DIA 2025 Global Annual Meeting

Component Type: Session
Level: Basic

Come learn about the exciting world of digital protocol and how industry innovators are taking the steps to transition from a document-centric protocol to a data-centric protocol, how digital protocol use cases can be enabled by AI and listen to how you and your company can prepare for the change required to adopt digital protocol. We will start with an update on current initiatives including the TransCelerate Digital Data Flow (DDF), CDISC Unified Study Definition Model (USDM), and ICH M11 Harmonized Protocol. Then we will explore the opportunities industry has to leverage structured digital protocol information to enable AI supporting innovation such as intelligent study design, automation of data transformation and analysis, and dynamic regulatory review. Finally, we will share our thoughts on how you and your company can get started on the digital protocol journey.

Learning Objectives

Recognize how various digital protocol collaborations are working together including ICH M11, TransCelerate/CDISC Digital Data Flow, and the HL7 Vulcan Unified Digital Protocol; Discuss possible AI use cases that can leverage standard digital protocol information; Describe ways to prepare for the implementation and change management required to realize the benefits of a digital protocol.

Chair

Chris Decker, MS

Speaker

Preparing for ICH M11 and Digitial Protocol: Am I Prepared?
William Illis, MPH

Industry Initiative Updates: How TransCelerate DDF, CDISC, USDM, and ICH M11 are Transforming Industry
Chris Decker, MS

Opportunities for Digital Protocol Standards Can Enable AI
Robert DiCicco, PharmD

Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate

ICH is advancing a global technology platform for multi-region collaborative review for CMC Post Approval submissions and inspections. Industry and regulators will discuss the platform’s governance, security, financing, and operations and outlook.

Learning Objectives

Explain the drivers, purpose, and plan for a global regulator-industry collaboration platform for PQKM; Describe the platform operating framework including governance and operation implications for regulators and industry participants; Discuss the initiative’s lessons learned and expectations by industry and regulators.

Chair

David C. Isom

Speaker

Industry Perspective
David Sidney Ross, MBA, MSc, PMP, RAC

Health Canada Perspective
Marcin Boruk, MBA, MSc