DSEN Meetings
The Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network Coordinating Office (DSEN CO) holds regular meetings of the research community to facilitate:
- knowledge translation
- sharing of best practices among Collaborating Centres
The semi-annual meetings also provide an opportunity to invite other teams funded by DSEN and relevant stakeholders to expand on the network structure of the program. The DSEN makes effort to facilitate interactions between researchers and relevant stakeholders to facilitate the development of new relationships. These recurring network meetings are essential to the function of the teams and the network as a whole.
2013
- March 22, 2013
The Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN) held its fourth semi-annual Network meeting on March 22nd, 2013 at Health Canada’s premises in Ottawa. This meeting was attended by 48 participants from the research and the decision making arenas.
The main objectives of this 4th semi-annual meeting were:
- to engage Network members in discussion on the specific information needs of drug regulatory agencies;
- to provide network-wide interactions between DSEN funded researchers and decision makers;
- to update participants on recent developments and upcoming plans and activities; and
- to support a culture of knowledge translation (KT) within the DSEN program.
The morning session was devoted to DSEN funded investigators to report on a single Query and provide updates on specific projects relevant to the decision makers present amongst the audience. Lunch time was allocated to keynote presentations by Gerald Dal Pan, Senior Official from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to share international insight and by Health Canada Senior Management staff Anne Lamar and Cindy Evans.
In the afternoon, Diane Forbes, DSEN Associate Director presented a summary of the KT workshop held in early March 2013 for DSEN investigators on results reporting. Thereafter, four representatives from HPFB gave Health Canada’s perspective of the program, explained their expectations from the DSEN researchers and expressed their openness to further collaborate with DSEN investigators to better serve the Query submission process. A panel discussion took place later in the afternoon and it was an opportunity to integrate expectations and research capacity in the discussion so researchers and decision makers have a better and clearer understanding of different steps of the process. Finally, DSEN Executive Director announced upcoming events where DSEN will be actively engaged and gave an update on funding opportunities. A tentative date for the next semi-annual network meeting was given before the meeting was adjourned.
2012
- October 19, 2012
DSEN held the 3rd event of the series on October 19, 2012 in Ottawa. The meeting was attended by 56 participants.
The specific objectives of this meeting were:
- To provide network-wide interaction between DSEN funded researchers and decision makers
- To provide an occasion for discussion on Knowledge Translation (KT) approaches
- To inform Network members of barriers and facilitators to integrated KT and KT Funding Opportunities
- To support a culture of knowledge translation within the DSEN program
Robert Peterson, DSEN Executive Director, welcomed the participants and gave a brief update on DSEN's integrated Knowledge Translation activities, after which the DSEN funded teams each gave a short progress report.
Sharon Straus introduced the break-out session. Attendees were divided in five groups, each comprised of researchers and decision-makers. Each group was given a tool/strategy for discussion, and provided with related questions and a reporting template. The following KT tools/strategies were examined each by one of the five groups:
- Decision Makers Modules (Group 1)
- Research Report Templates (Group 2)
- Network Website (Group 3)
- Dissemination Strategies (Group 4)
- KT Capacity Building (Group 5)
Following the break-out session, each group reported its findings and suggestions which were summarized by a panel discussion. It was recognized that DSEN would benefit from standardized approaches and frameworks related to KT.
- March 23, 2012
DSEN held the 2nd network meeting on March 23, 2012 in Ottawa to bring decision makers, DSEN-funded researchers, and trainees together to gain common understanding and to enhance Network functioning.
The main objectives of this meeting were:
- to provide network-wide interaction between DSEN funded researchers and decision makers
- to present and integrate expectations with results
- to present and discuss the Query submission process
- to help gain greater understanding of Network research capacity and how this can address DSEN Queries using available methodologies
- to support trainees and provide them with exposure to the DSEN community
- to update participants on recent developments and upcoming plans and activities including DSEN accountability under performance measurement criteria
- to support a culture of reporting within the DSEN program
51 participants attended the second network meeting. After the welcome and introductions, Robert Peterson, DSEN Executive Director gave a brief overview of DSEN and its organizational structure.
The morning session was dedicated to progress report presentations by research teams funded by DSEN. In the afternoon, a panel composed of DSEN researchers, and provincial and federal decision makers discussed their mutual expectations.
Following the panel discussion and question session, DSEN staff gave updates on CIHR and DSEN programs.
2011
- October 28, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario
The DSEN Coordinating Office held the first network meeting in Ottawa on October 28, 2012.
The morning session was focused on team introductions and the development of a common vision for DSEN, including clarifications on network operations.
In the afternoon, discussions were held around national education and training needs in the field of Drug Safety and Effectiveness to work towards the identification of priorities for a National Curriculum for post market drug safety and effectiveness training and the establishment of a working group to carry this forward.
Report of the 1st Network Meeting
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