Monday 29 October 2012, Melbourne


Time

Topic

Speaker/Moderator

0900–0910

Welcome

Mr Richard Kneebone Chairman, Board of Directors Therapeutic Guidelines Limited

0910–0930

Setting the scene:
Rationale for the forum and its aims

Dr Sue Phillips
Chief Executive Officer, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited

0930–1010

Therapeutic independence:
An international view of a global problem

Professor Silvio Garattini Director, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy

1010–1030

Moderated discussion

Professor Paul Komesaroff Director of the Monash Centre for the Study of Ethics in Medicine and Society, Melbourne

1030–1100

Morning tea

 

1100–1130

Evidence-based medicine: Strengths and limitations

Assistant Professor Barbara Mintzes
School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

1130–1230

Discussion by panel of experts selected to represent a range of viewpoints

Professor Paul Komesaroff

1230–1330

Lunch

 

1330–1350

Cautionary tales about how we make decisions: Balancing truth, facts, values and interests

Professor Paul Komesaroff

1350–1410

Experts, guideline development and competing interests

Associate Professor Ian Kerridge
Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine, University of Sydney

1410–1500

Discussion by panel of experts selected to represent a range of viewpoints

Professor Paul Komesaroff

1500–1530

Afternoon tea

 

1530–1615

Informal small group discussions to develop draft recommendations

Professor Paul Komesaroff

1615–1655

Moderated discussion of proposed recommendations

Professor Paul Komesaroff

1655–1700

Thank you and farewell

Mr Richard Kneebone