Melbourne 2012 14th Annual Scientific Meeting
The 14th annual Population Approach Group in Australia and New Zealand (PAGANZ) meeting will be held in Melbourne, Australia from the Monday 6th to Wedneday 8th February. A population analysis workshop is included in the PAGANZ meeting.
Field:
Pharmacometrics, particularly regarding the design, analysis, interpretation and application of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic studies.
Workshop Themes:
The 2012 beginners course will introduce the theory and practice of population modelling with NONMEM.
The intermediate course covers:
1. Transformations (1/2 day).
2. Clinical Trial Simulation (1/2 day).
3. Mechanism-based modelling of anti-infective agents (1/2 day)
Who should attend?
The PAGANZ meeting is the Australasian forum for scientists with a research and professional interest in the use of the population approach in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. A strong focus of this meeting is the application of population modelling and simulation techniques in the experimental, clinical and regulatory settings of drug development.
This meeting is designed for scientists and clinicians working in basic or clinical pharmacology research, pharmaceutical industry, regulatory bodies and postgraduate students. The meeting combines a hands on workshop given by leaders in the field and a scientific meeting giving researchers the opportunity to present and discuss their own work. This is an informal meeting and in the past has been very productive in helping and guiding researchers in this important area of pharmacology and drug development.
When:
The dates are Monday 6th- Wednesday 8th February 2012.
Getting there
Melbourne Airport is about 20kms south of the Monash University Parkville Campus. The fare from the airport to the city by taxi is about $60 (but depends on the time of day and traffic). There are airport buses (Skybus) that will transport you from the airport to Southern Cross Station for $16. You can either catch a tram, train, taxi or walk to your accommodation
Location:
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Please note, this meeting will be held a the Parkville campus, Monash University, not the Clayton Campus (which is 25 Kms away).
Program for Population Approach Workshops
Beginners (6th and 7th of Feburary)
| Time | Event | Speaker |
| Monday (6th) | ||
| 0800-0830 | Registration and Coffee | |
| 0830-1030 | Introduction to population methods | Carl Kirkpatrick |
| 1030-1100 | Morning tea | |
| 1100-1230 | Hands on with NONMEM | Kashyap Patel |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330-1530 | Building Models | Kashyap Patel |
| 1530-1600 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 1600-1730 | Covariate Models | Carl Kirkpatrick |
| Tuesday (7th) | ||
| 0830-1030 | Hands on with NONMEM II | Kashyap Patel |
| 1030-1100 | Morning Tea | |
| 1100-1230 | Critical Appraisal and Discussion | Carl Kirkpatrick/Kashyap Patel |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330 | PAGANZ scientific program begins |
Intermediate Workshop (6th and 7th February)
| Time | Event | Speaker |
| Monday (6th) | ||
| 0800-0830 | Registration and Coffee | |
| 0830-0900 | Transformations - General | Martin Bergstrand/Ron Keizer |
| 0900-0945 | Transformations of parameter distributions | Martin Bergstrand/Ron Keizer |
| 0945-1030 | Parameter transformations (NONMEM-based) (Hands On) | Martin Bergstrand/Ron Keizer |
| 1030-1100 | Morning tea | |
| 1100-1145 | Transformations of residual error distributions | Martin Bergstrand/Ron Keizer |
| 1145-1230 | Residual Error transformations (NONMEM-based) (Hands On) | Martin Bergstrand/Ron Keizer |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330-1415 | What does Clinical Trial Simulation (CTS) try to do? | Diane Mould |
| 1415-1530 | Using NONMEM for simulation (basic ideas) (Hands on) | Nick Holford |
| 1530-1600 | Afternoon tea | |
| 1600-1645 | Using Pharsight Clinical Trial Simulator for CTS | Nick Holford |
| 1645-1730 | Adaptive Simulation (Hands on) | Diane Mould |
| Tuesday (7th) | ||
| 0830-0930 | General principles of PK/PD Modelling of anti-infectives | Alan Forrest/Jurgen Bulitta |
| 0930-0945 | Questions and Answers | Alan Forrest/Jurgen Bulitta |
| 0945-1030 | Population PD modelling of bacterial growth and killing (Hands On) | Alan Forrest/Jurgen Bulitta |
| 1030-1100 |
Morning Tea |
|
| 1100-1130 | Mechanism-based modelling to maximize killing and prevent resistance | Alan Forrest/Jurgen Bulitta |
| 1130-1140 | Questions and Answers | Alan Forrest/Jurgen Bulitta |
| 1140-1230 | Modeling of bacterial regrowth due to emergence of resistance | Alan Forrest/Jurgen Bulitta |
| 1230-1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330 | PAGANZ scientific program begins |
PAGANZ Program - All sessions will be held in Cossar Hall
Poster Presentations
Acccomodation
Reccommended accomodation for the conference includes:
Vibe Hotel Carlton (2 mins walk) http://www.vibehotels.com.au/default.asp?page=/vibe-locations/melbourne-hotels/vibe-hotel-carlton
Parade Inn (5 mins walk) http://www.paradeinn.com.au/
Parkville Place Apartments (5-10 mins walk through park) http://www.parkvilleplace.com.au/
Social Evening
The Social evening will be held at a venue close to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on the Tuesday evening (7th February) .
Satellite Meeting
A basic PKPD course will be taught on Thursday 9th - Friday 10th February 2012, in Canberra, ACT, following the PAGANZ meeting .
Please visit the PKPD course website for details.