LOWLANDS 1999
The 1999 symposium on patient compliance and persistence was held at the University of Leuven on November 15.Program
1:00 – 2:00
Welcome and Registration
2:00 – 2:30
Practical aspects of electronic monitoring of patient’s adherence in the management of resistance to treatment for hypertension
Marie-Paule Schneider, Ph.D.c, Pharmacist, University Hospital of Lausanne (Switzerland)
2:30 – 3:00
Patient compliance in the dialysis and renal transplant population: a prospective clinical outcome and cost-effectiveness analysis
Irina Cleemput, Ph.D.c., Health Economist,Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium)
3:00 – 3:30
A nurse managed intervention for medication compliance in patients with severe psychosis
Christine Fransens, Ph.D.C., Nurse Scientist,University Psychiatric Center of Kortenberg (Belgium)
3:30 – 4:00
Coffee Break
4:00 – 4:30
Impact of dosing regimen on compliance
Erik de Klerk, MD,Maastricht (The Netherlands)
4:30 – 5:00
Calculating the power and sample size for a compliance study
Emmanuel Lesaffre, Ph.D., Biostatistical Center,Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium)
5:00 – 5:30
The impact of compliance in pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies
Bernard Vrijens, Ph.D., Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science,University of Ghent (Belgium)
5:30 – 6:00
Observations on changes in the compliance field since 1989
John Urquart, MD,Palo Alto, CA (USA) and Maastricht (The Netherlands)
7:00
Dinner at Restaurant: Faculty Club - Leuven
Conference venue: Room 2, Tower Building, St Raphael Hospital – 8th Floor. Kapucijnenvoer 33; B-3000 Leuven (Belgium)