[MPWG] FDA Science Forum (April 2006; Virginia): A Century of FDA Science

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

The links in the meeting announcement below are not active (you will have 
to cut and paste the urls).   Also, I wanted to point out the free public 
session: "Ask FDA."
-Patricia



Title:
2006 FDA Science Forum - A Century of FDA Science: Pioneering the Future 
of Public Health

Date(s) And Time(s):
Apr 18 2006 8:30AM - Apr 20 2006 5:00PM

Location:
Washington Convention Center 
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW 
Washington, DC 20001-3614

Overview
Each year since 1993, the FDA Science Forum has served as an important 
venue for communication between FDA scientists and stakeholders on 
scientific topics of vital regulatory concern. At this exclusive annual 
event, scientists from all disciplines and organizational components of 
FDA meet with their counterparts from industry and academia to share data, 
knowledge, and ideas on the science-based mission of the Agency. FDA is 
the first scientific agency in the world to have been transformed into a 
full-fledged regulatory agency. At the agency's Centennial and at the 
Science Forum, it is important to revisit that investment in regulatory 
science and communicate not only the tangible results of that investment, 
but highlight the process by which that original commitment to high 
quality scientific achievement will translate into the future of science 
at FDA.  

The 2006 FDA Science Forum offers a valuable opportunity for industry and 
academia to learn about FDA's science programs, collaborative 
opportunities, and regulatory priorities. 

More information and Preliminary Program >>  
(http://www.fda.gov/scienceforum/)

Free Public Session: "ASK FDA"
(http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/scienceforum/sf2006/rsvp.html) 
The FDA Science Forum Public Session called "ASK FDA" will allow the 
public to get answers from top FDA scientists on  important health 
questions. 
The public session will open with a keynote address by Dr, Harvey 
Fineberg, President of the Institute of Medicine,  on the importance to 
your health of being an informed consumer.  Dr. Janet Woodcock, FDA Deputy 
Commissioner for Operations, will then moderate a panel of FDA scientists 
who will answer, in plain language, consumer questions on the many health 
products that FDA oversees.  The audience will hear the answers to the top 
questions that consumers ask the FDA and then have the opportunity to ask 
questions from the floor.  


Register online  or contact Ellen.Diegel at diahome.org, t: 215 442 6158, for 
registration details.
(
http://www.diahome.org/DIAHome/Education/FindEducationalOffering.aspx?productID=10540&eventType=Meeting
)

Sessions on medical product development:
"Omics" along the Critical Path to New Medical Products / Personalized 
Medicine / Novel Approaches to Cancer Therapy and Monitoring /  Partnering 
on the Critical Path to New Products/ Bringing home biomarkers: science, 
regulation, and common sense / The Impact of the Pediatric Experience on 
the FDA
Sessions on Cutting-Edge Technology:
Nanotechnology / Bioinformatics / Combination Products / Minimally 
Invasive Devices 
Sessions on quantitative approaches to regulation:
Pharmacovigilance / Risk-Based Inspections and Surveillance / Clinical 
Trials and Statistics / Managing Uncertainty in Risk Assessment: 
Probabilistic Approaches
Sessions on new challenges in public health: natural disasters, plagues 
and the human-animal interface
Preparing for and Preventing a Modern Plague: Focus on Avian Flu / Rapid 
Detection of Multiple Pathogens / Public Health Considerations During 
Natural Disasters / Current Challenges in the Treatment of Parasitic 
Diseases in Humans and Animals / Blood and Tissue Safety

Exhibit space is still available
We invite you to display your company’s products and technical 
capabilities at this year’s meeting.  The FDA Science Forum provides a 
unique opportunity to interact with the Agency’s top scientists and learn 
about their needs for materials and services. 
Contact erin.gilliland at diahome.org, t: 215 442 6149, to reserve your space 
today!
Poster Presentations for the 2006 FDA Science Forum: 
Search, View, and Print Poster Session Abstracts>>
 
(http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/scienceforum/sf2006/search/search.cfm)

Meeting information: 

Ms. Donna Mentch, FDA,  donna.mentch at fda.hhs.gov    t: 310 827 3038
Dr. Fred Fry, FDA, ffry at cfsan.fda.gov    t: (301) 436-1976

Drug Information Association | 800 Enterprise Road, Suite 200 | Horsham, 
PA 19044 USA | p.1.215.442.6100 | f.1.215.442.6199 
 




















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