Developing Drugs to Support Food Security and Sustainability.

July 17, 2013

Global Animal Health Conference: Developing Global Animal Health Products to Support Food Security and Sustainability

 

October 17-18 2013 | Sheraton Crystal City, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA, USA

 

Veterinary medicinal products play a key role in promoting animal health.  Co-sponsored by the Food & Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine and International Federation for Animal Health this 3rd Conference on Global Animal Health provides a platform to discuss methods of maximizing the development and use of animal health products to support food security and sustainability.  Presentations from academia, industry, nonprofit and international organizations as well as Government Officials will reflect the global challenges of animal health product development and share opportunities for global regulatory convergence to ensure access safe and effective medicines.

 

Featured Topics

• ·        Harmonizing regulatory requirements to reduce cost and development times
• ·        Promoting adoption of appropriate, harmonized requirements by emerging markets – globalized standards
• ·        Ensuring quality products are available at the point of need
• ·        Global regulatory convergence
• ·        International Cooperation on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH) Outreach Forum
• ·        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Medicines Focal Points and Proficiency of Veterinary Services (PVS) Scheme
• ·        How to move towards simultaneous global product distribution through coordinated national or regional assessment
• ·        Presentations from developing markets to understand their status, needs and challenges
• ·        Regulatory requirements
• ·        Securing the supply chain for authorized medicines
• ·        Challenges for consumers acceptance of animal health products

 

Who Should Attend

This conference is designed for key regulators and non-regulators who have influence on decision making in other regions, as well as individuals working in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, regulatory and governmental agencies worldwide and those interested in gaining a better understanding of animal health products for the continuation of global health security and sustainability.

Learning Objectives

 

At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to:

• ·        Describe the current environment for a global approach to product development, authorization and availability to end users
• ·        Explain how key players can better interact to promote animal health food security and sustainability at a global level
• ·        Discuss how stakeholders in developed and less developed markets can work together to promote standards, for global product development

 

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