PSI SCIENTIFIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT SELECTION OF COMPARATORS IN CLINICAL STUDIES WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 1999 SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE, ROSEBERY AVE, ISLINGTON, LONDON EC1R 4TN MEETING AGENDA 9.30-10.00 Registration 10.00-10.40 Prof Stephen Senn, UCL A Heretics View of Placebos and Ethics in Clinical Trials 10.40-11.20 Dr Mike Smith, Pfizer Practical Issues Surrounding The Selection Of Comparators 11.20-11.40 Coffee 11.40-12.20 Miss Lucy Frith, GlaxoWellcome Non-Inferiority, Superiority: A Personal Experience 12.20-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.10 Mr Daimon Saxby, DePuy International Ltd Choice of Comparator Group In The Medical Devices Industry 14.10-14.50 Mrs Lesley France, AstraZeneca ICH E10 Contents and Statistical Issues 14.50-1510 Tea 15.10-15.50 Sarah J L Edwards, Dept. of Public Health Medicine, University of Birmingham Are Some Placebo Controlled Trials Unethical? 15.50-16.30 Prof Stephen Evans, Quintiles Who is pleased with placebos? Sponsors, Statisticians, Regulators, Investigators or Patients 16.30 Meeting Close Cost, including lunch and refreshments, is £111.62 (£95 + VAT) for members of PSI, and £123.37 (£105+VAT) for non-members. Registration forms and further details can be obtained from Tracey Hurst at Resources for Business, Tel. +44 1625 511750, Fax. +44 1625 267879, E-mail [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%