Education Sessions

Increase your competitive advantage, improve your marketability and advance your regulatory career!

Get all of the essential regulatory knowledge and networking that you need to ensure the health of your regulatory career at the RAPS Annual Conference––in one convenient location. New session topics, an expanded global perspective and more interactive sessions ensure that you have the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to position you to succeed in the new regulatory landscape.

New for 2009!

  • Get up to speed quickly on essential business know-how with an "MBA-style" Business Track featuring sessions covering everything from finance and accounting to public communications.
  • Experience more learning each day with just the right mix of education sessions and networking––featuring new, fast-paced and interactive Situation Rooms to extend your regulatory knowledge.
  • Get a more thorough understanding of regulatory issues with expanded real-world case studies that you can apply directly to your work and the current regulatory landscape.

» Session Topics at a Glance

» Full Conference Schedule (PDF)

» Session Descriptions and Speakers by Track:

 

Annual Conference Planning Committee

CHAIRMAN
Mark Gordon, MS, RAC, vice president, global regulatory strategy and policy, Boston Scientific Corporation

COMMITTEE
Patricia Anderson, RAC, vice president, regulatory services, Canreg Inc.
Melissa Clark, RAC, director, corporate regulatory affairs, Boston Scientific Corporation
Nancy Coulson, worldwide director regulatory affairs, Johnson and Johnson, Cordis
William Cover, PhD, RAC, director, Allergan
Joyce Frey-Vasconcells, PhD, executive director, PharmaNet Development Group
Hal Dayton Hopkins, MBA, RAC, associate director, quality control, Abbott Laboratories
Hutch Humphreys, RAC, senior regulatory affairs associate, Amilyn Pharmaceuticals
Joel Kent, RAC, manager, quality and regulatory affairs, GE Healthcare
Mark Kramer, MS, RAC, executive, regulatory affairs, GE Healthcare
Daniel Mannix, PhD, group director, global regulatory sciences–Europe, Bristol Myers Squibb International
Robert Schiff, MS, PhD, RAC, president and chief executive officer, Schiff and Company Inc.
Raymond Seda, MBA, RAC, manager, regulatory affairs, Latin America, Zimmer Inc.
Kyoichi Tadano, PhD, director, Division of Planning and Coordination, International Affairs Division, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
Susan Tiedy-Stevenson, senior director, regulatory sciences, Hogan & Hartson

 

» Session Topics at a Glance

» Full Conference Schedule (PDF)

» Session Descriptions and Speakers by Track:

 

 

Plan Your Itinerary

Customize your Annual Conference experience with the convenient new Itinerary Planner. Select which sessions you plan to attend and then forward your personal itinerary to your email account. You'll have all your sessions (including their dates, times and locations) in one easy-to-use document! Learn more »

 

Recommended Reading

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