Other Conferences & Symposia

Within the context of BPCA and pediatric therapeutics, NICHD strives to gain input from and foster communication with experts in academia, the government, and industry through different activities including meetings, workshops, working groups, and developing initiatives. The following sections provide summaries of past conferences and symposia related to the BPCA and sponsored by the Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch.

Initiative to Advance Pediatric Therapeutics

April 29, 2012
Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA
Meeting Minutes for 2012 Workshop on Advancing Pediatric Therapeutics (PDF 126 KB)

Pediatric Formulations Initiative Workshop

November 1–2, 2011
Bolger Center, Potomac, MD
Meeting Minutes for Pediatric Formulations Initiative (PFI) Workshop November 2011 (PDF 473 KB)

Workshop on Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Global Pedia​tric Trials

September 20–22, 2009
The Legacy Meeting Centre, Rockville, MD
Meeting Minutes for Workshop on Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Global Pediatric Trials September 2009 (PDF 325 KB)
Breakout Group A Summary (PDF 151 KB)
Breakout Group B Summary (PDF 166 KB)
Breakout Group C Summary (PDF 176 KB)
Breakout Group D Summary (PDF 140 KB)

BPCA Workshop: Pharmacogenomics: A Path to Individualized Medicine for Pediatrics

April 21–22, 2009
Neuroscience Center, Rockville, MD
Meeting Minutes for Pharmacogenomics April 2009 (PDF 246 KB)

BPCA Biodefense Meeting

September 8–9, 2008
EPN Conference Center, Rockville, MD
Meeting Minutes for Biodefense Meeting September 2008 (PDF 2.62 MB)

BPCA EU-US Joint Research Initiative Meeting

July 8–9, 2008
6100 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD
Meeting Minutes for EU-US Joint Research Initiative Meeting July 2008 (PDF 1.54 MB)

Adolescent Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Product Use: A Public Workshop

December 6–7, 2007
Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Meeting Minutes for Adolescent Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Product Use December 2007 (PDF 77 KB)

NICHD Global Consortium on Pediatric Pharmacology Meeting

March 6, 2006
Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Meeting Minutes for NICHD Global Consortium on Pediatric Pharmacology Meeting March 2006 (PDF 208 KB)

Emergency Research in Children: Ethical, Regulatory, and Clinical Challenges Workshop

January 12–13, 2006
Bethesda Marriott, Bethesda, MD
Meeting Minutes for Emergency Research in Children January 2006 (PDF 188 KB)

Pediatric Formulations Initiative Working Meeting

December 6–7, 2005
Bethesda Marriott, Bethesda, MD
Meeting Minutes for Pediatric Formulations Initiative (PFI) Working Meeting December 2005 (PDF 253 KB)

Newborn Drug Development Initiative Meeting

March 29–30, 2004
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, MD
Meeting Minutes for Newborn Drug Development Initiative Meeting March 2004 (PDF 360 KB)
Meeting Minutes Appendices for Newborn Drug Development Initiative Meeting March 2004 (PDF 377 KB)

Hepatic Toxicity Following Treatment for Pediatric Graves' Disease Meeting

October 28, 2008
6100 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD
Meeting Minutes for Hepatic Toxicity Following Treatment for Pediatric Graves' Disease Meeting October 2008 (PDF 1.66 MB)

BPCA Methylphenidate Genetic Toxicity Meeting

August 29, 2008
6100 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD
Meeting Minutes for Methylphenidate Genetic Toxicity Meeting April 2008 (PDF 851.88 KB)

Outcome Measures for Clinical Trials with Children with Fragile X Syndrome

May 8–9, 2008
Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, MD
Meeting Minutes for Fragile X Syndrome May 2008 (PDF 1.31 MB)

2nd Annual Summer Institute in Maternal-Fetal Pharmacology

July 23–29, 2006
Wyndham Denver Tech Center, Denver, CO

Improving Pediatric Therapeutics Through the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2002

May 16, 2005
Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC
Meeting Minutes for Improving Pediatric Therapeutics May 2005 (PDF 1.71 MB)

Extrapolation of Non-Clinical Models to Pediatric Clinical Studies: Setting the Research Agenda

October 28, 2004
Neuroscience Center, Rockville, MD
Meeting Minutes for Extrapolation of Non-Clinical Models to Pediatric Clinical Studies October 2004 (PDF 188 KB)