PAGANZ 2012 - Melbourne

Dear All On behalf of the organising committee, I am please to make the first announcement for the Population Approach Group in Australia and New Zealand meeting in Melbourne Australia from February 6th to 8th 2012. The meeting will be hosted and sponsored by the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University at its Parkville Campus (381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Melbourne) Population Analysis Workshop (1.5 days) The PAWS courses will consist of lectures and hands-on exercises at a computer. During the hands-on exercises, tutors will be available for consultation and assistance. The Beginners Course for NONMEM and the Intermediate Course will be conducted as parallel sessions. Attendance at the Intermediate Course requires experience with the conduct of at least one population approach analysis. The beginners course will introduce the theory and practice of population modelling with NONMEM 7. The intermediate course covers: 1. Transformations (1/2 day) 2. Clinical Trial Simulation (1/2 day) 3. Mechanistic Antibiotic modelling (1/2 day) PAGANZ Scientific Meeting (1.5 days) The PAGANZ meeting will include a symposium highlighting recent advances in the application of the population approach to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in different clinical settings and in drug development. The symposium speakers will include international and local experts in the field and presents a unique opportunity for Australasian scientists to see the best in action. Sessions will be dedicated to free communications and discussions providing a forum for researchers to present their work and receive feedback and advice from their peers in an informal setting. The cost of registration will be Academics $350 Industry $350 Presenting student $90 Non-presenting student $250 The registration and payment portal will be in the coming week via the PAGANZ website http://www.paganz.org . Accommodation options will be posted on the PAGANZ website soon. Please note, it is your responsibility to book and pay for your own accommodation. For more information about Melbourne and the surrounds please visit http://www.visitmelbourne.com/ Look forward to seeing you all in Melbourne in 2012. Carl Kirkpatrick On Behalf of the PAGANZ OC Professor of Pharmacy Practice Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice Co-Director, Centre for Medicine Use and Safety Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Monash University 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia Phone: +613 9903 9204 Fax: +613 9903 9629 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> CRICOS Provider No: 00008C 29028 The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney, University of South Australia and Monash University are members of the National Alliance for Pharmacy Education (NAPE), a partnership providing leadership in pharmacy education and the advancement of the pharmacy profession. http://www.nape.edu.au/