The Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC

Thursday, May 20, 2004

9:00 am       Welcome and Introduction

Queta Bond, Ph.D.
President, Burroughs Wellcome Fund

9:15             Defining Translational Research: What's in a Name!             

E. Albert Reece, MD, Ph.D, MBA
Vice Chancellor and Dean, University of Arkansas College of Medicine
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9:30             Roundtable Discussion

10:00           Research Business Models Initiative

John Marburger, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy

10:20           Roundtable Discussion

10:45           Break

11:00           Improving Health: Is Biomedicine Up To the Task?

Jessie Gruman, Ph.D.
President, Center for the Advancement of Health

11:30           Roundtable Discussion

12:30 pm      Lunch

1:30             Promoting the Public's Health - Activities of VA HSRD

Mindy Aisen, M.D.
Deputy Chief Research and Development Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs
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                   Stakeholder Views

2:00             Catherine Baase, M.D. 
                   Global Medical Director, The Dow Chemical Company
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2:15             Roy Twyman, M.D.
                   Senior Director, Franchise Medical Leader, Johnson & Johnson
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2:30             Fran Visco, JD
                   President, National Breast Cancer Coalition

2:45             Roundtable Discussion

3:45             Break

4:00             Bridging Research and Practice

Linda Murphy
Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
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Sonya Corkum
Vice President, Partnership and Knowlegde
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

4:40             Roundtable Discussion

5:00             The Future of the Clinical Research Roundtable

Alex Ommaya, Sc.D.
Director, Clinical Research Roundtable
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6:00             Adjourn to reception

Friday, May 21, 2004

9:00 am       Welcome and Introduction

Jim Lando, M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Associate Director for Science
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

9:30             Promoting the Public's Health - The CDC Futures Initiative

Julie Gerberding M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10:00           Roundtable Discussion

10:15           Engaging the Public in Clinical Research - What Should We Communicate?

Bernard Schwetz, Ph.D.
Acting Director, Office of Human Research Protections
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10:30           Engaging the Public in Clinical Research - How Should We Communicate?

AnnaMaria deSalva
Executive Vice President, GCI Group

11:15           Promoting the Public's Health - Activities at AHRQ

Francis Chesley, M.D.
Director, Office of Research, Review, Education and Policy
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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11:45           Roundtable Discussion

12:30 pm     Adjourn to Lunch