Tentative Schedule
Morning Workshop: Foundations of Real-World Data Management in Pharmacoepidemiology
| Time | Session Topic & Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 – 08:30 | Conference Registration Opens | Swiss-Terrace |
| 08:30 – 08:40 | Welcome & Workshop Overview | Swiss-Terrace |
| 08:40 – 09:40 | From Free-Text Prescriptions to Daily Dose – Practical Data Cleaning Using Malaysian EHR and Stata Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abqariyah Yahya Facilitator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Osman | Swiss-Terrace |
| 09:40 – 10:40 | Measuring Treatment Persistence in Large Administrative Databases Using Chinese Health Data Speaker: Dr. Hao Hu Facilitator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Osman | Swiss-Terrace |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Coffee / Tea Break | Swiss-Terrace |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Assessing Medication Adherence Using UK Primary Care Databases – From Prescriptions to PDC and MPR Speaker: Professor Dr. Amanj Kurdi Facilitator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Osman | Swiss-Terrace |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Discussion, Q&A | Swiss-Terrace |
Afternoon Workshop: From Real-World Data to Trustworthy Evidence: Integrating Pharmacoepidemiology, Causal Inference, and Artificial Intelligence
| Time | Session Topic & Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 14:15 – 15:45 | Foundations of Real-World Evidence: Data Ecosystems, Study Design, and Fitness for Policy Use Speakers: Professor Dr. Björn Wettermark, Professor Dr. Olaf Klungel Facilitator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nor Elina Alias | Swiss-Terrace |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Coffee / Tea Break | Swiss-Terrace |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | AI, Causal Inference, and Target Trial Emulation: Methods for Trustworthy Real-World Evidence Speaker: Professor Dr. Yong Chen Facilitator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nor Elina Alias | Swiss-Terrace |
| 17:30 – 18:30 | Welcoming Hi-Tea Reception | Swiss-Terrace |
| Time | Session Topic & Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Registration and Welcome Coffee | Swiss-Terrace |
| 08:30 – 09:45 |
Opening Ceremony • Welcome address by Conference Chair: Professor Dr. Che Suraya Mohd Zin • Opening Remarks and Conference Officiation by Deputy Director General of Health Malaysia (Research & Technical Support): Datuk Dr. Nor Fariza binti Ngah MC: Mdm. Safura / Mr. Suhaimi |
Swiss Ballroom |
| 09:45 – 10:30 |
Keynote Address: From Big Data to Better Decisions: Real-World Evidence for Policy and Practice in a Data-Driven Era Speaker: Professor Dr. Björn Wettermark MC: Mdm. Safura / Mr. Suhaimi |
Swiss Ballroom |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea break / Exhibition Booth and Poster Viewing | Swiss Foyer / Ballroom |
| 11:00 – 11:45 |
Plenary 1: Managing Bias, Confounding, and Uncertainty in Real-World Evidence for Regulatory and HTA Decision-Making Speaker: Professor Dr. Olaf Klungel Chairperson: Professor Dr. Che Suraya |
Swiss Ballroom |
| 11:45 – 12:30 |
Plenary 2: XYZ: A Reliable Causal AI Framework for Drug Development and Label Expansion Speaker: Prof. Dr. Yong Chen Chairperson: Asst. Prof. Dr. Tengku Karmila |
Swiss Ballroom |
| 12:30 – 13:00 |
Sponsored Lecture 1: Industry-Sponsored Talk on RWE innovations Chairperson: Mr. Adam |
Swiss Ballroom |
| 14:00 – 14:50 |
Symposium 1 • When is Real-World Evidence Good Enough for Regulatory and HTA Decision Making. Lessons from European Decision Making (20 minutes) Speaker: Professor Dr. Olaf Klungel • Strengthening HTA for Better Health Decisions: A Malaysian Perspective on RWE, Value Assessment, and Policymaking (20 minutes) Speaker: Dr. Hanin Farhana Kamaruzaman Chairperson: Professor Dr. Che Suraya |
Swiss Ballroom |
| 14:50 – 16:10 |
Symposium 2 • Real-World Evidence from Electronic Health Records: Validity, Bias, and the Limits of Causal Inference (20 minutes) Speaker: Professor Dr. Che Suraya Mohd Zin • Leveraging Health Administrative Databases for Population-Level Evidence: Opportunities and Challenges (20 minutes) Speaker: Ms. Norazida Ab Rahman • National Pharmacy and Dispensing Databases: Real-World Utilisation Patterns, Surveillance Capacity, and Data Gaps (20 minutes) Speaker: Dr. Abdul Haniff bin Mohamad Yahaya Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Ilyani Mohamed Nazar |
Swiss Ballroom |
| 16:10 – 17:10 |
Concurrent Oral Presentation • Theme 1: RWE in Clinical Practice and Public Health
Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman
• Theme 2: Data analytics and Digital Health
Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman
• Theme 3: Artificial Intelligence in RWE
Chairperson: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bisha Fathamah
• Theme 4: Translational, Industry and Emerging Domain
Chairperson: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bisha Fathamah
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tbc |
| 17:10 – 18:00 | Tea break / Exhibition Booth and Poster Viewing (End of first day) | Swiss Foyer / Ballroom |
| Time | Session Topic & Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Registration | – |
| 08:30 – 09:15 | Plenary 3: Principle AI for RWD-powered Clinical Trial Design Speaker: Professor Dr. Yong Chen Chairperson: Asst. Prof. Dr. Nor Hidayah Mohd Taufek | Swiss Ballroom |
| 09:15 – 10:30 | Symposium 3: • Pharmacoepidemiology in the Era of Real-World Data: Monitoring the Safety and Use of Antimicrobials and Biologics Using National Health Data – Insights from Scotland (20 minutes) Speaker: Professor Dr. Amanj Kurdi • AI-Driven Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Utilisation Research for Health Decision-Making: Applications Using Real-World Data Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Augusto Afonso Guerra Júnior Chairperson: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Osman | Swiss Ballroom |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Tea break | Swiss Foyer / Ballroom |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Concurrent Oral Presentation • Theme 1: RWE in Clinical Practice and Public Health Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman • Theme 2: Data analytics and Digital Health Chairperson: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman • Theme 3: Artificial Intelligence in RWE Chairperson: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bisha Fathamah • Theme 4: Translational, Industry and Emerging Domain Chairperson: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bisha Fathamah | tbc |
| 11:45 – 12:30 | Plenary 4: Realizing RWE Potential: Opportunities, Challenges, and Progress Speaker: Professor Dr. Björn Wettermark Chairperson: Professor Dr. Che Suraya | Swiss Ballroom |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Closing Ceremony: Summary, Awards, Remarks Farewell Lunch MC: Mdm. Safura / Mr. Suhaimi | Swiss Ballroom |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Farewell Lunch | Swiss-Café Restaurant |
| 13:30 onwards | Optional Cultural Tour (Turtle Hatchery, Beach, Bukit Pelindung, Redang Island) | – |