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26 - 27 February 2018, Pharmacogenomics Workshop, Clinical Implementation Strategies & Pharmacists’ Roles
PHARMACOGENOMICS
Clinical Implementation Strategies & Pharmacists’ Roles
Date
26 – 27 February 2018
Topics Covered
• Fundamental of Pharmacogenomics
• Clinical Applications of Pharmacogenomics
• Strategies for Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementation
• Cost Effectiveness of Phamacogenomics Implementation
Venue
Seminar rooms A – D
Department of Pharmacy
National University of Singapore
Speakers
Christina Aquilante, PharmD, FCCP
Professor
University of Colorado
Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH, FCCP
Deputy Head and Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy
National University of Singapore
Ho Han Kiat, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy
National University of Singapore
Wee Hwee Lin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy
National University of Singapore
Ong Pei Shi, PhD
Lecturer
Department of Pharmacy
National University of Singapore
Michael David Winther, PhD
Senior Project Manager
SAPhIRE, A*STAR
Dorothy Toh, PhD
Assistant Group Director (Post-market Cluster)
Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
Doreen Tan, PharmD, BCPS (AQ Cardiology)
Specialist Pharmacist (Cardiology)
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Astrid Irwanto, PhD
Junior Principal Investigator
GIS, A*STAR
Programme
| 26 Feb, Day 1 | |
| 0830 – 0900 | Registration & Tea Reception |
| 0900 | Opening A/P Alex Chan |
| 0905 – 1005 | Fundamental of Pharmacogenomics Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1005 – 1030 | Breakout activity: Genetics Nomenclature Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1030 – 1045 | Tea break |
| 1045 – 1130 | Genotyping Tests and Interpretation Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1130 – 1230 | Pharmacogenomic Evidence, Study Designs, and Guidelines Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1230 – 1300 | Breakout activity: Using PGx Website Resources Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1300 – 1400 | Lunch |
| 1400 – 1430 | Preemptive genotyping to reduce ADRs A/P Alex Chan |
| 1430 – 1500 | SAPPHIRE and SEA-Pharm Dr Michael David Winther |
| 1500 – 1530 | Clinical Application #1: Pharmacogenetics of carbamazepine – a case study in Singapore Dr Dorothy Toh |
| 1530 – 1545 | Teabreak |
| 1545 – 1615 | Clinical Application #2: Pharmacogenetics of TKIs- a case study on genes affecting pharmacodynamics A/P Ho Han Kiat |
| 1615 – 1645 | Clinical Application #3: Cardiology Dr Doreen Tan |
| 1700 | End of Day 1 |
| 27 Feb, Day 2 | |
| 0900 – 1000 | Pharmacist-Directed Clinical Implementation (Institutional and Community Practices), Part 1 Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1000 – 1040 | Breakout activity: Barriers to Implementation Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1040 – 1045 | Teabreak |
| 1045 – 1145 | Pharmacist-Directed Clinical Implementation (Institutional and Community Practices) |
| 1145 – 1230 | Breakout activity: Formulating an Implementation Plan Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1230 – 1330 | Lunch |
| 1330 – 1400 | Pharmacoeocnomics of precision medicine Dr Wee Hwee Lin |
| 1400 – 1430 | Clinical Application #4: Genotyping of Leprosy in Indonesia Dr Astrid Irwanto |
| 1430 – 1500 | Title TBA Dr Ong Pei Shi |
| 1500 – 1515 | Teabreak |
| 1515 – 1615 | Educational Strategies to Prepare Pharmacists for Personalized Medicine: Teaching Towards Competencies Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1615 – 1715 | Breakout: Formulating an Educational Plan Prof Christina Aquilante |
| 1715 | Closing and End of Day 2 |
Workshop Fee
Regular fee per participant
S$1000
Early bird registration fee
(register by 02 Feb 2018)
S$900
Group discount *
(register by 02 Feb 2018)
S$900 per participant
* Group discount is only applicable when 2 or more participants from the same organization register at the same time.
All prices stated are inclusive of 7% GST. Breakfast, lunch and tea will be provided.
Registration
Click here to register now!
Registration closes on 19 Feb 2018.
For inquiries, please email to PIRC@nus.edu.sg
This is a SPC CPE recognized event.
Acknowledgement
Special thanks to the following sponsor:
Epilogue
We are glad that our workshop was well received and thankful for the numerous positive encouragement. We would like to send our gratitude to all participants and speakers for their participation and we sincerely hope you have enjoyed the lectures and have learnt a lot that will be useful in your workplace.
We would also like to thank Vishuo Biomedical Pte Ltd for sponsoring the workshop.
Quotes from our workshop participants
“Thank you for organizing the workshop! It was highly enjoyable and I learnt a lot. More importantly, it was a good networking platform and good for generating ideas” – Dr. Doreen Tan Su-Yin, PharmD, BCPS, Cardiology Specialist Pharmacist & Head, Pharmacy, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
“This was a well-organised workshop and I’ve learnt many new things. Good job to you and your team!” – Joelle Chia, Co-Director, Pharma To Market Pte Ltd
“Thanks for all the hard work put into the PGx workshop! It was really well planned and executed. It was a great opportunity to meet with practicing pharmacists and PGx researchers, and we have learned a lot from the lectures” – Zheng Weiling, PhD, Business Development Manager, Vishuo Biomedical Pte Ltd
22 - 23 February 2018, The Science, Art and Regulation of Consumer Care Products: The Workshop
The Science, Art and Regulation of Consumer Care Products: The Workshop
Date
22 – 23 February 2018
Venue
Block S14, Level 4
Science Drive 2, Lower Kent Ridge Road
National University of Singapore
Why Attend?
Live demonstrations on PBPK modeling & DPRA prediction
Formulation lab & advances in encapsulation technology
Practical tips on transdermal delivery
Network with internationally recognised scientific leaders
Speakers
A/P Giorgia Pastorin
Deputy Head (Research)
NUS Pharmacy
Prof Dr Alex van Herk
Principal Scientist
ICES, A*STAR & Eindhoven University of Technology
A/P Suresh Valiyaveettil
NUS Chemistry
A/P Eric Chan
NUS Pharmacy
Dr Bhashkar Mukerji
Head
Regulatory Affairs & Product Safety
Givaudan Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Prof Benjamin Boyd
Drug Delivery Disposition & Dynamics
Monash University, Australia
Prof Wong Tin Wui
Head
Non-Destructive Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Centre, iPROMISE
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Dr Li Chunxiang
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Singapore Polytechnic
Mr Pang Tit Keong
Deputy Director (CCU)
CHPB/Pre-Market/HPRG
Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
Dr Thomas Dawson
Senior Principal Investigator
A*STAR IMB
Adjunct Professor
Department of Pharmacy and Drug Discovery
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), USA
Instructors
Dr Vivek Arjunan Vasantha
ICES, A*STAR
Dr Yuri Dancik
IMB, A*STAR
Dr James Chan
NUS Pharmacy
Dr Gopalakrishnan Venkatesan
NUS Pharmacy
Programme
| Day 1, 22 Feb 2018 | ||
| 0815 – 0845 | Registration & Tea Reception | |
| 0845 – 0900 | Opening Address Overview on NUS Pharmacy Department & CoRE-Net A/P Giorgia Pastorin & Prof Dr Alex van Herk |
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| 0900 – 0915 | Introduction to consumer care products A/P Giorgia Pastorin |
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| 0915 – 0945 | Encapsulation technologies of consumer care products Prof Dr Alex van Herk |
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| 0945 – 1015 | Constructing your formulation – considering exipient interactions and impact on molecule behaviour Prof Ben Boyd |
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| 1015 – 1045 | Break | |
| 1045 – 1115 | Cosmetic products regulation in Singapore Mr Pang Tit Keong |
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| 1115 – 1145 | Nanotechnology for cosmetic applications Dr Li Chunxiang |
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| 1145 – 1215 | Strategies to decrease toxicity in consumer care products (hair and temporary tattoos) A/P Suresh Valiyaveettil |
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| 1215 – 1300 | Lunch | |
| 1300 – 1315 | Safety briefing | |
| 1315 – 1500 | Hands-on training 1 – Encapsulation technologies Prof Dr Alex van Herk & Dr Vivek Arjunan Vasantha |
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| 1500 – 1530 | Tea Break | |
| 1530 – 1700 | Hands-on training 2 – In-vitro evaluation of transdermal delivery through Franz diffusion cells: considerations & tricks Dr Yuri Dancik |
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| 1700 – 1730 | Discussion & debrief | |
| Day 2, 23 Feb 2018 | ||||||
| 0830 – 0900 | Tea Reception | |||||
| 0900 – 0930 | Introduction to the concepts of physiologically-based pharmacokinetics (PBPK) modeling A/P Eric Chan |
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| 0930 – 1000 | Human cutaneous microbiome Dr Thomas Dawson |
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| 1000 – 1030 | Break | |||||
| 1030 – 1100 | Safe fragrances: The IFRA commitment Dr Bhashkar Mukerji |
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| 1100 – 1130 | Local skin malignant melanoma treatment: Interplay of microwave and nanotechnology as permeation enhances Prof Wong Tin Wui |
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| 1130 – 1200 | De-briefing on data collection during day 1 practicals | |||||
| 1200 – 1330 | Photo-taking & Lunch | |||||
| 1330 – 1340 | Safety briefing | |||||
| 1340 – 1500 | Hands-on training 3 – PBPK Simulation & Discussion Dr James Chan |
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| 1500 – 1530 | Break | |||||
| 1530 – 1700 | Hands-on training 4 – Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (DPRA) for determination of skin sensitization potential Dr Gopal Venkatesan |
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| 1700 – 1730 | Discussion & debrief | |||||
| 1730 – 1745 | Feedback & concluding remarks | |||||
Workshop Fee
Regular Fee Per Participant
SGD $1400 + 7% GST
(Total SGD $1498)
CoRE-Net Members
SGD $1260 + 7% GST
(Total SGD $1348.20)
NEW Tertiary Institution Discount
(Including Research Institutes)
SGD $500 + 7% GST
(Total SGD $535)
NEW Group Discount
Additional 10% off when you register in groups of 2 or more. Registrants must be from the same company/institute.
Cancellation and Substitution Policy Cancellation must be received on or before February 12, 2018. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations received after this date. There is a SGD $100 processing fee on all cancellations. You may send a substitute registrant from the same organization. Substitutions must be submitted via email. To cancel or substitute your registration, contact phacuiy@nus.edu.sg.
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Epilogue
We would like to convey our heartfelt appreciation to all our distinguished speakers, hands-on training demonstrators and participants for taking their precious time off to share their expertise and contribute in one way or another to the success of the workshop. It was heartening to know that our participants found the event relevant and really liked the topics in the program and their corresponding practical sessions. We sure hoped our participants had fun putting on their labcoats and getting their hands dirty (especially for those who have not step into the lab for a long time)!
Quotes from our workshop participants
“Great series of lectures and practical sessions with a broad coverage of topics that are of interest to the consumer care industry” -anonymous
“A lot of effort was put into the talks and practical sessions. Knowledgeable speakers and facilitators” -anonymous
“Good mix of science and regulatory topics covered” -anonymous
“Great organization of the entire workshop!” -anonymous
“Excellent demonstrators and experiments” -anonymous
12 - 13 October 2017, NANOMEDICINES: Understanding the technical & regulatory perspectives for better translation
12 and 13 October 2017
NUS Department of Pharmacy, Seminar Rooms A-D
This is a 2-day workshop with a blend of classroom learning and expert panel discussions, for lecturers, researchers and students to learn the latest advances, as well as knowledge on the safety and regulatory aspects in nanomedicine.
Besides classroom learning, this workshop also features a hands-on practical session, where participants can learn different nanomedicine assembly and characterization methods.
Registration is now open. To sign up, submit your registration at https://mysurvey.nus.edu.sg/EFM/se/543BE5C24B24625C.
The hands-on training is limited to 30 participants. Hurry up and register now to secure your place.
Tertiary Institution discount available