When: 19 - 21 November 2024
Where: Online
Start Day 1: 12:30 CET End Day 3: 15:00 CET

Course overview

This Masterclass is designed for regulatory affairs professionals to develop and deepen their understanding of all aspects of global clinical development. It will allow them to examine the regulatory requirements imposed on clinical development, the processes of preparing documentation for clinical study reports and regulatory overview/summary documents, and strategic considerations for the running of international clinical trial programmes.

Lectures and workshops will cover the understanding and application of modern approaches and understanding of designing the clinical programme, different types of studies (pivotal studies, dose-finding, special studies) trial designs, statistical input (intention to treat, efficacy populations), pharmacoeconomics, clinical trial application strategy, special populations (paediatric, elderly, organ impairment) preclinical requirements, territories, (trial locations: diseases prevalence, patient populations, medical expertise) writing and evaluating clinical reports and summaries, risk management, and evaluating the data at the regulatory authorities, and achieving a Global Clinical Programme dossier. 

The use of case studies and workshops will assist in the achievement of these learning outcomes and enable the students to contextualise their understanding and knowledge.

Benefits to delegates

This course will enable you to:

• Possess a systematic understanding of knowledge and a critical awareness of the regulations and international directives pertaining to clinical development of a new medicine
• Show a critical awareness of the clinical programme strategies which can be employed during development and registration of a new medicine of clinical programme strategy, and effective regulatory leadership throughout the clinical development and the registration of a new medicine
• Display a comprehensive understanding of the EU Legislation on the different aspects of clinical development and of the procedures and regulatory requirements for clinical trial reports, clinical overview and summary documents for optimal product labelling
• Evaluate methodologies and develop critique of the medical, statistical, economic and operational aspects of clinical trial programmes
• Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse the legal documentation global operational clinical trial programme considerations of clinical research
• Deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• Critically appraise and evaluate global clinical research communications from regulatory bodies and research publications

Programme

Module Leader

Katherine Bowen, Senior Director in Regulatory Affairs, Boyds Katherine is a Senior Director in Regulatory Affairs for Boyds, a drug development consultancy focusing on cutting-edge medicinal products and treatments.  She has over 16 years’ experience in global regulatory affairs and was the recipient of the TOPRA Inspiration award in 2023. Katherine is a regular podcaster on regulatory topics and has worked across a wide range of therapeutic areas with a focus on products in the pre-clinical phase through to regulatory filing and approval. Katherine has worked at large organisations including Amgen and Eli Lilly and has spent the last 5 years in consulting supporting a range of clients both large and small as well as focusing on the development, coaching and mentoring of her regulatory teams.

Speakers

TOPRA Masterclasses are developed and delivered by a faculty  of expert speakers from relevant industry, agencies, notified bodies and other stakeholders and are validated by the University of Hertfordshire.

Speakers for this Masterclass include to be confirmed.

This course is suitable for

• Students of the MSc programme
• Delegates from the regulatory affairs industry who wish to develop their knowledge of the requirements for global clinical development
• Delegates from allied industries who wish to have a comprehensive understanding of the subject

Pricing

Standard

• TOPRA MSc students: £1,545 +VAT*
• Delegates: £1,785 +VAT*

Discounted places

A limited number of discounted places are available at the rates below. Please email us at meetings@topra.org for a discount code before making your booking.

• Those working for regulatory agencies, government agencies or academic institutions: £1,338.75 +VAT*
• Those working for charities, patient groups or in full-time education: £892.50 +VAT*

*VAT, if applicable, is charged at the rate of 19%.

Terms and conditions

By booking a place on this course you are agreeing to the training terms and conditions.