Conference Overview
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Keynote SpeakerDr. Tadataka "Tachi" Yamada, M.D.Dr. Yamada is President of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Program. In this capacity he oversees grants totaling over $7 billion in programs directed at applying technologies to address major health challenges of the developing world including TB, HIV, malaria and other infectious diseases, malnutrition and maternal and child health. He was formerly Chairman, Research and Development and a Member of the Board of Directors of GlaxoSmithKline. |
Every three to four years, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) organizes a Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress (PSWC). The PSWC series alternates among the American, Asian, and European continents; the Americas will host the 2010 PSWC.
Each year, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) organizes the AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition.
In 2010 FIP and AAPS have agreed to hold the PSWC and the AAPS Annual Meeting together in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA from 14–18 November. FIP and AAPS also agree that the objective of this joint meeting should be for the education and benefit of the members of each organization and the constituencies that they represent. The programming, exposition, and other events will provide maximum educational opportunities.
The joint meeting will include:
- A forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the sciences that the organizations represent
- Continuing professional development for individual members and related professionals
- An introduction of the latest technological advances
The scientific theme is: Improving Global Health Through Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Scientific Programming Committee is geographically balanced with members from the Americas, Asia, and Europe.