"We have tried to make this conference different - more interactive, creative and worthwhile."
- PCF Planning Committee

The leadership of the Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum (PCF), the sponsor of the Tenth Annual Pharmaceutical Regulatory and Compliance Congress, seeks to transform the event to reflect a new style of learning and knowledge exchange. To that end, the PCF special planning committee has created the following special aspects of the Pharma Congress agenda:

1. The Pharma Congress will feature the following preconference symposia:
   • Compliance 101
   • Recent Government Settlements
   • Internet and Social Networking Communication
   
   
2. The Pharma Congress will feature a series of special sessions on these following crucial regulatory and compliance issues:
   • Regulator Panel on Transparency and Disclosure
   • Overview of Pfizer CIA: Lessons Learned
   • OIG Update
   • DOJ Civil Division Update
   • DOJ Criminal Division Update
   • SEC Enforcement Update
   • Health Reform Update
   • Ethics Update
   • Making the Case for Compliance: A US Attorney's Perspective
   • Effective and Compliant Promotion
   • Medical Institution Perspectives on Restrictions with Pharmaceutical Companies
   • PCF Pharmaceutical Compliance Professional and Legal Counsel Roundtable
   
   
3. The Pharma Congress will feature tracks on the following topics:
   • Compliance Program Elements: How to Implement and Enhance a Pharmaceutical Compliance Program to Meet Evolving Regulatory Standards
   • An Integrated Approach to Compliance: Addressing Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Compliance Risks Throughout a Product's Lifecycle
   • Transparency and Third Party Compliance Requirements
   • Instituting a Truly Global Compliance Program
   
   
4. The Pharma Congress will be interactive. In the plenary sessions each attendee will have a Meridia Audience response device with which he or she will be able to vote on questions put by the faculty. The attendee responses will be immediately projected on the session screens.
   
   
5. The Pharma Congress will feature an opening networking reception in the Pharma Congress Exhibit Hall.
   
   
6. The Pharma Congress will feature an extraordinary series of keynote speakers.

• Pharmaceutical and Health Care Executives and Board Members
• Compliance Executives
• Health Plan, Health System and Physician Organizations
• Medical Directors
• Physicians
• Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
• Purchasers, including Private Employers and Public Purchasers
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
• Generic Pharmaceutical
• Manufacturers
• Site Management Organizations
• Clinical Research Organizations
• Pharmacy Benefit

• Management Companies
• Nurses
• Health Plans and Health Insurers
• Wholesale, Retail, Mail Order and Internet Pharmacies
• Health Care Attorneys and In-house Counsel
• Compliance Officers
• Privacy Officers
• Ethics Officers
• Food and Drug Law Attorneys
• Pharmaceutical Consultants
• Investment Bankers
• Venture Capitalists
• Health Care Regulators and Policy Makers
• Health Services Researchers and Academics
• Auditors

The Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum (PCF) is a coalition of senior compliance professionals and legal counsel from more than 50 of the largest research-based pharmaceutical manufacturers. The PCF was founded in early-1999 by compliance professionals from the pharmaceutical industry to promote effective corporate compliance programs. The members meet twice a year, for two days, focusing on open and informal sharing of compliance information, best practices, and current developments in the field, and sponsors a three-day compliance congress each Fall. For membership information, contact Tim Bower at 215-599-6617or via email at info@PharmaComplianceForum.org. Please visit their website at www.PharmaComplianceForum.org.