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Synergy in Action

2015 Autumn Conference

Includes Joint Day with ECNP
27 – 29 August, 2015   //   Amsterdam Marriott Hotel // Amsterdam, NL

Poster Awardees:

Bipolar Depression: Acute Stable Response to Medication as a Predictor of Long-term Treatment Response (Iosifescu)

Quantifying Myelin Kinetics in Healthy Subjects Using Deuterium Labeling (Kanhai)

All Poster PDFs and Abstracts are available at the end of the second day.

27 August 2015

  Welcome Reception

28 August 2015 (Includes Joint Sessions with ECNP)

  Welcome from the Presidents R Keefe for S Romano
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G Goodwin
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  Session 1: Challenges in Utilizing Outcome Measures Across Regions and Cultures Chairs:
ISCTM Chair, R Keefe
ECNP Chair, S Leucht
  Cultural issues in psychiatric outcomes for global trials S Leucht
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  Challenges of multinational European schizophrenia studies W Fleischhacker
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  Multi-national clinical trial outcomes in international studies of bipolar disorder E Vieta
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  Workgroup on International clinical trials update: Translation and adaptation of clinician rated outcomes A Kalali
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  Regulatory comments V Mantua**
K Broich*
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  Panel and Audience Discussion All Speakers
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  Session 2: Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder as a Target for Drug Development ECNP Chair, C Harmer
ISCTM Chair,
T Laughren
  Introduction C Harmer*
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  Overview of CI in MDD as an unmet need M Fava
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  Objective measures of cognitive impairment in depression G Goodwin
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  Targeting cognitive impairment in major depressive disorder- industry perspective C Kurre Olsen
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  Regulatory challenges in targeting cognitive impairment in depression K Broich
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T Laughren
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  Panel and Audience Discussion All Speakers
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  Session 3: An Update on Critical Issues for Alzheimer’s Disease ISCTM Chair, R Anand
ECNP Chair,
G Knudsen
  Welcome and introduction G Knudsen
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  Critical issues in Alzheimer’s Disease and outlook for the future R Anand
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  Amyloid pathways and disease-modifying treatments for AD: What changes are necessary in new trials? J Hardy
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  50 ways to improve your trial in AD P Scheltens
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  Evidence from amyloid – modifying treatments: Are we learning anything about the treatment of AD? R Doody**
  How can the new diagnostic criteria improve patient selection for DM therapy trials B Dubois
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  Is there a need for new symptomatic therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease and what have we learned from past trials of symptomatic therapies?  G Grossberg
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  Regulatory efforts to streamline the pathway for developing novel treatments for AD  K Broich
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  Roundtable Discussion R Anand
G Knudsen
  Adjourn Joint Meeting R Keefe for S Romano
  ISCTM Poster Session / Reception Poster Abstracts and PDFs

29 August 2015

Session 4: Continued Challenges with Placebo Response in CNS Trials: What Has Changed and What Have We Learned in Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia and Pain Chairs:
R Keefe for S Romano
G Groeneveld
  Introduction R Keefe for S Romano*
  The neurobiology of placebo and its implications for clinical trials F Benedetti**
  Placebo response in MDD/Bipolar studies E Vieta
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  Placebo effect in schizophrenia studies M Davidson
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  The placebo conundrum A Dahan**
  Dogma, myths, silos, and assumptions: Can we do better? A Kalali**
  Panel Discussion All Speakers
  Meeting Adjourns R Keefe for S Romano
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