Friday 22 August 2025
8.00am-9.00am Registration, Industry Exhibition and Welcome Tea & Coffee
8.00am-8.45am NZACRes AGM
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: Sjaan Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Clinical Research Network (PCRN) Panelists: - Kate Msiska, Aotearoa Clinical Trials - Chris Taylor, Senior Manager, Global Site Activation, IQVIA RDS - Charlie Stratton, Manager Commercial Clinical Trials, Health NZ Te Whatu Ora - Erica Currie, Associate Director, Regional Clinical Study Team Lead, BeiGene - Sophie Goodger, Research and Innovation Manager, Cancer and Blood Research, Te Toka Tumai Auckland Vertical Divider
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Concurrent 2 - Digital/Systems
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-10.30am Optimising Clinical Trial Medication Access Karen Montgomery-Douglas, Commercial Development Manager, Akesa |
10.30am-11.00am Morning Tea and Industry Exhibition
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Concurrent 1 – SC/RN/Site
11.00am-11.30am Survey Site Landscape and What Does Collaboration Look like? Jimmy Bechtel, Vice President, Site Engagement, Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) Marcus Maleck, Vice President, Global Partnerships, Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) (virtual presentation) 11.30am-12.00pm Centralisation Activities Panel: Improving Participant Access to Clinical Trials
12.00pm-12.15pm Empowering Aotearoa: New Clinical Trials Courses Tailored for New Zealand Sally Armstrong, CEO, PRAXIS 12.15pm-12.30pm No-Fault Clinical Trials Insurance Dr Tanya Poppe, Regulatory Lead, Aotearoa Clinical Trials, Auckland, NZ Vertical Divider
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Concurrent 2 - CRA/PM/Sponsor
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 Larissa Young, Clinical Research Manager, MSD 11.30am-12.00pm MedTech Studies & ISO Standards: Key Differences for CRAs and PMs 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
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
2.00pm-2.30pm Centre for Cancer Research at Auckland University - Te Aka Matauranga Mate Pukupuku
Alicia Didsbury, Immunologist and Translational Scientist, Translational Cell Therapy Team, The University of Auckland, NZ
Dr Helen Wihongi, National General Manager Māori Research, Te Whatu Ora & Te Aka Whai Ora, Auckland, NZ
2.00pm-2.30pm Centre for Cancer Research at Auckland University - Te Aka Matauranga Mate Pukupuku
Alicia Didsbury, Immunologist and Translational Scientist, Translational Cell Therapy Team, The University of Auckland, NZ
2.30pm-3.00pm Afternoon Tea and Industry Exhibition
3.00pm-3.30pm Guest Speaker - Personal Health Journey ~ Claire Chitham
3.30pm-4.00pm Conference Close ~ Ruth Lucas, President, NZACRes
3.30pm-4.00pm Conference Close ~ Ruth Lucas, President, NZACRes
