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Patient Recruitment & Retention – Strategies to Tactics
23 March 2010
Patient Recruitment & Retention – Strategies to Tactics

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Overview of Workshop:

This workshop is intended to help anyone responsible for overseeing patient recruitment activities (whether as a study manager, or as someone seeking to outsource this function) confidently and proactively engage with their patient recruitment & retention activities and to address the associated challenges. Gain a better understanding of influencing factors by looking at opinions of the site teams and patient representatives so that there is a closer alignment of participants' efforts to their desired outcomes and expectations.
The workshop will present information that will frame key issues and through interactive discussion generate solutions and best practices that attendees will be able to use in their own working environment.
 

The workshop will seek to address:

  • Strategically
    • Do all the key decision influencers need to have a voice - pros n cons
    • Has the timing of the selected plan equalled desired expectation/need?
  • Tactically
    • Tried and tested methods - what works and in which country?
    • Esoteric approaches for recruitment and retention
    • Tiered approach
  • Working in Emerging countries
    • In rescue mode or because it's cheaper?
    • Patient recruitment & retention is no problem - really!?
  • Do it yourself or use a vendor
    • Cost vs. ROI

       

About the Workshop Host:

 Sanjiv Kanwar is the Managing Director of Polaris BioPharma Consulting. Sanjiv is an intuitive, resourceful and self-motivated senior executive, with 24 years of demonstrable proficiency in medicine (pathology), pharmaceutical & clinical research, and e-business. Sanjiv has clinical research experience in 5 continents having worked within large pharma, small biotech and associated service support companies. This strategic to hand-on experience is supported by excellent leadership, change management, communication, and inter-personal skills.

 

About Polaris BioPharma Consulting:

Polaris BioPharma Consulting Ltd is a privately owned independent specialist consultancy that provides services internationally to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and patient representative organizations whilst executing at a grass roots level with physicians & investigational sites.

http://www.polarisbpc.com/

 

Workshop agenda

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13:30

Registration & Coffee

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14:00

Welcome and Introductions

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14:10

Patient Recruitment and Retention - the Here and Now

  • Where does it begin and end?
  • What is the "norm"?
  • Establishing what worked and what did not
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    14:50

    What Can be Done Differently?

  • Strategy - do we select the patient or does the patient select the trial?
  • Tactics vs. deployment
  • What can be done
  • Timelines vs. cost
  • Tactics vs. geography experience (Rx area vs. geography)
  • Emerging countries
  • Why go there….and when?
  • Advantages vs. challenges
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    15:30

    Afternoon Coffee

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    15:50

    Thinking Outside the Box

  • DIY or vendor
  • Costs involved
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    16:30

    Discussion Session

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    17:00

    Close of Workshop

    Crowne Plaza Hotel - St James

    Buckingham Gate 45/51
    London SW1E 6AF
    United Kingdom

    Crowne Plaza Hotel - St James

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