Friday 22 August 2025

8.00am-9.00am Registration & Exhibition Open, Welcome Tea & Coffee
 
8.00am-8.45am NZACRes AGM

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Concurrent 1 – SC/RN/Site

9.00am-9.30am Decentralised Clinical Trials 
Dr Michelle Wilson, Health NZ Te Whatu Ora, NZ

9.30am-10.30am Budgeting Panel
Moderator: Charlie Stratton, Health NZ Te Whatu Ora
Panelists: 
 - Kate Msiska, Aotearoa Clinical Trials
 - Chris Taylor, IQVIA
 - Erica Currie, Beigene

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Concurrent 2 - Digital/Systems 
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9.00am-9.30am The Legal Implications of Use of AI in Clinical Trials
Tina Liu, Partner, Tompkins Wake
9.30am-10.00am Pandora’s Box and What Does It Mean For You?
Marina Dzhelali, Research Manager, MRINZ, Wellington, NZ​

10.00am-10.15am Optimising Clinical Trial Medication Access

10.15am-10.30am How Do We Address the CRA Shortage?

10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea

Concurrent 1 – SC/RN/Site

11.00am-11.30am Survey Site Landscape and What Does Collaboration Look like?
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11.30am-12.00pm Centralisation Activities Panel
Panelists:
 - Sjaan Evans, PCRN
 - Lisa Crossland, Te Whatu Ora, NZ
 - Josh Stent, CEO, Momentum Clinical Research, NZ

12.00pm-12.15pm Online Tools for Development: New Clinical Trials Courses Designed Specifically for New Zealand

12.15pm-12.30pm Insurance Policies for Commercial Clinical Trial Participants
Dr Tanya Poppe, Regulatory Lead, Aotearoa Clinical Trials, Auckland, NZ

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Concurrent 2 - CRA/PM/Sponsor 
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11.00am-11.30am Decreasing Noncompliance Issues: Working Together from the Start
Angie Edwards, Founder & Director of Project Delivery, Bubble Clinical Research Services, NZ
Irene Northey, Senior Clinical Research Associate, HiRO
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11.30am-12.00pm MedTech Studies & ISO Standards
Christine Lambert, Senior Clinical Research Scientist, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, NZ

12.00pm-12.30pm Patient Engagement in Clinical Trials
Jon Hoggard, Patient Engagement Consultant ​

12.30pm-1.30pm Lunch and Industry Exhibition​

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1.30pm-2.00pm Engagement and Access for Māori Participants in Clinical Trials
Dr Helen Wihongi, National General Manager Māori Research, Te Whatu Ora & Te Aka Whai Ora, Auckland, NZ
George Haremate, Health NZ Te Whatu Ora, NZ 

2.00pm-2.30pm Centre for Cancer Research at Auckland University - Te Aka Matauranga Mate Pukupuku
Alicia Didsbury, Te Aka, University of Auckland, NZ

2.30pm-3.00pm Afternoon Tea and Industry Exhibition​

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3.00pm-3.30pm Guest Speaker

3.30pm-4.00pm Awards & Conference Close
Ruth Lucas, President, NZACRes