May 2012

Thursday, May 24, 2012 to Thursday, May 24, 2012

Why Should You Attend:- Over the last 6 years, we seen the OFCCP become better funded, more sophisticated, and more motivated than ever to enforce affirmative action rules. Further, the changes initiated by the OFCCP have presented the greatest challenges for contractors with respect to compliance. In this new enforcement environment, government contractors are well advised to be prepared for more audits and more settlements, as there will be an aggressive increase in the OFCCP's affirmative action enforcement efforts. From a risk perspective, your recruiting practices pose the greatest legal liability for your organization.

Thursday, May 24, 2012 to Thursday, May 24, 2012

This webinar will provide you with an overview of risk factors in clinical trials and discuss possible ways to mitigate, control, assess impact, and prevent them in your trial. Why Should You Attend: If you are currently involved in clinical trials either as a CRA, project manager, investigator or sponsor, this webinar will provide you with an overview of risk factors in clinical trials and possible ways to mitigate, control, assess impact, and prevent them in your trial. Areas Covered in the Seminar: - Common risk factors in clinical trials - Retrospective and prospective risk analysis techniques. - Risk management: Key techniques in risk reduction, assessment, addressing, training and communication. - Risk analysis plan: identification, information gathering, decision, implementation and review. - Overview of FDA requirements for risk management. - Expectations and responsibilities of the clinical project manager. - Role of various clinical team members: CRA, coordinators, sponsors and investigators. - Challenges of large-scale and international clinical trials.

Monday, May 28, 2012 to Friday, June 1, 2012

Road Traffic Accidents cause massive suffering and loss in all corners of the world. In higher-income countries road traffic accidents are among the top ten leading causes of injury and death. In less developed countries the proportion of deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents is much greater. According to WHO research, deaths from non-communicable diseases are expected to climb to 49.7 million per annum by 2020 with traffic accidents are the main cause of this rise. At this level road traffic injuries will take third place in the rank order of "disease burden" by the year 2020. In many cases traffic accidents can be avoided by using best practice techniques in managing the safety and risk aspects of a transport operation.