Apply for conference grants now! The deadline is October 17 (which also is the deadline for early bird fee). We offer limited grants to enable researchers and public healthcare staff within the Nordic Countries to attend the conference.
The Nordic Conference on Pragmatic Clinical Studies 2017 in Uppsala, Sweden, December 12–13 aims to evaluate opportunities and challenges with pragmatic clinical studies and present outstanding examples of research cooperation and initiatives in the Nordic countries.
Robert Califf, vice chancellor for Health Data Science, Duke University, USA, presents the keynote lecture on Pragmatic clinical studies in the context of healthcare and registries.
The keynote lecture is followed by lectures and discussions in the sessions:
- Pragmatic clinical studies in the context of healthcare and registries
- Regulatory challenges to pragmatic clinical studies in the Nordic countries
- Experiences from previous and current pragmatic clinical studies
- From epidemiology to healthcare – pitfalls and possibilities
- Overcoming challenges – solutions and opportunities
- Synergies in the Nordic countries
Confirmed speakers include:
- Catarina Andersson Forsman, Director General, Swedish Medical Products Agency
- Elisabeth Björk, Vice President, Global Medicines Development – CVMD head, AstraZeneca
- Gunnar Gislason, Research Director, The Danish Heart Foundation
- Bettina Ryll, Chair, ESMO Patient Advocates Working Group
- Per Morten Sandset, Research and Innovation Director, Helse Sør-Øst RHF
Check the latest program for full list of speakers.
Deadline for early bird fee is also October 17. Read more and register at: npcs.se