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25 – 29 November, Queenstown, NZ

‘Shared horizons: Optimising drug response to improve patient outcomes’

The Meeting offers the opportunity to network with colleagues and other leading international and national scientists and academics at both social and scientific activities. A key feature of the Meeting is the chance for early career researchers and research students to present their research findings in poster and oral presentations sessions. ASCEPT-PAGANZ annual awards and prizes will also be presented at the Meeting. The program of plenary lectures, symposia and workshops, oral presentations and posters will be scientifically stimulating and lead to new collaborations and research opportunities. Bellberry are delighted to be a major meeting sponsor of this event and we look forward to seeing you there. For further information please visit the ASCEPT-PAGANZ event website.

The International Scientific Congress is taking place next week on Wednesday 20 November. Numbers are strictly limited and there are now only a few places available! Register now to secure your place. Patient groups are reminded that fee-free places can be accessed by contacting events@bellberry.com.au

CT:IQ will be formally launched by Minister Hunt and Minister Cash on Wednesday 16 May at the Royal Melbourne Hospital from 10.30am. This event is a collaborative effort and will launch CT:IQ, celebrate the ACTA Clinical Trial of the Year Awards and launch the NHMRC consumer engagement campaign. This will be followed by a CT:IQ lunchtime symposium. Registration is free but numbers are strictly limited: https://acta_awards_2018.eventbrite.com.au

The CI:TQ consortium’s mission is “to develop and implement recommendations that will improve the impact, quality and efficiency of clinical trials, leading to more rapid, lower cost and higher quality evaluation of healthcare interventions in Australia”. CT:IQ will drive performance and impact improvements in Australian Clinical Trials; together we will be Thinking Smarter about Clinical Trials.

Rebecca Trowman is the new programme manager at Bellberry leading the initiative. Rebecca has previously worked as a senior policy officer in the Western Australia Department of Health, and as a technical adviser and consultant to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK. She is also currently working with Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) on delivering their policy forum series and managing the HTAi interest groups. Her roles have included initiation of a disinvestment work program, workforce and service planning and state-based HTA of health technologies. She has also conducted and supervised the production of HTA appraisals; provided scientific advice to pharmaceutical companies; contributed to the review of the NICE methods guide and represented NICE at international conferences and training events.

Rebecca holds an MSc in Health Services Research and a BSc in mathematics and statistics, and has formal training in systematic reviewing and health economics.

For more information on CT:IQ please contact Rebecca rebeccatrowman@bellberry.com.au

 

Higher Education Conference

28 February  – 2 March, Canberra

Universities Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s 39 comprehensive universities. Delivered by the sector for the sector, the Higher Education conference is the annual signature event on the Australian higher education calendar attracting more than 900 delegates.  Participants include Vice-Chancellors, Chancellors, senior university representatives, Government representatives, industry representatives, members of our research community, international education specialists, media and those with an interest in higher education.

The 2018 conference theme – Future Fundamentals – will have speakers exploring the fundamental role of universities in teaching, learning and research as they reinvent themselves in a new political, economic and technological environment. Bellberry CEO Kylie Sproston is looking forward to attending this event.

For further conference information and speaker details please visit the Universities Australia conference website

Bellberry are pleased to share with you details of PRAXIS upcoming education evening event. Come along for an evening of networking over drinks and canapes and hear from thought leaders in areas relevant to the health and medical research community.