Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 2nd Annual
Risk-Based Monitoring Europe
Integrating Quality Into Clinical Trials To Ensure Effective Monitoring
17-18 September 2019
As industry adoption of risk-based monitoring increases, it is clear that although RBM takes many forms – remote, centralized, and risk-based monitoring – successful risk-based monitoring implementation from pilot studies to full-scale rollout
requires a foundation of quality, appropriate processes, and analytics. CHI's Risk-Based Monitoring Europe conference focuses on implementation case studies (especially in different study designs), practical solutions to RBM rollout,
and a prospective look into the future of RBM.
The gathering will be part of the Summit for Clinical Trials Operations Executives (SCOPE) Europe, a two-day event made up of shared plenary keynotes from biopharma thought leaders, five conference tracks focused on specific issues and functions within
the clin ops, innovation and research enterprise, informal and interactive breakout discussion groups, and networking.
Keynotes | Program 1-Feasibility | Program 2-Engagement | Program 3-Monitoring |
Program 4-Digitalization | Program 5-Budgeting
Final Agenda
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Tuesday, 17 September
8:00 - 17:00 Registration Open
8:00 Morning Coffee
8:35 Opening Plenary Keynotes
10:00 Grand Opening Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:50 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Andy Lawton, Director & Consultant, Risk Based Approach Ltd.
10:55 Solving Key Protocol Deviation Challenges to Improve Data Quality
Catherine Stewart, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Clinical Sciences, Protocol Deviations, Pfizer
Currently, clinical research sponsors and sites are working to interpret potentially confusing or misunderstood elements of the ICH E3 and the associated guidelines related to protocol deviations (PD). Based on input from sites, IRBs, as well as research
sponsors themselves, the TransCelerate Protocol Deviations Initiative is creating a Protocol Deviation Management Toolkit and engaging health authorities on this topic with a goal of ultimately improving patient safety, reliability of study data,
and data quality.
11:20 Protocol Deviations: The Issues that Matter
Paul Michael Johnson, MSHS, Director, Global Clinical Operations, Kiniksa
The discussion will be focused on a practical guide to implementing protocol deviation planning oversight and proactive management from protocol development to CSR and includes notes on pitfalls and resource burden of overzealous protocol deviation capture.
11:45 Aligning Expectations of Quality Monitoring
Michael Walega, MS, Head, Centralized Monitoring, Global Data Management and Centralized Monitoring, Bristol-Myers Squibb
This session will address aspects of monitoring that focus on achieving a state of higher first-time quality. Topics to be discussed include: developing an appropriate monitoring strategy and workflow; verifying the accuracy of quality metrics; determining
the cadence of assessments to support the monitoring strategy; assessing robustness of quality metrics.
12:10 Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)
12:35 Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (Community Networking)
13:55 Chairperson’s Remarks
Andy Lawton, Director & Consultant, Risk Based Approach Ltd.
14:00 Quality Tolerance Limits: Achieving High Quality with a Tolerance for Imperfection
Lukasz Bojarski, Associate Director, Central Monitoring, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICH GCP R2 and Transcelerate definitions of Quality Tolerance Limits (QTLs) will be discussed and key differences between QTLs, risk indicators and action thresholds will be presented. An approach to QTL set-up, both in terms of selection of a parameter
and identification of a tolerance limit, will be proposed. Challenges to QTL implementation at scale and speed in AstraZeneca will also be discussed.
14:25 CO-PRESENTATION: The Quality Journey - A Small Company’s Approach to the Implementation of ICH E6 and RBM
Andy Lawton, Director & Consultant, Risk Based Approach Ltd.
Yiwen Sun, Associate
Manager, Clinical Risk Management at Samumed, LLC
This presentation will be in two parts, firstly examining the overall quality imperative within the clinical trial arena and the second part will focus on Samumed’s ICH E6 and RBM journey to current status and future direction. Key points: 1.
Understand the quality requirement expected of sponsors, 2. What can be achieved by a small company – current status, 3. Future direction.
15:15 Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)
15:30 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
16:10 Find Your Table and Meet Your Moderator
16:15 Interactive Breakout Discussion Groups (Session #1)
17:00 Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
18:00 End of Day
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Wednesday, 18 September
8:00 Morning Coffee
8:30 Chairperson’s Remarks
Andy Lawton, Director & Consultant, Risk Based Approach Ltd.
8:35 Leveraging RBM & Centralized Monitoring Data for Site Insights
Nurcan Coskun, PhD, Global Risk Based Monitoring Program and Technology Solutions Manager, Medtronic
This presentation will discuss the methodically and process that we are using for analyzing the RBM and centralized monitoring data we have collected as well as provide examples of how we are leveraging the data to enhance our decision making around
site selection and other site insights.
9:00 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: Measuring the Effectiveness of RBM
Moderator: Marion Wolfs, Director, Risk Management-Central Monitoring, Janssen
Panelists: Michael
Walega, MS, Head, Centralized Monitoring, Global Data Management and Centralized Monitoring, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Marcin Makowski, Head, Risk Based Monitoring & Standards, UCB
Adam Baumgart, Head, Risk-Based Quality Management, AstraZeneca
- How should we define effective RBM? The definition of effective RBM should be linked to the purpose of RBM -> improve quality and create efficiencies
- How do you measure improvement of quality due to implementation of RBM? (KRIs, QTLs, audit and inspection findings)
- How do you measure efficiencies gained?
- How do you deal with noise in measurements, created by other process improvements/changes to processes?
- Who do you measure when RBM is considered business as usual?
9:25 Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)
9:50 Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:35 How Alkermes Created a Risk-Based Data Quality Oversight Framework
Amy Neubauer,
Director, Data Quality Oversight, Alkermes, Inc.
Many CROs are offering RBM capabilities but how should sponsors provide oversight for outsourced studies? This session will take a look at the roles, tools, partnership model, internal framework, high level results, lessons learned, and future plans
that Alkermes’ Clinical Data Sciences team is taking to lead the clinical study teams in an effective risk-based data quality oversight approach as the company transitions from small pharma to mid-sized.
11:00 Fit for Purpose RBM for Novel Study Types
Ryanne van Huijkelom, Manager, Risk Management-Central Monitoring, Janssen
Risk-Based Monitoring is commonly applied to later phase pharmaceutical studies with the goals of attaining subject safety, data quality, and operational efficiencies. However, the risk management requirements described in ICH-GCP E6 (R2) also apply
to other types of clinical studies. Since Risk-Based Monitoring is flexible by design, it can be made fit for purpose and applied to all study types. We’ll explore how using the different steps of Risk-Based Monitoring in a flexible way
at J&J, Risk-Based Monitoring has been implemented not only in later phase but also in novel study types.
11:25 Risk-Based Monitoring of Virtual Trials
Marcin
Makowski, Head, Risk Based Monitoring & Standards, UCB
Decentralized Trial (DCT) Model utilizes telemedicine to reach patients. The model creates many opportunities and a few specific challenges. The presentation will concentrate on the challenges around monitoring of such trials. Traditional on-site
monitoring brings limited value. Moreover, classical risk-based monitoring concentrated on between-site differences also doesn’t fit as often there is just one site. A new model of monitoring implemented on one of UCB DCT's based on cooperation
and division of responsibilities between the site, CRO, and the sponsor will be presented.
11:50 Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)
12:15 Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (Community Networking)
13:25 Transition to Breakouts & Keynotes
13:35 Find Your Table and Meet Your Moderator
13:40 Interactive Breakout Discussion Groups (Session #2)
14:10 Clinical Research News’ European Innovations Awards & Closing Plenary Keynotes
15:25 Close of Conference
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