Registration is now open for the 12th Annual Population Approach Group in
Australia and New Zealand (PAGANZ) meeting to be held at the University of
South Australia in Adelaide, South Australia.
Important dates:
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Conference: 8-10 February 2010
Registration opens: 16 October 2009
Registration closes: 4 January 2010
Payment required: 4 January 2010
Deadline for abstracts: 4 January 2010
Note: Preliminary registration and abstract submission can be done on-line at
the PAGANZ web-site (www.paganz.org http://www.paganz.org ). Please follow
the link to the Registration and Payment form. Registration will not be
finalized until this form and payment have been received.
***Numbers are capped at 60 participants: 30 participants for each workshop!***
Location:
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Venue: University of South Australia, City East Campus
Located on the corner of North Terrace and Frome Road, Adelaide, South
Australia, Australia.
Most facilities are within walking distance of the conference venue. However,
February can be hot and dry (over 40 degrees C). Adelaide is the capital and
most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the
fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million.
It is a coastal city situated on the eastern shores of Gulf St. Vincent, on the
Adelaide Plains, north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St. Vincent
and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges.
Useful links:
http://www.southaustralia.com http://www.southaustralia.com/
http://www.adelaideeguide.com http://www.adelaideeguide.com/
http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/
http://www.cityofadelaide.com.au http://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/
http://www.touradelaide.com http://www.touradelaide.com/
Who should attend:
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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 led by leaders
in the field and a one 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.
PAGANZ Workshop (1.5 days)
The 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.
The intermediate course covers:
1. Introduction to the new features of NONMEM 7 (1/2 day).
2. PKPD modelling with examples coded for NONMEM 7 and Monolix (1/2 day).
3. NONMEM for simulation with a focus on how to evaluate the performance of
different estimation methods available in NONMEM 7 (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. Two 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.
Poster or oral abstract submission
Deadline for abstract submission is 4 January 2010.
Instructions: Abstracts may be posted via the 'Register/submit abstract' from
the registration page. After signing into your profile, the 'post new abstract'
link at the bottom will take you to the submission form. Abstracts may be
copied and pasted as formatted text from Word or submitted as HTML. You must
also select on this form your preference for either a poster or oral
presentation. Abstracts may be edited or removed after submission using the
same form via your profile until the closing date.
Contact details:
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David Foster
Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
University of South Australia
Email: [email protected]
Richard Upton
Department of Anaesthesia
Royal Adelaide Hospital and
Projections Research, USA
Email: [email protected]
Scientific Organizing Committee:
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Bruce Charles, University of Queensland, Australia
Stephen Duffull, University of Otago, New Zealand
Bruce Green, Model Answers Pty Ltd., Australia
Nick Holford, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Carl Kirkpatrick, University of Queensland, Australia
Glynn Morrish, University of Queensland, Australia
Diane R Mould, Projections Research Inc., U.S.A.
David Foster, University of South Australia, Australia
Richard Upton Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia and Projections Research Inc.,
U.S.A.