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Patients as Partners in Clinical Research

Date: Mar 24, 2026 - Mar 26, 2026

Location: Boston, MA

Day Three: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Showing Events in 1 Track from 09:00am to 09:10am
Morning Remarks
9:00AM - 9:10AM
Co-Chair’s Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speaker:
Gonzalo Linares, Global Head of Patient Advocacy, R&D, J&J Innovative Medicine
Showing Events in 1 Track from 09:10am to 10:00am
Morning Sessions
9:10AM - 9:35AM
Annual Keynote: New Insights on Optimizing the Collection of Protocol Data
Speaker:
Kenneth Getz, MBA, Director and Professor, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Tufts University School of Medicine
9:35AM - 10:00AM
Anticipating Policy Shifts: Ensuring Clinical Trial Access Amid Medicaid Changes
Speaker:
Michele Oshman, Chief Patient Advocate and Head, Alliance Development Center of Excellence, Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Showing Events in 1 Track from 10:00am to 10:45am
Morning Networking Break
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Morning Break and Networking
Showing Events in 1 Track from 10:45am to 01:00pm
Morning Sessions Continued
10:45AM - 11:30AM
Chief Patient Officers’ Perspectives on Driving Patient-Centered Clinical Research
Moderator:
Melanie Croce-Galis, RN, MPH, Executive Director, Patient Engagement & Advocacy, BioNTech US Inc
Panelists:
Steve Levine, MD, Chief Patient Officer, Compass Pathways
Tiffany Patrick, MPH, MBA, Chief Patient Officer, Amicus Therapeutics
Lisa Petermann, Chief Patient Experience Officer, Roche Canada
11:30AM - 12:15PM
How to Partner with Legal and Compliance to Operationalize Patient Engagement
Moderator:
Stephanie Christopher, Patient Engagement Lead, R&D, Pfizer
Panelists:
Parthena Psyllos, Senior Corporate Counsel, Clinical Development Legal, Pfizer
12:15PM - 1:00PM
Annual FDA Guidance Updates and New Patient Engagement Initiatives
Showing Events in 1 Track from 01:00pm to 01:00pm
End of Conference
1:00PM - 1:00PM
End of Conference
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Thursday, March 26, 2026

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