Below are slides from the Clinical Investigator Training Course held November 12-14, 2019, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
 

To be alerted when registration for the 2020 course opens, please email clinicalinvestigator@fda.hhs.gov.

 

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Tuesday, November 12th

 

Welcome & Course Introduction

Leonard Sacks, M.D.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
Office of Medical Policy (OMP)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

 

 

 

 

FDA Structure & Mandate

Leonard Sacks, M.D.

RecordingSlides

Session 1: Trial Design

Design of Clinical Trials (Pt. 1)

Robert Temple, M.D.
Deputy Center Director for Clinical Science
Acting Deputy Director of the Office of Drug Evaluation I (ODE-I)
Office of the Center Director (OCD)
CDER | FDA


RecordingSlides

Design of Clinical Trial (Pt. 2)

Robert Temple, M.D.

 

Clinical Trial Endpoints

Elektra Papadopoulos, M.D., MPH
CDER | FDA


RecordingSlides
 

Questions & Answers

Robert Temple, M.D.
Elektra Papadopoulos, M.D., MPH

Recording

 

New Trends in Clinical Trial Designs

 

Electronic Technology in Clinical Trials

Leonard Sacks, M.D.

Recording |Slides

Real-World Evidence

David Martin, M.D.
CDER | FDA

* See recording Slides

Decentralized Clinical Trials

Isaac Rodriguez-Chavez, Ph.D., MHSc., M.Sc.
CDER | FDA

*See recording Slides

Questions & Answers

Leonard Sacks, M.D.
David Martin, M.D.
Isaac Rodriguez-Chavez, Ph.D., MHSc., M.Sc.

 

 

Lunch

 

Issues in Clinical Trial Designs for Devices

Adam Donat
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) | FDA

RecordingSlides

Issues in Clinical Trial Design for Companion Diagnostic Devices

Karen Bijwaard, M.S., RAC, MB (ASCP), CQA
CDRH | FDA

RecordingSlides

Questions & Answers

Adam Donat
Karen Bijwaard, M.S.

Recording

Session 2: Issues in Clinical Trial Safety and Efficacy

Safety Considerations in Phase I Trials

Ramya Gopinath, M.D.
CDER | FDA

RecordingSlides

Safety Assessment in Clinical Trials & Beyond

Shabnam Naseer, M.D.
CDER | FDA

RecordingSlides

Questions & Answers

Ramya Gopinath, M.D.
Shabnam Naseer, M.D.

Recording

The Analysis of Investigator Data: Sources of Bias & Error

Susan Ellenberg, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania

Slides

Questions & Answers


Susan Ellenberg, Ph.D.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 13th

 

Special Trial Design Considerations in Rare Disease Trials

Patroula Smpokou, M.D., FACMG
CDER | FDA

Slides

Organ-Specific Toxicities Roundtable

Oncology
Meredith Chuk, M.D.
CDER | FDA

Hepatic
Kirti Shetty, M.D.
University of Maryland

Hematology
Ann T. Farrel, M.D.
CDER | FDA

Renal
Aliza Thompson, M.D.
CDER | FDA

Cardiac
Shari Targum, M.D., MPH, FACC
CDER | FDA

Oncology & Immunotherapies
Ashkan Emadi, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Maryland

Chuk Slides

Farrel Slides

Thompson Slides

Targum Slides

Emadi Slides

Setse Slides

 Recording

 

Personalized/Precision Medicine

Alan R. Shuldiner, M.D.
University of Maryland

Slides

Special Populations: Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Renal, and Hepatic Impairment

Mario Sampson, Pharm.D.
CDER | FDA

Slides

Gene Therapy

Lei Xu, M.D.
Center for Biologic Research and Evaluation (CBER) | FDA


RecordingSlides

Questions & Answers

Mario Sampson, Pharm.D.
Alan R. Shuldiner, M.D.
Lei Xu, M.D.

Recording

Session 3: Investigator Responsibilities and Patient Perspective

Investigator Responsibilities – Regulation & Clinical Trials

Cynthia Kleppinger, M.D.
CDER | FDA

RecordingSlides

Questions & Answers

Cynthia Kleppinger, M.D.

 

Informed Consent & Ethical Considerations in Clinical Trials

Jon Mark Hirshon, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, FACEP
University of Maryland

Recording | Slides

Clinical Investigator Site Inspections – What to Expect

Michelle Anantha, MSPAS, PA-C, RAC
CDER | FDA

RecordingSlides

Questions & Answers

Michelle Anantha, MSPAS
John Mark Hirshon, M.D.
Cynthia Kleppinger, M.D.

Recording

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ClinicalTrials.gov

Bridget Foltz, M.S.
FDA

RecordingSlides

FDA Perspective on International Studies

Kassa Ayalew, M.D., MPH
CDER | FDA

RecordingSlides

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.
CDER | FDA

 Slides

Pharmacology/Toxicology in the Investigator Brochure

Matthew Thompson, Ph.D., MPH
CDER | FDA

RecordingSlides

Clinical Pharmacology

Shirley K. Seo, Ph.D.
CDER | FDA

RecordingSlides

Questions & Answers

Erika Englund, Ph.D.
Shirley K. Seo, Ph.D.
Matthew Thompson, Ph.D.

Recording
 

Session 5: INDs and IDEs – A Cross-Center Perspective
Moderator: Donald Fink, Ph.D.

Center for Drug Evaluation & Research
How to Put Together an Investigational New Drug (IND) Submission

Lawrence Allan
CDER | FDA
Slides

Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research
Putting Together Your IND Application (CBER): CMC, Preclinical Testing and Clinical Trial Design Expectations to Ensure Safety for a First-in-Human Clinical Investigation

Donald Fink, Ph.D.
CBER | FDA

Feorillo Galvio
CBER | FDA

Deborah Belsky, M.D., MPH, FAAFP
CBER | FDA
 

Slides

 Recording 

 

Lunch

 

Center for Devices & Radiological Health (CDRH)
Medical Device Clinical Evidence: IDEs and Beyond

Joshua Chetta, Ph.D.
CDRH | FDA

Nadezda Radoja, Ph.D.
CDRH | FDA

Slides

 Recording

Questions & Answers

Deborah Belsky, M.D.
Joshua Chetta, Ph.D.
Donald Fink, Ph.D.
Feorillo Galvio
Lawrence Allan
Nadezda Radoja, Ph.D.

Recording

Patient & Investigator Perspective Panel
 

Patient Perspectives
Pat Furlong

Founding President & CEO
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

Lisa Salberg
CEO, Hyperthrophic Cardiomyopathy Association

Pulmonology, Epidemiology, & Safety
Michael Terrin, M.D., MPH

University of Maryland

Infectious Diseases
James Campbell, M.D., M.S.

University of Maryland

Furlong Slides

Salberg Slides

Terrin Slides

Recording

Questions & Answers

James Campbell, M.D., M.S.
Pat Furlong
Lisa Salberg
Michael Terrin, M.D., MPH

 

Closing Remarks

Leonard Sacks, M.D.

 

 


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