HEPATITIS C: DEFINING A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR CANADA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1999
8:15 Words of welcome
8:30 Burden of HCV
9:00 What are the gaps In our knowledge? (Plenary session)
10:15 Health Break
10:45
Lunch
13:00 Identification of research priorities (breakout groups)
14:30 Health break
15:00 Report back session for the seven breakout groups to develop a consensus around their recommendations- prevention, treatment, quality of life, biology and pathogenesis
16:30 Survey of Canada's contribution to HCV and of present as well as of potential sources of funding
15:30 Adjournment
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1999
08:30 Defining an HCV research agenda for Canada in terms of feasibility and impact:
(breakout groups)
10:30 Report back session of the six breakout groups to develop a consensus around
their recommendations
13:00 What should be the mechanisms in place for performing, evaluating and administering the HCV research, salary support and training programs? (Plenary Session)
- The AIDS strategy phase I and II
- The NCE model
- The increasing role of the private sector in Health research
14:30 Structural issues for the Grants and Awards Programs
- A national network for HCV research
- The balance between individual and group grants
- Salary and training programs to increase Canada's capability for patient care and
research
16:30 Wrap up and Conclusions
16:30 Adjournment
