CBMTS-Industry III
The National Medical Stockpiles Workshop
Saturday 6 September 2003

The WORKSHOP will be held on Saturday 6 September 2003 at the CBMTS-Industry III venue, The Excelsior Hotel in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Recognizing the events that are in the headlines today from the Gulf to Asia and the worldwide alert on the SARS, stockpiles of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and knowledge of their availability can not be over emphasized.

This workshop is of the highest importance and will benefit all participants. Please see the schedule below.

Registration Fees:

WORKSHOP only 6/7 September: Euro 65. (Workshop only participants are expected to check out of hotels not later than 7 September to make room for the full symposium participants). Includes transportation from/to airport, coffee and lunch on 6 September, and a planning guide for use by individual or partnering nations who wish to stockpile pharmaceuticals, vaccines, medical supplies and equipment. Hard-copy and CD-ROMs.
Note: All participants will be provided 'picture' ID cards which must be displayed at all times in Symposium venue. ID card will give symposium status of each individual.

Full Symposium Registration includes 06 September WORKSHOP. Euro 590 (government/academia) and Euro 690 after 30 June. Euro 700 for Industry and Euro 800 after 30 June.

For pre-registration or additional information on CBMTS-Industry III "The Second World Congress", please visit the ASA-CBMTS Industry III website

CBMTS-Industry III
The National Medical Stockpiles Workshop
Saturday 6 September 2003

This nteractive Workshop on National Medical Stockpiles will be held in conjunction with CBMTS-Industry III in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

I. How can nations work with private pharmaceutical manufacturers to develop new vaccines and next-generation treatments? The purpose of this session is to stimulate group discussion on issues facing manufacturers including liability issues, financial constraints, research and development, collaboration with governmental agencies, partnerships in private industry, long and short term commitments necessary to produce vaccines and new drugs in general.
NOTE: Each session (I., II., III., etc) will be followed by a 10 minute presentation by pharmaceutical corporations on related topics.

II. General overview of applied medical practice in a terrorist event: CBMTS will have a physician present on the use of combined therapies in response to the inhalation anthrax infections in the US in 2001. The purpose of this brief presentation will be to underline the role of clinical medicine and the need for stockpiles anywhere in the world to be able to purchase new drugs as their use is found to be effective. The audience will explore issues surrounding emergency use of pharmaceuticals & other countermeasures in a terrorism event. NOTE: Presentation #2 by a pharmaceutical industry representative.

III. Regulatory Issues: How do individual country regulations affect the ability of countries to stockpile drugs, vaccines and medical equipment? The purpose of this session is to open discussions on how food and drug/medical regulations in each country affect the stockpiling of medicines. NOTE: Presentation #3 by pharmaceutical industry representative.

IV. CDC's National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program will share a planning guide for use by individual or partnering nations who wish to stockpile pharmaceuticals, vaccines, medical supplies and equipment. Hard-copy and CD-ROMs of the guide will be provided at the workshop.

Sunday 7 September 2003. Tentative plans call for a continuation of the Workshop on Sunday 7 September to answer follow-on questions and concerns of the participants at the Workshop. Additionally, we plan to showcase our Industry sponsors during this Sunday Session.
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Saturday 6 September 2003