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Tuesday, November 12th
| Welcome & Course Introduction | Leonard Sacks, M.D. | 
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| FDA Structure & Mandate | Leonard Sacks, M.D. | ||
| Session 1: Trial Design | |||
| Design of Clinical Trials (Pt. 1) | Robert Temple, M.D. | ||
| Design of Clinical Trial (Pt. 2) | Robert Temple, M.D. | 
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| Clinical Trial Endpoints | Elektra Papadopoulos, M.D., MPH | ||
| Questions & Answers | Robert Temple, M.D. | ||
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 | New Trends in Clinical Trial Designs | ||
| Electronic Technology in Clinical Trials | Leonard Sacks, M.D. | ||
| Real-World Evidence | David Martin, M.D. CDER | FDA | * See recording Slides | |
| Decentralized Clinical Trials | Isaac Rodriguez-Chavez, Ph.D., MHSc., M.Sc. | *See recording Slides | |
| Questions & Answers | Leonard Sacks, M.D. | 
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 | Lunch | 
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| Issues in Clinical Trial Designs for Devices | 
					Adam Donat Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) | FDA | ||
| Issues in Clinical Trial Design for Companion Diagnostic Devices | 
					Karen Bijwaard, M.S., RAC, MB (ASCP), CQA CDRH | FDA | ||
| Questions & Answers | Adam Donat Karen Bijwaard, M.S. | ||
| Session 2: Issues in Clinical Trial Safety and Efficacy | |||
| Safety Considerations in Phase I Trials | Ramya Gopinath, M.D. | ||
| Safety Assessment in Clinical Trials & Beyond | Shabnam Naseer, M.D. | ||
| Questions & Answers | Ramya Gopinath, M.D. | Recording | |
| The Analysis of Investigator Data: Sources of Bias & Error | Susan Ellenberg, Ph.D. | ||
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Wednesday, November 13th
| Special Trial Design Considerations in Rare Disease Trials | Patroula Smpokou, M.D., FACMG | |
| Organ-Specific Toxicities Roundtable | Oncology Hepatic Hematology Renal Cardiac Oncology & Immunotherapies | 
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| Personalized/Precision Medicine | Alan R. Shuldiner, M.D. | |
| Special Populations: Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Renal, and Hepatic Impairment | Mario Sampson, Pharm.D. | |
| Gene Therapy | Lei Xu, M.D. | |
| Questions & Answers | Mario Sampson, Pharm.D. | |
| Session 3: Investigator Responsibilities and Patient Perspective | ||
| Investigator Responsibilities – Regulation & Clinical Trials | Cynthia Kleppinger, M.D. | |
| Questions & Answers | Cynthia Kleppinger, M.D. | |
| Informed Consent & Ethical Considerations in Clinical Trials | Jon Mark Hirshon, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, FACEP | |
| Clinical Investigator Site Inspections – What to Expect | Michelle Anantha, MSPAS, PA-C, RAC | |
| Questions & Answers | Michelle Anantha, MSPAS | |
| Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ClinicalTrials.gov | Bridget Foltz, M.S. | |
| FDA Perspective on International Studies | Kassa Ayalew, M.D., MPH CDER | FDA | |
| Questions & Answers | 
					Kassa Ayalew, M.D., MPH Bridget Foltz, M.S. | Recording | 
Thursday, November 14th
| Session 4: Understanding the Investigator Brochure: Non-clinical and Early Clinical Studies | ||
| CMC and the Investigator Brochure: Ensuring the Quality of a Drug is Used in a Clinical Trial | Erika E. Englund, Ph.D. | |
| Pharmacology/Toxicology in the Investigator Brochure | Matthew Thompson, Ph.D., MPH | |
| Clinical Pharmacology | Shirley K. Seo, Ph.D. | |
| Questions & Answers | Erika Englund, Ph.D. | |
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					Session 5: INDs and IDEs – A Cross-Center Perspective | ||
| Center for Drug Evaluation & Research | Lawrence Allan CDER | FDA | Slides | 
| Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research | Donald Fink, Ph.D. Feorillo Galvio Deborah Belsky, M.D., MPH, FAAFP | |
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 | Lunch | |
| Center for Devices & Radiological Health (CDRH) | Joshua Chetta, Ph.D. Nadezda Radoja, Ph.D. | |
| Questions & Answers | Deborah Belsky, M.D. | |
| Patient & Investigator Perspective Panel | Patient Perspectives Lisa Salberg Pulmonology, Epidemiology, & Safety Infectious Diseases | |
| Questions & Answers | James Campbell, M.D., M.S. | 
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| Closing Remarks | Leonard Sacks, M.D. | 
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