Greetings from Pink city

            Adverse reactions to drugs are not uncommon. Reported incidence varies from 1 to 28%. Nearly 3-10% of patients in developed countries seek admission to hospital because of drug related events. The disparity in figures reflects differences in methods used to detect and report ADRs. The range of prevalence of fatal drug reactions is 0-0.31 percent of hospital medical inpatients. Society of Pharmacovigilance is making efforts in creating awareness in Medical & Pharmacy Community towards hazardous effects of drugs and need to report them.

            Therefore, keeping in view of these objectives the Society of Pharmacovigilance (India) is holding its 7^th Annual Conference at

National Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College & Hospital, Shobha Nagar, Jaipur-303001. There will be a pre conference CME Workshop on 23^rd Nov. 2007 on “Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring” and conference on November 24^th & 25^th, 2007.

            It is expected that about 500 delegates from various medical, dental, ayurvedic & pharmaceutical institutions of India and abroad,

will attend this Conference. As it is going to be a highly educative affair, on behalf of the Society of Pharmacovigilance (India), we solicit an

active participation of all health personnel. Your active involvement will go a long way in making this national event a grand success.

            I feel pleasure to invite all of you to Jaipur. A warm reception awaits you and I eagerly look forward to welcome you and promise an academically beneficial and socially enriching experience during your stay with us. You will enjoy the scientific, cultural and social programs of the SOPI in November 2007.

            With warm regards,

Dr. Anurag Tomar

Organising Secretary

SOCIETY OF PHARMACOVIGILANCE (INDIA)

            Patron                                                          President

Prof. K.C. Singhal, Aligarh                                 Prof. A. Ray, Delhi

          Secretary                  Chief Editor                 Treasurer

Dr. Sandeep Agarwal,                       Prof. R.K. Goyal,          Dr. Govind Mohan,

              Agra                       Ahmedabad                       Agra

                                    Organising Secretary

                                  Dr. Anurag Tomar, Jaipur

Coordinator Asia Pacific: Prof. J.K. Knight

International Advisory Committee: Prof. Ralph Edwards, Sweden; Prof. Sten Olsson, Sweden; Prof. G.P. Velo, Italy; Prof. R.H.B. Meyboom, Netherland; Prof. P. Subish, Nepal; Dr. Pipasa Biswas, U.K.; Prof. John Autian, USA; Prof. Abdul Hannan, Pakistan.

National Advisory Committee:

Prof. P.C. Dandia, Jaipur                  Prof. Kamla Pathak, Mathura

Prof. B.R. Madan, Jaipur                   Prof. R.K. Dixit, Ahmedabad

Prof. S. Zillur Rahman, Aligarh         Prof. Devkinandan, Delhi

Prof. K.K. Sharma, Delhi                  Prof. V.N. Sharma, Jaipur

Prof. M.C. Sharma, Jaipur                Prof. N.K. Khanna, Jaipur

Prof. V.K. Srivastava, Meerut            Prof. R.K. Srivasthava, Amethi

Prof. Naresh Khanna, Delhi              Prof. Kiran Barar, Ajmer

Prof. D.D. Santani, Ahmedabad       Dr. Subodh Bharadwaj, Pune

Prof. Shantanu Tripathi, Kolkata       Dr. M.K. Panigrahi, Cuttack

Prof. Shailendra Vajpai, Surat           Prof. R.S. Thakur, Bangalore Dr. Syed Ziaur Rahman, Aligarh           Prof. M.N. Saraf, Mumbai                                  

Dr. C. Sheshagiri Rao, Hyderabad   Dr. D.P. Pathak, Delhi

Dr. Priti Saxena, Gurgaon                 Dr. Ch. V. Rao, Lucknow         

Prof. B.R. Sainath Iyer, Ahmedabad

Prof. Varsha Jitendra Patel, Ahmedabad

SOPI – 2007

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

            Patron                      President                 Chairperso

   Dr. Balvir S. Tomar     Dr. Shobha Tomar        Prof. Sati Pathak

Organising Secretary

Dr. Anurag Tomar

Treasurer                                        Scientific Programme

Mr. A.K. Sharma                               Prof. U.K. Gupta

Work Shop Coordinator                 Prof. Saroj Vanjani

Dr. Swati Tomar                               Prof. S. Ramanna

Dr. Mukesh Tiwari                             Prof. Arun Gupta

Prof. Nagesh Binjoo                          Inauguration & Cultural

Reception                                        Prof. Alka Rao

Dr. Vipul Choudhry                            Prof. Sushma Bhatnagar

Dr. Meetu Agarwal                            Dr. Sadhana Mathur

Dr. Deepa Masand                            Dr.Anumeha Jain

Dr. Veena Bhardwaj                          Audio-visual/Preview Room

Dr. Shewta Choudhary                     Prof. U.K. Gupta

Catering                                           Dr. Sunil Agarwal

Prof. P. Bhardwaj                              Dr. Amit Modwal

Dr. Rupesh Masand                          Mr. Suresh Mehta

Dr. Rajesh Verma                             Mr. Guljar Ali Bhati

Dr. A.M. Dixit                                     Accommodation

Souvenir                                          Prof. N.S. Kothari

Prof. D.K. Kasliwal                            Dr. Manisha Upadhyaya

Prof. Nirmal Jain                               Dr. Harinder Singh

Prof. Vijay Shree                               Dr. C.P. Garg

Prof. R. Vanjani                                 Dr. Gunjan Garg

Registration                                    Mr. Lalit Tyagi

Prof. Vijayshree                                 Transport

Dr. Uma Adwani                                Prof. Nirmal Jain

Dr. Meeta Sharma                            Dr. Pradeep Sharma

Dr. Ruchi Agarwal                             Dr. Vaseem Naheed

Dr. Verdine Antony                            Dr. Vineet Choudhary

                                                          Ms. Sushila Yogi

                                                          Mr. Sanjay Karolwal

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

·        WORK SHOP & CME

o       Why Pharmacovigilance ?

o       Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring

·        ORATIONS

o       John Autian Oration

o       Prof. K.C. Singhal Oration

·        SYMPOSIA

o       Safety Concern for Drugs of Indian System of Medicine

o       Medical Error – How Vigilant we are ?

o       Pharmacovigilance in Medical and Pharmacy Curriculum

o       Role of Pharmacovigilance in Environment

·        AWARDS

o       Best Paper Award

o       Uppsala Award for Best Paper to young scientist

o       Best Poster Award

o       Best Poster Award for Medical & Pharmacy Students

(Theme: Prevention of Drug Hazards)

REGISTRATION

Please fill in the Registration Form and send by post to the Conference Secretariat.

Registered delegates are entitled for:

Admission to inaugural function, plenary lectures, scientific sessions, entertainment programme, lunch and dinner during the Conference. Payment to be made by A/c payee Bank Draft / At Par cheques drawn in favour of “Organising Secretary SOPI 2007” payable at Jaipur and posted along with Registration form to Conference Secretariat. In out station cheques please add Rs. 60 as bank collection charge.

Important Dates:

Early Registration                                           :  August 31, 2007

Last date for Submission of Award Paper      :  Sept. 10, 2007

Last date for Submission of Abstracts           :  Sept. 15, 2007

Confirmation of Acceptance of Abstract         :  Oct. 15, 2007

Cancellation and Refund:

No refund request will be entertained after 1^st September 2007. On cancellation of registration, only 50% of the amount shall be refunded and this will be sent to the person concerned in the last week of December 2007.

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACT:

Original unpublished research articles related to Pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety Adverse Drug Reactions, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacoeconomics, Clinical Research, Drug Discovery and Regulatory Affairs are invited for oral/poster presentation by registered delegates.

·         Abstract should be computer typed in the space provided in the abstract form, (Space of 4.5” X 7.5”). It should be sent through E-mail & CD with hard copy (in triplicate) posted along with completed Registration Form so as to reach the Conference Secretariat by 15^th September 2007.

·         Title: Should be in Bold Font, Title Case Central Alignment, Font 12, Type New Roman.

·         Author’s Name/Names: Capital Case, List each author by their initials (unpunctuated), followed by surnames (omit degrees). Name of the presenting author should be underlined. Font 10, Type New Roman.

·         Content: Should contain aim of study, materials, methods, results & Conclusion Font 10, Type New Roman.

Entries for Uppsala Award should be submitted in triplicate along with full paper and completed registration form to the organizing secretary.

ORAL PRESENTATION:

·         Seven Minutes will be allowed for presentation followed by three minute for discussion.

·         LCD and overhead projectors will be provided for Oral Paper presentations. For LCD presentation please make sure to bring CDs/Pen drives compatible with Windows XP.

POSTER PRESENTATION:

·         Poster presentations may kindly be presented on 1.2 mtr x 1 mtr size.

·         Poster should be fixed 1 hour before the presentation. Author/s should be present through out the poster session for any discussion.

Acceptance of Paper

·         The presenting author must register for the Conference. Final decision regarding acceptance of papers will rest with the Scientific Committee. If you do not receive any information about status of the abstract by October 15, 2007, please contact on e-mail. sopijaipur@rediffmail.com

Terms and Conditions for Conference Accommodation:

·         Booking shall be done upto three month prior to the start of Conference. Confirmation shall be subject to the availability.

·         Campus guest house accommodation can be arranged for delegates on prior intimation. Tariff will be Rs. 200/- per person per day on twin sharing basis.