Translating Innovative Technology to Patient Care
Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, ON — May 22-25, 2018
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM
Tuesday, May 22
- Industry Day: Innovation and Management of Modern Pharmaceuticals
- Plenary Lecture 1: Mary Haak-Frendscho, Blueline Bioscience & Versant Ventures
- Presentations by innovative biotech companies within the Toronto area and beyond
- Welcome Reception
Wednesday, May 23
- Plenary Lecture 2: David Juurlink, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre: The North American Opioid Crisis from 30,000 Feet
- Session 1A: Regulatory Reforms
- Session 1B: Opioid Crisis
- Session 1C: Crossing Biological Membranes
- Session 2A: Knowledge Translation – From Real World Evidence to Canadian Health Care Needs
- Session 2B: Pharmaceutical Potential of Stem Cell & CRISPR-Mediated Gene Modifications
- Session 2C: CSPT Trainee Oral Presentations
- Evening out: Book your Blue Jays ball game ticket
Thursday, May 24
- Plenary Lecture 3: Tak Mak, Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto: The Fourth Pillar of Cancer Treatment: It Takes a Village
- Session 3A: Immuno-Oncology
- Session 3B: The Gut Microbiome as a Novel Therapeutic Target
- Session 3C: Practical Pharmacology: Case Studies from Across the Country
- Session 4A: Translational Medicine
- Session 4B: Cannabinoids
- Session 4C: Innovative Biomaterials for Drug Delivery
- Gala & Awards Dinner
Friday, May 25
- Plenary Lecture 4: Richard Weinshilboum, Mayo Clinic: Pharmacogenomics: Clinical Implementation and Future Challenges
- Session 5A: Pharmacogenomic Implementation
- Session 5B: Drug Therapy in Children
- Trainee Poster Awards – Announcement and Presentation of Awards
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