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Geriatric Safe Medicines Summit
16 September - 17 September 2013
Geriatric Safe Medicines Summit

Age demographics are shifting in both the developing and developed world. Higher standards of living, better health care and the implementation of welfare systems all contribute to increased longevity, but with an ever growing older population health burdens are shifting and the treatment of age related disease conditions is increasing. The challenges involved in the treatment of the older patient are numerous. Co-morbidities, lack of clinical trial data on the target population, challenges of drug-drug interactions, compliance and a number of ethical issues surrounding the treatment of the older population are all concerns of those working within geriatric medicine.

Join SAE Media Group for their inaugural Geriatric Safe Medicines Summit as they seek to address these issues and many more in what promises to be a highly thought provoking and stimulating event.
 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Barbro Westerholm

Barbro Westerholm

Member of Swedish Parliament, Swedish Parliament
Nina Lee Barnett

Nina Lee Barnett

Consultant Pharmacist, North West London Hospitals
Solange Rohou

Solange Rohou

Director Regulatory Affairs, AstraZeneca

Ali Al-Khattawi

Researcher in Pharmaceutical Sciences/Drug Delivery, Aston University
Ali Al-Khattawi

Amit Mistri

Consultant in Stroke Medicine, University Of Leicester
Amit  Mistri

Anthea Tinker

Professor at the Institute of Gerontology, Kings College London
Anthea Tinker

Barbro Westerholm

Member of Swedish Parliament, Swedish Parliament
Barbro Westerholm

Erna Beers

MD Clinical Pharmacologist, UMC Utrecht
Erna Beers

Florian Von Raison

Senior Global Program Head, Novartis
Florian Von Raison

Irene Garcia-Bravo

Project Manager, European Medicines Agency (E M E A)
Irene Garcia-Bravo

Jonathan Guillemot

PhD Student, Kings College University
Jonathan Guillemot

Mark Baxter

Geriatric Consultant, University Hospitals Southampton
Mark Baxter

Mark Wilson

Director, Collaboration Management, Pharmaceutical Development Division, GlaxoSmithKline plc
Mark Wilson

Michael Richardson

VP International and QPPV EU GPV&E , Bristol Myers Squibb
Michael Richardson

Nina Lee Barnett

Consultant Pharmacist, North West London Hospitals
Nina Lee Barnett

Peter Crome

Professor, Univeristy College London Hospitals
Peter Crome

Philippe Guillet

Chief Geriatrician, TSU Ageing, Sanofi R&D
Philippe Guillet

Rene Bouw

Section Director Clinical Pharmacology Scientists, AstraZeneca
Rene Bouw

Solange Rohou

Director Regulatory Affairs, AstraZeneca
Solange Rohou

Sven Stegeman

Director, Capsugel (Warner-Lambert)
Sven Stegeman

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Solange Rohou

Solange Rohou, Director Regulatory Affairs, AstraZeneca

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9:50

Patient perspectives on healthy ageing

Barbro Westerholm

Barbro Westerholm, Member of Swedish Parliament, Swedish Parliament

  • Most important is to be regarded as a resource, to feel needed
  • Not to meet ageism/age discrimination
  • Effective and safe treatment when in need
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    Representation of Older People in Clinical Trials: Results and Recommendations of the PREDICT Study

    Peter Crome

    Peter Crome, Professor, Univeristy College London Hospitals

  • The systematic reviews confirmed the continued unjustified exclusion of older people from clinical trials an that clinicians treating older people and other professionals believed that older people were disadvantaged as a result.
  • Focus groups held in the 9 participating  countries confirmed that older people and their countries supported a more robust system for including older people in clinical trials 
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    11:40

    Why do older people drop out of longitudinal health studies and how can they be encouraged to continue to participate?

    Anthea Tinker

    Anthea Tinker, Professor at the Institute of Gerontology, Kings College London

  • The evidence from longitudinal studies about older people who drop out of studies
  • A case study of the Whitehall research on drop outs including what would encourage participation
  • A personal perspective on involvement in 3 longitudinal health studies
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:30

    What can we learn from non adherence in clinical trials

    Sven Stegeman

    Sven Stegeman, Director, Capsugel (Warner-Lambert)

  • Adherence as a key to acheive therapeutic outcomes
  • Reasons for non-adherence: a patient perspective
  • Understanding non-adherence as a source early on
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    14:10

    A coaching approach to medication adherence

    Nina Lee Barnett

    Nina Lee Barnett, Consultant Pharmacist, North West London Hospitals

  • Chnaging the consultation paradigm- the imperatives
  • Practical and perceptual approaches to adherence
  • Coaching and medication adherence
  • Managing short consultations
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    14:50

    Are low treatment uptake rates due to polymorbidity and polymedication issues: perspectives from the osteoporosis treatment gap in France and the UK

    Jonathan Guillemot

    Jonathan Guillemot, PhD Student, Kings College University

  • Evolution of guidelines and clinical practices in the management of osteoporosis
  • Current osteoporosis guidelines and treatment gaps
  • Reasons for treatment decline, uptake and withdrawal
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    15:30

    Afternoon Tea

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    16:00

    Formulation development of orally disintegrating tablets: An opportunity to address swallowing diffculties in Geriatric Patients

    Ali Al-Khattawi

    Ali Al-Khattawi, Researcher in Pharmaceutical Sciences/Drug Delivery, Aston University

  • The formulation approaches used to overcome medication non-adherence in geriatric patients and teh paradigm of patient-centred dosage forms
  • The emerging pharmaceutical orally disintegrating dosage forms and their signficance in the increasing ageing society
  • Various technologies and cost-effective strategies for orally disintegrating tablet formulation
  • Novel atomic force microscopy applications which provide an insight into molecular aspects of orally disintegrating tablet formulation development
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    16:40

    New approaches to improved adherence: pharmacy-level “PolyPill” assembly

    Mark Wilson

    Mark Wilson, Director, Collaboration Management, Pharmaceutical Development Division, GlaxoSmithKline plc

  • The assembly at the pharmacy of so-called “polypills”, which contain multiple drug compounds, provides the possibility to improve adherence through the provision to patients of medicines that are specific to the individual
  • Each tablet may be adapted to the individual’s required dosing regimen, so that a patient may be provided with a weekly-pack and required to take only one tablet on each dosing occasion
  • This reduced “pill burden” may improve adherence, with beneficial effects on healthcare outcomes, especially among elderly patient groups
  • This late-stage manufacturing approach obviates the need for high stock and inventory levels throughout the supply chain, which some sources cite as a drawback to the widespread adoption of combination tablets
  • The talk will describe one company’s work to develop a technology that would facilitate such an approach to pharmacy-level “polypill” assembly.
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    17:20

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Solange Rohou

    Solange Rohou, Director Regulatory Affairs, AstraZeneca

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    9:10

    Geriatric Syndromes: What are they and why do they matter?

    Philippe Guillet

    Philippe Guillet, Chief Geriatrician, TSU Ageing, Sanofi R&D

  • Old old adults (75+) is the fastest growing segment of the population
  • Old old subject to specific geriatric syndromes (Frailty, delirium...) which can change the way acute situations manifest themselves (including drug effects and toxicities), needing specific screening, diagnosis and treatment approaches
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    9:50

    Modelling and simulation to support evaluation of safety and efficacy of drugs in older patients

    Rene Bouw

    Rene Bouw, Section Director Clinical Pharmacology Scientists, AstraZeneca

  • Strategis considerations in drug development regarding the elderly
  • Changes in PK and PD with age
  • What value can M&S provide to improve the understanding of risk benefits in oler people?
  • Two examples from AstraZeneca
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    11:00

    What has been done since the revision of the ICH E7 guideline? The Companies’ view

    Solange Rohou

    Solange Rohou, Director Regulatory Affairs, AstraZeneca

  • The revision of ICH E7
  • EFPIA interactions at the workshop organised by the EMA in March 2012
  • How to optimise clincial development in the elderly?
  • What companies are planning/doing to collect data in this special growing population
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    11:40

    Early identification of co-morbidities and the challenges of prescribing in this patient population due to drug-drug interactions

    Mark Baxter

    Mark Baxter, Geriatric Consultant, University Hospitals Southampton

  • Cognitive impairment as a barrier to treatment
  • The impact of co-mobidities on a Clinical Trial
  • Developing effective patient reporting systems as a way to improve patient compliance
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    12:20

    Networking Lunch

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    13:30

    Proposal guidance on medical research for and with older people in Europe

    Florian Von Raison

    Florian Von Raison, Senior Global Program Head, Novartis

  • There is an evident lack of consistent ethical guidance on medical research for and with older people in Europe
  • Workshops from stakeholders from academia, investigators, patient representatives and pharma were held to develop a consensus on principals
  • The aim of the guidance is to facilitate clinial research for and with the older patient population
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    14:10

    Information for rational drug prescribing to older patients- from pre-authorisation to post-marketing

    Erna Beers

    Erna Beers, MD Clinical Pharmacologist, UMC Utrecht

  • Older patients in pre-authorisation trials- number, exclusion criteris and representability
  • Available information for adequate prescribing to older patients- product information and handbooks
  • What information for adequate prescribing about older patients is needed?- Views of a clinical and no clinical professional
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    14:50

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:20

    Effective risk management planning in older people

    Michael Richardson

    Michael Richardson, VP International and QPPV EU GPV&E , Bristol Myers Squibb

  • Effectiveness of post-authorisation studies
  • Important considerations in prescribing
  • Predicting adverse drug reactions: Key predictor outcomes
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    16:00

    Research in complex elderly patients (Stroke), reality vs practicality

    Amit  Mistri

    Amit Mistri, Consultant in Stroke Medicine, University Of Leicester

  • What is the age distribution in clinical trials involving stroke patients?
  • How does this compare with real-life populations?
  • What is the applicability of these results?
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    16:40

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two


    Researcher in Pharmaceutical Sciences/Drug Delivery
    Aston University
    Consultant in Stroke Medicine
    University Of Leicester
    Professor at the Institute of Gerontology
    Kings College London
    Member of Swedish Parliament
    Swedish Parliament
    MD Clinical Pharmacologist
    UMC Utrecht
    Senior Global Program Head
    Novartis
    Project Manager
    European Medicines Agency (E M E A)
    PhD Student
    Kings College University
    Geriatric Consultant
    University Hospitals Southampton
    Director, Collaboration Management, Pharmaceutical Development Division
    GlaxoSmithKline plc
    VP International and QPPV EU GPV&E
    Bristol Myers Squibb
    Consultant Pharmacist
    North West London Hospitals
    Professor
    Univeristy College London Hospitals
    Chief Geriatrician, TSU Ageing
    Sanofi R&D
    Section Director Clinical Pharmacology Scientists
    AstraZeneca
    Director Regulatory Affairs
    AstraZeneca
    Director
    Capsugel (Warner-Lambert)

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