On-Demand Content | Virtual Event
AGENDA – ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN TIME
- Examine the evolving regulations of the FDA surrounding digital health technologies
- Monitor advanced manufacturing technologies to and their effects on public health monitoring
As a result of the COVID-19 virus, the usage of telehealth has developed at a rapid pace. With no signs of slowing down, legal departments of pharmaceutical and biologics companies must ensure they stay ahead of ever-evolving regulations and legal challenges.
Topics of discussion will include:
Topics of discussion will include:
- Create and implement digital safeguards surrounding the use of telehealth to meet government regulations
- Develop ethical partnerships with telehealth providers to offer patients rapid access to necessary services
- How will telehealth change in a post-COVID environment?
Maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of patient data always was, and will always remain a main point of focus within the life sciences space. With continuous innovation and digitalization within the sector, now more than ever legal teams must be aware of the risks and liabilities associated with patient information.
Topics of discussion will include:
Lauren Misztal, Associate General Counsel & Data Privacy Officer, MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS
Topics of discussion will include:
- Maintaining compliance with HIPAA, HIA, GDPR and state regulations surrounding the collection and storage of EMR’s
- Selecting the proper technologies to protect patient data stored on the cloud from ransomware and cyber attacks
- Implementing technologies to monitor the usage of a “Digital Health Pass” to ensure ethical usage
Lauren Misztal, Associate General Counsel & Data Privacy Officer, MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS
Legal departments are typically looked to for safeguarding the enterprise. In addition to managing risk and compliance, legal departments have the opportunity to also focus on operational efficiencies and business performance.
Topics of discussion will include:
Kristi Gedid, Managing Director, EY LAW
Topics of discussion will include:
- Methods of problem-solving, legal processes, metrics, technology, and data management
- Incorporate traditional methods of work into a digital environment
- Develop metrics and ensuring customer satisfaction to meet the needs of the business
Kristi Gedid, Managing Director, EY LAW
While in the past pharmaceutical companies had separated departments into “silos” which rarely interacted with each other, this is no longer the case. For the purposes of advancement, today’s industry sees the need for continuing collaboration, led by a company’s legal department to ensure an uninterrupted workflow.
Topics of discussion will include:
David Wood, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, PSYGEN INDUSTRIES
Rachel Hileman, Director – Global Legal Operations, VIATRIS
Moderator:
Kristi Gedid, Managing Director, EY LAW
Topics of discussion will include:
- Build an efficient and effective business model of cross-departmental collaboration
- Develop and implement legal tools and strategies to support new technologies and innovations
- Examine the evolving project management practices of legal teams and their overall effect on collaboration
David Wood, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, PSYGEN INDUSTRIES
Rachel Hileman, Director – Global Legal Operations, VIATRIS
Moderator:
Kristi Gedid, Managing Director, EY LAW
Constant analysis of risk is a critical part of the life sciences space. Improperly building a set of metrics or developing key KPIs are some of the main factors in determining the success and profitability of a company. With opportunities to digitize risk analysis, the automation provides companies the opportunity for time saving and accurate results.
Topics of discussion will include:
Topics of discussion will include:
- Institute a system of risk based metrics meant to analyze measures of risk tolerance, incident and controls and mitigation
- Develop a system of KPIs to measure ongoing performance against previously set benchmarks
- Utilize artificial intelligence to automate the contract review process to categorize results in predefined classes of risk
11:20 am Building and Enhancing Relationships Between “Future Ready” Legal Departments and Law Firms
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a digital transformation to the work of both the legal departments of life sciences companies, as well as to the outside counsel who represent them. Gone are the ways of the past, and a new norm is emerging seeing both parties turn to current technologies in an effort to find more efficient and effective ways to increase productivity. With this transition occurring, it is critical for attorneys to be “future ready”.
Topics of Discussion Will Include:
David Wang, Chief Innovation Officer, WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI P.C.
Mark Brennan, Partner, HOGAN LOVELLS LLP
Kathryn DeBord, Global Chief Innovation Officer, BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
Kristin Calve, Publisher, Co-Founder, CORPORATE COUNSEL BUSINESS JOURNAL
Topics of Discussion Will Include:
- The evolving relationship between life sciences law departments and outside counsel
- Trends in technology adoption and their impact on productivity
- Role and expectation of technology usage in by outside counsel
- Ensuring the preparedness of a life sciences company to be “future ready”
David Wang, Chief Innovation Officer, WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI P.C.
Mark Brennan, Partner, HOGAN LOVELLS LLP
Kathryn DeBord, Global Chief Innovation Officer, BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
Kristin Calve, Publisher, Co-Founder, CORPORATE COUNSEL BUSINESS JOURNAL
Edward Smith
Senior Account Director, West Coast
CONTRACTPODAI
Senior Account Director, West Coast
CONTRACTPODAI
While due diligence is nothing new to legal teams when it comes to the M&A of corporations, the process has traditionally lagged and delayed both the merger and the production of essential pharmaceuticals manufactured by the acquired company. With newly developed technologies, we have seen a rapid growth in the time for these processes to be completed, allowing the workflow process to remain intact.
Topics of discussion will include:
Topics of discussion will include:
- Examine electronic FDA records of patent and exclusivity arrangements prior to the merger
- Assess digital reports of adverse event reporting and the need for warning labels
- Review prior marketing and sales records, including a review of government reimbursement forms, promotional review and potential violations of the anti-kickback statute