Errol Street
How do Data Monitoring Committees Operate: Principles, Practicalities and Controversies
Agenda | Slides | Recordings
This one day meeting is aimed at people who serve on Data Monitoring Committees, people who organise them, and people involved in preparing statistical reports and safety listings for them. The day will cover the remit and organisation of DMC’s, together with speakers’ personal experiences of the proces
| 9:15 | Issues in the Construction and Conduct of DMCs Dr Richard Kay (RK Statistics Ltd) |
| 10:00 | The roles of a DMC other than ‘stop/continue’ decisions Andrew Stone (Astra Zeneca) |
| 11:00 | Experiences of data monitoring and interim analysis of trials in the public sector Prof. Diana Elbourne (LSHTM) / Dr Patrick Phillips (MRC) |
| 11:45 | Regulatory guidance and expectations concerning DMCs Dr Yolanda Barbachano (MHRA) |
| 13:30 | The role of a programmer during a DMC delivery Diana Stuart (CMed) |
| 14:15 | The role of the industry statistician during a DMC delivery Nicola Tyson (Roche Ltd) |
| 15:00 | Reasons why physicians and statisticians are needed for a DMC Dr Jo Glover (Coephycient Pharmaceutical Consultancy) |
| 15:45 | Controversial Case Studies on When to Stop a Trial Early Prof. Stuart Pocock (LSHTM) |
Issues in the construction and conduct of DMCs
The roles of a DMC other than stop/continue decisions
Regulatory guidance and expectations concerning DMCs
Reasons why physicians and statisticians are needed on a DMC
Please see below recordings from some of the talks presented on the day. The sound quality of some of the talks is imperfect due to some technical issues experienced at the venue.
Issues in the construction and conduct of DMCs
