Monday, June 11, 2018

The market for blood plasma: different tissues, same issues

I'll be speaking at The Plasma Protein Forum, June 12-13 in Washington D.C., on "REPUGNANT TRANSACTIONS AND FORBIDDEN MARKETS: DIFFERENT TISSUES, SAME ISSUES"

Here's the whole program:

DAY ONE:    JUNE 12, 2018

7:00 am–5:30 pmRegistration and Exhibit Hall Open
7:00–8:30 amBreakfast—Available in Exhibit Halls 1 & 2
8:30–8:45 amWELCOME & “How Is Your Day?Jan M. Bult, President & CEO, PPTA
8:45–9:00 amCHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
David Bell, Chair, PPTA Global Board of Directors; Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Grifols
9:00–10:30 am  PERSPECTIVES: ACCESS TO CARE
Moderator:  Larisa Cervenakova, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, PPTA
Speakers: 
  • Tony Castaldo, President, US Hereditary Angioedema AssociationHAE perspective
  • Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor, Scientific Director National Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Warsaw, Poland
    Alpha-1 perspective

  • Professor Paolo Caraceni, Associate Professor, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyANSWER: Long term albumin administration improves survival in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
10:3011:00 amBREAK
11:00 am–12:30 pm  CURRENT INDUSTRY AND REGULATORY INITIATIVES IN THE AREAS OF INSPECTIONS AND DONOR HEALTH
Moderator:  John Delacourt, Vice President Legal Affairs & Global Operations, PPTA
Speakers:
  • Ginette Y. Michaud, M.D., Director, Office of Biological Products Operations, U.S. Food & Drug AdministrationFDA’s Office of Biological Products Operations – Form Follows Function
  • Toby L. Simon, M.D., Senior Medical Director, Plasma & Plasma Safety, CSL PlasmaDonor health perspectives: Insights from industry plasma vigilance data and future safety initiatives
  • George B. Schreiber, Sc.D., DirectorEpidemiology, PPTA
    Iron depletion in Source plasma donors; A non sequitur.
12:30–2:00 pm
LUNCHBuffet Available in Exhibit Halls 1 & 2    Sponsored by:  DIAMOND Roche Logo 01
2:00–4:00 pm  INTERNATIONAL ACCESS TO CARE LANDSCAPE
Moderator:  Jan M. Bult, President & CEO, PPTA
Speakers:
  • P. Martin van Hagen, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Head, Clinical Immunology Unit Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Is personalized medicine a national or cross border issue?
  • Dr. Ranjeet S. Ajmani, CEO, PlasmaGen BioSciences Pvt Ltd.
    Initiatives to improve access to care in India
  • Antonio Condino-Neto, M.D., Ph.D., President, Latin American Society for Immunodeficiencies (LASID)What needs to be done to improve access to Immunoglobulin therapy in Brazil? Diagnosis, Access, Supply
4:00 pm BREAK – Ice cream social
4:30 pmOtto Schwarz Award presentation
5:00 pmREPUGNANT TRANSACTIONS AND FORBIDDEN MARKETS: DIFFERENT TISSUES, SAME ISSUES
  • Alvin E. Roth, Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics, Stanford University; George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration, Emeritus, Harvard University; and 2012 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
5:45 pmDAY 1 CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS
5:45–7:30 pmReception        PPTA How is your day logo v2

DAY TWO:    JUNE 13, 2018

7:30 am–1:00 pmRegistration and Exhibit Hall open
7:30–8:30 amBreakfast—Available in Exhibit Halls 1 & 2
8:30–8:35 amWELCOME
Joshua Penrod, J.D., Ph.D., Vice President, Source & International Affairs, PPTA

8:35–8:50 amSOURCE DIVISION OUTLOOK
Roger Brinser, ‎Chair, PPTA Source Board of Directors; Director, Regulatory, BioLife Plasma Services/Shire

8:50–11:00 am CURRENT CHALLENGES 
Moderator: Joshua Penrod, J.D., Ph.D., Vice President, Source & International Affairs, PPTA
Speakers:
  • Nicola Lacetera, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Toronto
    Crowding Out
  • Prof Dr. Liu ZhongVice President, Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS)Which is safer source plasma for manufacturing in China: apheresis plasma or recovered plasma?
  • Chen BinDeputy Director, Medical Safety and Transfusion Division, Department of Medical Regulatory and Management, National Health CommissionThe current situation and challenge of the Chinese plasma management

11:00–11:30 amBREAK
11:30 am–1:00 pm CAN COUNTRIES DELIVER ON THEIR OWN?
Moderator:  Julia Fabens, Senior Manager International Affairs, PPTA

Speakers:
  • Bill Bees, Vice President, Plasma Technologies, Prometic Plasma ResourcesCanada–Debunking the Krever Commission Report
  • Peter Jaworski, Ph.D., Professor, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
    Ethics of Compensation
  • Joshua Penrod, J.D., Ph.D., Vice President, Source & International Affairs, PPTAGlobal sufficiency: Obstacles and opportunities

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