Springtime at last! It’s time to take off our winter jackets and head to Virginia! The 2023 Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress, next week in Tyson’s Corner, has a slew of great sessions that will inform and energize your compliance program. Here are a few sessions that pique our interest from a compliance training perspective.
Day 1: Tuesday April 25th
9:15 am: The Chief Compliance Officer Luminary Panel
11:10 am: Keynote Enforcement Panel
11:00 am: Workshop 4 – Update on Recent DOJ Pronouncements Affecting Compliance Programs, Investigations, and Self-Disclosure
These two presentations offer opportunities to hear what top compliance officers and government officials are focused on today and thinking about for tomorrow. This is a chance to see how well your compliance training aligns with their priorities.
1:40 pm: FDA Keynote Address
Much like the sessions above, this is an opportunity to hear what the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion is focusing on – straight from the Director herself! Plus, Catherine Gray is a dynamite speaker.
4:00 pm: Breakouts by Company Type
The day ends with three breakout paths that let you select from sessions targeted to small and emerging companies, mid to large-size companies, and medical device companies. This is a great way to hear people speaking more directly to your company’s specific situation. We’ve always been partial to hearing the innovative ways small and emerging companies meet their compliance training needs with reduced resources.
Day 2: Wednesday April 26th
8:30 am: Workshop 1 – Building a Compliance Program from the Ground Up
We’ve worked with the folks at Sage Therapeutics who are presenting this session, and they are a creative, engaged, and innovative group. If you are building or restarting your compliance program, don’t miss this session.
8:30 am: Workshop 3 – Senior Compliance Leadership Symposium
If you qualify as a senior compliance leader (see the program agenda for details), this session run by Terra Buckley is an excellent place to problem-solve with other leaders. Terra is Vice President, Head of Compliance Advisory Services, at MedPro Systems and one of the most knowledgeable and experienced compliance leaders around today.
In this session you can hear how other companies have aligned their programs with recent DOJ guidance updates and discuss the implications for training.
1:30 pm: Rethinking and Revolutionizing the Compliance Officer Role
We’ve long advocated for taking a risk-based approach to compliance training and this session agenda had us at its first bullet: “Generate a roadmap for transforming compliance to a risk-based profession.”
3:30 pm: Practical Guidance for Developing Tomorrow’s Compliance Leaders
Our own Dan O’Connor, Senior Vice President at NXLevel Compliance, leads this workshop with compliance leaders from three different biopharmaceutical companies. They’ll discuss how you can develop your own team into tomorrow’s compliance leaders.
Day 3: Thursday April 27th
9:00 am: Partnering with Patients and Patient Organization Engagements
9:00 am: Speaker Programs and HCP Engagements
The third morning offers two simultaneous sessions that speak to core compliance training topics. This is a great reason why companies should send more than one person to these congresses. Divide and conquer!
1:30 pm: Patient Story Luminary Address
Don’t miss this chance to hear firsthand patient stories. It’s easy to forget that patients are the reason we do what we do.
2:00 pm: Compliance Across the Organization
What does it mean to “partner with the business?” This presentation should go a long way in answering that question. Better compliance training requires input and support from our business colleagues. Help us to help you!
Networking Opportunities
Finally, don’t forget to take advantage of the networking opportunities to connect with old friends, make new ones, and check out the vendor booths. Be sure to stop by and visit us at the NXLevel Compliance booth to say “hello” and see demos of our newest compliance training modules, workshops, and games!
See you in Virginia! (If you can’t make it there this year, check back here for our thoughts and notes soon after the conference concludes.)
The NXLevel Compliance Team
Compliance Training Intelligence 