| 7:00 a.m. |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
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| 8:00 a.m.
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REGISTRATION |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Presentation of the Opportunities, Objectives
and Anticipated Outcomes |
Mr. Jean
Légaré |
| 8:40
am |
Welcome and Overview of Scientific Program |
Dr. Hani
El-Gabalawy |
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Panel 1:
Building Canadian Arthritis Research For The
Millennium Moderator:
Mr. Jean
Légaré |
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| 8:50
am |
CIHR - Institute
of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis |
Ms. Flora Dell |
| 9:05
am |
The Canadian
Arthritis Network |
Dr. Tineke
Meijers |
| 9:20
am |
The
Arthritis Society Research Program |
Dr. David
Hawkins |
|
9:35 am |
ACREU |
Dr. Elizabeth
Badley |
|
9:50 am |
QUESTION
&
ANSWER |
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|
10:05-10:20am |
HEALTH BREAK |
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|

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Panel 2: Spotlight on Current Research Trends in
Inflammatory Arthritis Moderator: Ms. Jay
Fiddler |
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|
| 10:35
am |
Juvenile
Arthritis |
Dr. Ciaran
Duffy |
|
10:50 am |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Dr. Ed
Keystone |
| 11:05
am |
Spondyloarthropathies |
Dr. Rob Inman
|
| 11:20 am |
QUESTION & ANSWER
|
|
| 11:45 am |
Question for
Participants: What key trends and related research issues offer significant potential for addressing health and health services issues associated with inflammatory joint disease |
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| 12:15 pm |
LUNCH ( theme
tables) |
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Panel
3: Spotlight
on Ethics in Clinical Trials Moderator:
Ms. Anne Dooley |
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|
| 1:15
pm |
From Subject to Participant: A Canadian Research Ethics Primer |
Ms. Maureen Smith
|
| 1:35
pm |
A new ethical partnership in clinical trials - a stateside view |
Ms. Debra R. Lappin JD |
| 1:55
pm |
QUESTIONS
&
ANSWERS |
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|

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Panel 4: Sharing Best Practices – Informed Patient Advocacy Moderator: Ms. Catherine Hofstetter |
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| 2:15
pm |
Spondylitis Association of
America |
Ms.
Jane Bruckel |
| 2:35 pm |
Children’s Arthritis Foundation |
Mr. John
Graham/ Ms. Pam
Sherwin |
| 2:55
pm |
Arthritis
Consumer Experts |
Ms. Cheryl Koehn |
| 3:15
pm |
HEALTH BREAK |
|
| 3:35 pm |
Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance |
Ms. Ann
Qualman |
| 3:55 pm |
The Arthritis Society Advocacy
program |
Ms. Susan Kapilik |
| 4:15 pm |
Arthritis and Rheumatism
International |
Mr. Robert Johnstone
|
| 4:35 pm |
QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS |
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| 4:55 pm |
Closing Remarks |
Mr. Jean Légaré |
| 6:00 pm |
Consumer Cocktail
Reception |
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm |
Consumer Dinner Reception
Special Address: John Wright, Sr VP
Ipsos-reid “Lifting the curtain on public opinion
polls” |