Please make note of the following notice about the May 2010 MAGI Clinical Research Conference.  NPC personnel who have attended past MAGI conferences have found them to be worthwhile for their sessions on industry-sponsored clinical studies and for the networking opportunities.  NAVREF members are eligible for a $100 discount off the registration fee. 

Notice from Norman Goldfarb, Chairman, MAGI, Managing Director, First Clinical Research LLC and Editor, The Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices:

The next MAGI Clinical Research Conference will be held in Boston, May 23-26.  Discounts are available. Save $100 more with NAVREF's discount code NAV249.

MAGI conferences feature a coherent program emphasizing practical tips based on real-life examples, with lots of interaction and networking. This conference will feature:
- 92 sessions and workshops in 6 tracks: site operations, sponsor operations, regulatory & ethics, contracts, budgets & billing, and special topics.
- 20 continuing education (CME,CNE,CLE) credits. Relevant CNE hours qualify not just for nursing, but also for ACRP, APPI, NAIM, PMI, PRIM&R, RACC, RAPS and SoCRA hours.
- Excellent networking: Two-thirds of attendees will have 5+ years of experience. About 52% of attendees will be from sites, 27% from sponsors, and 25% from CROs and other service providers.

There will be two VA speakers on the program:
- Jeffrey Moore, PhD, Acting Deputy Director, Technology Transfer Program, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Ali Sonel, MD, Associate Chief of Staff for R&D, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

The faculty includes numerous other clinical research leaders, such as:

- Soo Bang, Director, Contracts & Outsourcing, Pfizer

- Quincy J. Byrdsong, Executive Director of Research Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University

- W. Christopher Fang, MD, Worldwide Director, Johnson & Johnson, DePuy

- Cynthia M. Gates, JD, Vice President, Operations, Western IRB

- Kenneth A. Getz, Senior Research Fellow, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

- Felix Khin-Maung-Gyi, PharmD, CEO, Chesapeake Research Review

- Andy Lee, Sr. VP, Global Clinical Research Operations, Genzyme

- Karen Lodigiani, JD, Director of Corporate Sponsored Clinical Research Contracting, Partners HealthCare

- Barbara Longmire, Director, Office of Clinical Trials, University of North Carolina

- Michael E. Marcarelli, PharmD, Director, Division of Bioresearch Monitoring, Office of Compliance, CDRH, Food & Drug Administration

- Marga Oortgiésen, MD, Managing Director, VP Drug Development, Cato Research

- William B. Smith, MD, President, New Orleans Center for Clinical Research

- Marjorie Speers, PhD, President and CEO, AAHRPP

- David Vulcano, Assistant Vice President, Clinical Research, HCA, Inc.

- Delia Wolf, MD JD, Director, Human Research Administration , Harvard School of Public Health

The conference website is at http://www.magiworld.org/events/2010E.

Sign up at http://www.magiworld.org/events/2010E/registration.php. Enter discount code NAV249 when prompted. (Does not apply retroactively or to already-reduced group rates.)

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Norman M. Goldfarb

Chairman, MAGI
Managing Director, First Clinical Research LLC
Editor, The Journal of Clinical Research Best Practices
ngoldfarb@firstclinical.com - http://www.firstclinical.com
T 650.465.0119 - F 206.339.4331