nflict-free=94 research? How can or will the government police conflicts, e=
specially in the context of the advisory committee process? =0D=0AAttendees=
 will hear different perspectives on the appropriate methods for collaborat=
ive research and the implications of different potential policies to mitiga=
te or eliminate conflict-of-interest.=0D=0AJill Hartzler Warner, J. D.=0D=
=0AActing Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs=0D=0AOffice o=
f the Commissioner=0D=0AU.S. Food and Drug Administration=0D=0A=0D=0ADr. St=
even E. Nissen, MACC=0D=0AChairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine=
=0D=0ACleveland Clinic Foundation=0D=0Aand=0D=0AProfessor of Medicine=0D=0A=
Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine=0D=0Aat Case Western Reserve Uni=
versity=0D=0A=0D=0AFreda C. Lewis-Hall=0D=0ASVP and Chief Medical Officer=
=0D=0APfizer Inc.=0D=0A=0D=0AMichael Weber=0D=0AProfessor of Medicine and A=
ssociate Dean for Research=0D=0ASUNY Downstate College of Medicine=0D=0A=0D=
=0AFor more information or to register for these insightful and interactive=
 webinars, please contact:=0D=0A=0D=0AAlexandria Riley=0D=0AConference Coor=
dinator=0D=0AEmail: a.riley@elsevier.com=0D=0APhone: (203) 838-4401 x113=0D=
=0A=0D=0A
SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Upcoming Webinar: Public/Private Sector: =
Collaboration and Conflict in Drug Development
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