Institute for International Research

7:30am
Registration and Morning Coffee

8:15am
Keynote - General Session Room
Business Management Guru Address: The Evolution and Art of Outsourcing
C. K. Prahalad, Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor of Corporate Strategy
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

9:15am
Transition time to CNS room

9:20am
Chairman's Welcoming Address - CNS conference room
CNS Clinical Trials: Crisis, Challenges, and Opportunities
Amir Kalali, MD, Global Scientific Head
QUINTILES

10:00am
Increase Clinical Trial Success Through Pre-Clinical Behavioral Models
Steve Jacobsen, PhD, Associate Director, Neuroscience Discover
WYETH RESEARCH

10:30am
Networking Break

10:45am
Minimize Placebo Response to Reduce Trial Failure and Conserve Resources
Ramana Kuchibhatla, PhD, Sr. Director, Clinical Development, Biostatistics, and Data Management
TARGACEPT

11:30am
Best Practices to Standardized Rating Scales to Increase Objectivity
Howard Waxman, PhD, Program Director
BELMONT CENTER FOR COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT

12:15pm
How to Use Imaging to Understand the Neurological Impact of Drug Affects
Speaker to be announced

12:45pm
Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers

2:00pm
Maintain Timelines and Budgets While Recruiting and Retaining High Quality Patients
Louis Kirby, MD, Founder & Medical Director
PIVOTAL RESEARCH CENTERS

2:45pm
Ethical Issues in Patient Care
Paul Ford, PhD, Associate Staff Member Department of Bioethics and Neurology
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION

3:40pm 
Minute Networking Break

4:15pm
Identify and Validate Bio-Markers (Surrogate Endpoints) to Accelerate Lengthy Trials
Linda C. Surh, MD, PhD, Director, CEDD Regulatory Affairs, Neurology & Pharmacogenetics
GLAXOSMITHKLINE

5:00 pm
Overcome Challenges in CNS of Collection Patient Reported Outcomes to Generate Validated, High Quality Data
David DeBrota, MD, Clinical Research Physician Neuroscience Clinical Methods Team
ELI LILLY & CO.

5:30pm
Conference Day One Concludes

5:45pm - 6:45pm
Networking Reception - Join us for networking opportunities with over 1,800 Clinical Professionals