Wednesday, March 23 – Thursday, March 24, 2011
Washington, DC Metro Area
The Liaison Capitol Hill
415 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Molecular Diagnostics And the Changing Landscape is an interactive two day seminar hosted by the Medical Technology Learning Institute, the educational arm of AdvaMed,that includes government and industry speakers addressing current regulatory, reimbursement and legislative topics in the evolving field of molecular diagnostics.
Attendees will participate in sessions ranging from the latest government policies aimed at molecular diagnostics, healthcare reform and implications for diagnostic; FDA oversight and regulation of molecular diagnostics; key regulatory considerations in developing molecular diagnostics and what it takes to make to create a good submission; developments impacting personalized medicine; co-development and the future of companion diagnostics; the changing landscape of molecular diagnostics reimbursement; and an afternoon on future proposals that could foster the introduction of new molecular diagnostics.
Who Should Attend
This seminar is especially designed for personnel involved in the development, regulation, or reimbursement of molecular diagnostics or strategies for their adoption in clinical practice.
Speakers
Marc Boutin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, National Health Council
Carolyn Compton, MD, Ph.D., Director, Office of Biorepositories and Biospecimen Research and Executive Director, Cancer Human Biobank, NCI, NIH
Barbara Conley, MD, Associate Director, Cancer Diagnosis Program, DCTD, NCI, NIH
Maryellen de Mars, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer, USDS., Inc.
Robert DiTullio, Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs & Clinical Affairs, Alere Inc.
Cathy Fomous, Ph.D., Senior Health Policy Analyst, NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities
Alberto Gutierrez, Director, FDA/OIVD
Thomas Gustafson, Senior Policy Advisor, Arnold & Porter
Marjorie Kanof, MD, Health Policy Alternatives
Teresa L. Lee, Senior Vice President, Payment & Health Care Delivery Policy, AdvaMed
Jennifer Luray, Director, Public Policy & Government Relations, BD
Amy Miller, Ph.D., Director of Public Policy, Personalized Medicine Coalition
Richard Naples, Vice President, Corporate Regulatory Affairs, BD
G. Gregory Raab, Ph.D., Raab & Associates, Inc
Uwe Scherf, Associate Director, Microbiology Devices, FDA/OIVD
Elizabeth Pika Sharp, Vice President, Government Affairs, AdvaMed
With the advent of new medical technology called Molecular Diagnostics, we have a new double edged sword for the new world order. While DNA and RNA analysis will prove useful in reducing medical costs and take the guess work out of prescribing drugs, there is the danger of DNA profiles being used in the nefarious new world order conspiracy for domination and control.