Call for Proposal

17th Annual Conference of Indian Society for Clinical Research 2024
TRANSFORMATIONS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES
February 01-03, 2024.Hyderabad, India

SOC Chairperson: Dr. Gaurav Mathur & SOC Co-chairperson: Sachin Tonapi

The Call for Proposals for the 17th ISCR Annual Conference 2024 is now OPEN

We are thrilled to announce the commencement of the call for proposals for the 17th ISCR Annual Conference. This conference serves as a premier platform for clinicians, researchers, and industry professionals to share insights, exchange ideas, and drive transformative advancements in clinical research, ultimately aiming for better patient outcomes.

Conference Details:

Event: 17th ISCR Annual Conference

Date: 01-03 February 2024

Location: Hotel Novotel HICC, Hyderabad, India

Theme: 'Transformations in Clinical Research for Better Patient Outcomes', we have carefully chosen the theme for this year's conference to highlight the crucial role of transformations in clinical research and its direct impact on patient care and well-being. By exploring innovative approaches, ground-breaking technologies, and novel methodologies, we aspire to enhance the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of clinical research to ultimately improve patient outcomes.

Call for Session Proposals: We invite you to submit session proposals that align with the conference theme, "Transformations in Clinical Research for Better Patient Outcomes." Sessions should be engaging, thought-provoking, and focused on providing practical insights, research findings, and strategies to drive transformative change. We encourage proposals for keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, and interactive sessions under the following tracks.

Track 1 Clinical Operations, Bio-ethics & Regulatory
Track 2 Clinical Data Management
Track 3 Medical Writing
Track 4 Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
Track 5 Pharmacovigilance (PV) , Real World Evidence (RWE) & Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
Track 6 Academic Clinical Development, Basic & Translation Research

Submission Guidelines for Session Proposals:

Title: Provide a descriptive title for your proposed session.

Abstract: Summarize the content of your session in approximately 250 words.

Format: Specify the desired format (e.g., keynote/presentation, panel discussion, workshop, interactive session).

Duration: Indicate the preferred duration of your session (e.g., 1 hour 30 minutes, 1 hour).

Speaker Bio: Include a brief biography highlighting your qualifications and expertise.

The deadline for session proposal submissions is September 8, 2023. Please submit your proposal via link -https://iscr.org/Proposal_Submission.aspx before the specified deadline. Our committee of experts will review all submissions, and notifications of acceptance will be sent by September 22, 2023

Call for Presentation Proposals: Following the selection of sessions, we will invite proposals for individual presentations aligned with the accepted sessions. This will provide an opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and professionals to showcase their work, share insights, and contribute to the overall conference objectives. Detailed instructions and deadlines for presentation proposals will be communicated in a subsequent communication.

We sincerely appreciate your interest and involvement in this transformative event. Your contributions will play an instrumental role in shaping the conference and fostering an environment of collaboration and innovation. We firmly believe that together, we can drive positive change in clinical research and ultimately improve patient outcomes.

Thank you for considering our invitation, and we eagerly anticipate receiving your compelling session proposals.

Submission of a proposal is not in any way tied to a speaker slot at the pre-conference workshop / conference nor does it guarantee inclusion in the final agenda of the pre-conference workshop/conference.

Key Dates

Deadline for submitting your session proposal: September 8, 2023.

Communication to selected sessions chairs by ISCR: September 22, 2023

Call for presentation proposals - From October 6, 2023 to November 3, 2023

Communication to selected speakers by ISCR: November 17, 2023

Deadline for submitting final presentations: December 15, 2023

If you have any questions about the Call for Proposals, please contact ISCR at info@iscr.org, with ISCR Annual Conference 2024: Call for Proposals mentioned in the SUBJECT line. ISCR reserves the right to accept or reject any proposals without providing any reasons for the same.

As a member-driven organization, we encourage proposal submitters to be ISCR members. If you are not a current ISCR member, you can apply for or renew your membership at https://www.iscr.org/Member_Registration.aspx

Selection Process

Proposals (other than the sponsored content proposals) will be selected to ensure the conference offers a comprehensive and non-promotional scientific program that meets the objectives and guiding principles of ISCR. Proposals that clearly describe innovative and cutting-edge work in the field of clinical research and are around the theme of the conference will receive the highest priority in the selection process. Previously presented and published abstracts must be properly acknowledged by providing the citation to that abstract.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Scientific Organizing Committee and other reviewers using the following criteria:

  • Topic: Relevance, importance, value, and/or interest to clinical research community
  • Quality of Submission: Quality, content, clarity, and depth of demonstrated understanding of the topic

Note: Selected faculty/speaker/moderator may be invited to present in a track other than the one you selected in the proposal submission form.

Some examples of suggested topic/session themes
Clinical Development, Operations & Regulatory Affairs
  • Patients as partners in research
  • Patient-focused drug development - Guidance from regulatory authorities
  • Confidence in clinical research - Understanding regulations, guidelines, practices & real-world applications, data integrity, analysis & communications, & advocacy
  • Driving diversity & equity in clinical trials
  • Impact of the pandemic on clinical research scenario in India
  • Evolution of clinical research in India post pandemic
  • Monitoring - what has changed since the pandemic
  • Inspection readiness
HEOR & RWE
  • Using RWE in healthcare decision making
  • RWD & RWE in supporting clinical trial designs
  • Leveraging AI in analyzing RWE
  • Can RWE replace clinical trials – a panel discussion
Biostatistics & Statistical Programming
  • Modeling & simulation methodology in drug development
  • Protocol designs & optimization of protocol design
  • Bayesian approaches in clinical trials
  • Re-identification risk assessment - Role of biostatisticians
  • Risk-based approach in clinical trials (RBM/RBQM)
  • Pediatric Covid-19 studies - Statistical issues in a pandemic
Medical Writing
  • Medical writing in the era of artificial intelligence
  • Digital technologies in publications
  • Optimizing journal submission process
  • Structured authoring; TransCelerate e-Templates
  • NDA/MAA/BLA submission optimization
  • FDA Assessment Aids
  • Types of eCTD submission packages: differences & similarities
  • Innovations in readying documents for submission
Clinical Data Management
  • eSource initiative for more efficient data collection practices
  • The growing importance of synthetic data
  • Clinical data management in RWE studies
  • Data protection policies - Impact on data management practices
Pharmacovigilance & Safety
  • Lessons in PV - Experiences with COVID-19 vaccines
  • Reference safety information: What does EU CTR change?
  • Aggregate safety assessments
  • Estimands in safety & benefit-risk evaluation

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