Public event on trial transparency 5th February Conway Hall

[Ben Goldacre]

Dear all, 

i'm speaking at this event, organised by some students, on the need for transparency in clinical trials. 

I don't know the other speakers, who were invited by the organisers. 

It should be interesting, if anyone wishes to come. There is a senior person from industry, and from the EMA. 

Ben

Programme:

18.45 Registration.

19.00 Speaker presentations.

20.15 Panel debate.

21.30 Cheese and wine reception.

Speakers include industry professionals and academia, 

including author and big pharma critic Dr Ben Goldacre.

Dr Miran Epstein - Medical doctor and Reader in Medical Ethics at Barts and The London School of 

Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. Dr Epstein will discuss the disturbing 

relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and research ethics and explains how they can be 

fixed.

Mr Chris Walker - Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs at biopharmaceutical company Amgen. Mr. 

Walker will present his personal view from an industry perspective and will provide a summary of the 

current state of legislation, expectations on transparency and how the conversation is evolving.

Dr. Ben Goldacre - author, broadcaster, medical doctor and academic. Dr. Goldacre will present on 

the themes of his recent book 'Bad Pharma' about the misuse of evidence by the pharmaceutical 

industry, especially the way that negative trial data goes missing in action, and how easy it would be to 

fix this.

Dr. Xavier Luria - Independent consultant in drug development, regulation and business school 

lecturer. Previous head of safety and efficacy at European Medicines Agency (EMA). Dr. Luria will 

present on access to clinical trial data and transparency from a regulator perspective.

The evening will be chaired by former Tomorrow's World presenter, science writer and broadcaster 

Vivienne Parry OBE.

Conway Hall

25 Red Lion Square 

WC1R 4RL London

United Kingdom

Tuesday, 5 February 2013 

from 18:45 to 22:30 (GMT)

Please join us for an open debate on the ethics and transparency in the Pharmaceutical Industry. 

All proceeds donated to the charity 'Sense', supporting deafblind children, adults and their carers. The 

coordinators of this event are not affiliated to any organisation.

- Should transparency be a legal obligation?

- Where do the regulators stand on this issue?

- Is the current process morally acceptable or should it be 

changed?

Decide for yourself - Come and hear an informative, 

balanced and lively debate

     

    

   

    

PHARMABATE:

Ethics and Transparency in the 

Pharmaceutical Industry

Tuesday 5 February, 18.45 – 22.30, Holborn - London

www.proclinical.co.uk

Tickets Cost:

£15 per adult

£10 per student

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[Trisha Greenhalgh]

Will send our MSc students!

Prof Trisha Greenhalgh

Global Health, Policy and Innovation Unit
Centre for Primary Care and Public Health
Blizard Institute

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Yvonne Carter Building
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[Tom Jefferson]

Know Xavier Luria's name because he signed all the EMA TF releases to us and all our appeal correspondence.

I'd very interested in listening to pharma's view but it's a long way for me to come.