Program / Agenda

Monday, June 14, 2010 [4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.]

Pre-Registration

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 [8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.]

Welcome and Opening Remarks

PPTA Strengths - What Your Association Does for You

Keynote Address

NETWORKING BREAK with EXHIBITORS

Strategies to Improve Patient Access

PPTA is committed to working with external organizations to further patient access to all plasma protein therapies. Patients depend on access to plasma protein therapies to sustain their quality of life and, in some instances, life itself. Unfettered access to therapies can eliminate hospitalizations and other more costly forms of care, and provides flexibility for different dosages and different treatment regimens among specific patient populations or for specific individuals within those populations. This panel will explore the perspectives of consumer organizations around the globe and take a glimpse at a European program that reflects collaboration between patients, physicians and industry to promote access to therapy. This session is intended to challenge attendees to work together to identify solutions that promote patient access to plasma protein therapies.

NETWORKING LUNCH (on your own)

The Impact of the Federal Budget on Health Care Policy

Addressing the current economic troubles is the highest priority for policymakers. Congress and the Administration recognize that the federal government is operating with an uncontrollable deficit that most would argue is not sustainable. Trust funds that support one of the largest entitlement programs - Medicare - are predicted to go bankrupt within a decade unless spending is curbed. What can be done to control the spending? The annual federal budget sets the spending blueprint for the nation. The budget drives policy and now more than ever with every vote being heavily scrutinized, the budget is forcing legislators to make difficult decisions. After giving an overview on the budget process, the speaker will describe the need to reduce health care spending and the delicate balance between cost containment measures and maintaining patient access.

NETWORKING BREAK with EXHIBITORS

The Donation Experience - Ensuring Donor Health

The industry relies on millions of donations each year from dedicated individuals who are assessed, poked, prodded, questioned, and otherwise screened for disease and behavioral suitability for donation. Plasma donation takes time, effort, and commitment. Hundreds of plasma collection centers in the United States and Europe are the face of the industry most familiar to the public, and the plasma donor is the foundation of safe and effective therapies. This panel will discuss donor treatment as a part of this quality chain and foster dialogue and new thinking about the industry and the plasma donor.

Recognition Awards

Announcements

NETWORKING RECEPTION [5:00 p.m. – 7 p.m.]

Presentation of the PPTA Robert W. Reilly Leadership Award [Call for Nominations]

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 [8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.]

Welcoming Remarks

Source Division Updates

Ethics of Compensation

Donating plasma takes time and commitment. Nearly 40 years ago, the industry developed a system of donor compensation that recognizes the substantial commitment of personal time and effort required from donors to guarantee a safe and adequate supply of plasma. An ethicist will take a closer look at the ethics of donor compensation in the U.S. and in Europe.

NETWORKING BREAK with EXHIBITORS

Global Access to Plasma Protein Therapies

This session will host key medical opinion leaders who care for patients needing access to plasma protein therapies. The panel will discuss areas of their work such as medical education, generation of clinical evidence and diagnosis which are needed to ensure and enhance access. The panel will be invited to comment on which areas can be improved in order to increase awareness of rare disease states and how impediments in their specific areas have been overcome.

NETWORKING LUNCH (on your own)

Health Care Reform: What happened? Where are we now?

Affordable quality health care coverage for all Americans is a top priority for both U.S. Congress and the Administration. More than 60 years after President Roosevelt proposed a second bill of rights including medical care for all, the House and the Senate each passed a version of comprehensive health care reform. Panelists will detail some of the more controversial issues raised during the current health care reform debate by providing an outlook on the challenges of regulatory implementation, illustrating the varying degrees to which health care reform will impact the States, and examining the role politics are having on the ability to reconcile the differences between the bills passed by the House and the Senate.

NETWORKING BREAK – EXHIBIT HALL

Questions & Answers with Agency Staff

A panel of staff from various government agencies will respond to questions submitted by PPTA members on activities and policies of their respective agencies. This session offers the opportunity to get first-hand information from the regulators.

Closing Announcements

Program is subject to change.