17th Annual Scientific Meeting PAGANZ 2015 Jan 28-30th Melbourne Australia - Registrations and abstracts open

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the next PAGANZ scientific meeting to be held in Melbourne, Australia, 28 to 30th January 2015. Registration and call for abstracts is now open. Please visit the PAGANZ home page for details and links to registration for the meeting: http://www.paganz.org/dunedin-2014/ 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 hands on workshops led by leaders in the field and a one and half day scientific meeting giving researchers the opportunity to present and discuss their own work. This is a very informal meeting and in the past has been very productive in helping and guiding researchers in this important area of pharmacology and drug development. Population Analysis Workshops (1.5 days) PAGANZ runs 2 workshops (Beginners & Intermediate). The workshops 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 Workshop introduces the theory and application of NONMEM. The Intermediate Workshop will cover: 1. PBPK and extracorporeal clearance (1/2 day) 2. Model simplification (1/2 day) 3. Time to event analyses (1/2 day). PAGANZ Scientific Meeting (1.5 days) The PAGANZ meeting includes a variety of free communications that highlight recent advances in the theory and application of the population approach to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in different clinical settings and in drug development. Each year PAGANZ invites an international renowned speaker to give the ISOP lecture. This year the ISOP lecture will be given by Prof. Rob Bies, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana USA. We look forward to seeing you next January! Regards, Carl Kirkpatrick On Behalf of the PAGANZ Organising Committee Carl Kirkpatrick Professor of Pharmacy Practice Director, Centre for Medicine Use and Safety Director, Pharmacy Education 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/