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THE SHEINER/ROWLAND ADVANCED COURSE IN PHARMACOKINETICS/PHARMACODYNAMICS
Hotel Waldhaus (5 star), Sils-Maria, Engadin Valley, Switzerland
Sunday, 30th March to Friday, 4th April 2008, Sils Maria, Switzerland
Group Photo of 2008 Advanced Workshop delegates
Sils Maria, Switzerland
A Workshop, presenting advanced aspects and applications of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and kinetic/dynamic data analysis in the medical and pharmaceutical sciences.
For whom intended:
The Workshop is designed for those who have a good working knowledge of basic concepts in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and data analysis and who now wish to extend their knowledge further. Emphasis will be placed on relating pharmacokinetics to underlying physiological processes and to pharmacodynamics, and on the analysis and modelling of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data.
Workshop content:
The mornings will be devoted to lectures; the afternoons to small-group workshops led by experienced tutors, in which participants will solve practical problems and develop facility with the techniques and approaches discussed in the lectures.
The participants are encouraged to raise questions from their experience for discussion: time is specifically reserved for such informal discussions.
A book, comprising lecture outlines, derivations, problem sets with answers, and additional reading material will be provided. Participants should come with a scientific hand calculator.
Topics to be covered include:
- Review of basic concepts.
- Empirical models for Pharmacokinetics (sums of exponentials) and Pharmacodynamics (hyperbolic).
- Mechanistic models for Pharmacokinetics (compartmental, physiological) and Pharmacodynamics (receptor-theory) and combined kinetics/dynamics (effect-compartment indirect)
- Data analysis techniques for empirical or mechanistic modelling: point estimates, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests.
- Non-parametric models for pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
- Population pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics.
FEE
Total fee, including board and lodgings, and service: CH 4,800 Swiss Fr per person must be paid in full within 20 working days as soon as you have received an email or a fax confirmation that a place has been reserved for you up until 1st February 2008, and 14 workings days thereafter. In the event of cancellation of a place and provided that written notice is received prior to 1st February 2008, a refund of 70% of the total fee will be made. Cancellation after that date will result in no refund. However, name substitutions could be accepted by fax or email seven days prior to the event.
The Workshop is limited to 60 applicants only. Ability to understand and converse in English is essential. A limited number of places, at a reduced fee, are available to academic persons. Further details are available upon request to irene.sung@pkworkshops.com.
Payment
Once you have successfully registered on the course, you will receive the bank transfer details in order to pay for your workshop attendance.
TIMETABLE
The 2008 Workshop starts at 17.00 Sunday 30th March and finishes at 12.00 Friday 4th April.
LOCATION OF WORKSHOP
Hotel Waldhaus (5 star), Sils-Maria, Engadin Valley, Switzerland. A picturesque and tranquil setting close to St. Moritz. The hotel has an indoor swimming pool, sauna and indoor tennis court.
ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS
Accommodation will be available through the nights of 30th March to 3rd April 2008 at Hotel Waldhaus. Each room has a private bathroom. The costs of accommodation and all meals are included in the Workshop.
FREE TIME
The early afternoons are free for personal pursuits.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The Engadin Valley is readily reached by car. For those coming by air or rail there are regular trains to Sils-Maria from Zurich via Chur. Exact details and timetables can be found at www.rail.ch.
CAR PARKING A car park is available within the grounds of Hotel Waldhaus.
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