We understand the pressure our customers are under to do more with less and how difficult it is to take even a little time away from your usual desk. However, as our past attendees can attest, these events are just the ticket to advance your professional development and gain the skills it takes most people years to earn.
After 15 years of these conferences, our goal remains the same: To unite brilliant minds, foster learning and enhance the quality of clinical trial work.
To ensure OC24 is accessible to all, we’re thrilled to offer an additional $200 off — that’s in addition to the $200 early bird discount. This means you can grab a seat for just $200.
Don’t delay, this is a limited time offer.
Our main conference starts Monday, June 10 at 11:30 am and concludes Tuesday, June 11 at 4:00 pm. Registration includes all meals plus a fun evening event Monday night. Check out the agenda, featured speakers and venue!
“As a seasoned attendee, I’ve witnessed first-hand the value of this conference. From inspiration to new ideas to practical solutions, I’ve learned many useful things every time. Looking forward to more!
Monday & Tuesday | June 10 – 11
Day One: Monday | 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
11:30 – 12:20
12:30 – 1:20
1:30 – 2:20
2:20 – 2:35: Coffee Break
2:40 – 3:30
3:40 – 4:30
5:00 – 8:00: Included in Registration: Dinner & Drinks at somewhere amazing!
8:00 – 9:00: Breakfast
9:00 – 9:50
10:00 – 10:50
10:50 – 11:10: Coffee & Tea
11:10 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:50: Lunch
1:00 – 1:50
2:00 – 2:50
3:00 – 4:00
Note: Registration includes lunch, breaks and dinner on Monday; and breakfast, lunch, and breaks on Tuesday.
Wednesday | June 12 | 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Join us for a full-day workshop on OpenClinica Insight, a powerful tool designed to unlock valuable insights from your clinical research data. This immersive workshop will provide participants with hands-on experience and expert guidance on utilizing OpenClinica Insight to its fullest potential. From data visualization to advanced analytics, attendees will gain practical skills and strategies for leveraging Insight to drive impactful research outcomes easier, faster and more reliably than ever. It’s past time to let purpose-built technology do the heavy lifting for you.
Suitable for: This is an advanced workshop. Attendees must have a working knowledge of Insight.
Learning Objectives
• Understand the capabilities and functionalities of OpenClinica Insight for data analysis and visualization in clinical research.
• Explore advanced visualization techniques and methodologies supported by built-in tools.
• Develop strategies for effectively building dashboards for yourself as well as stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Learn to navigate and manipulate data across: clinical data, statuses, summary-level study information, SDV, Queries and audit logs
• Gain practical knowledge of SQL: What it is, how to craft SQL queries, and which built-in tools help you achieve success with SQL in Insight.
• Learn to combine data from different tables
• Learn the basics of relational databases and their value to your success with Insight
• Explore advanced Insight capabilities such as embedded reporting on PDP, Participate or third-party apps; segments and metrics; URL generation for linking to OC pages.
Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your skills and maximize the value of your clinical research data. Join us for a dynamic led by the builders of Insight and take your research to new heights.
Ready to elevate your proficiency in OpenClinica form-building? Join us for a comprehensive full-day workshop focused on advanced form design and XPath calculations. Whether you’re aiming to enhance study efficiency or elevate data quality, this workshop will equip you with best practices and techniques to optimize your form-building skills. Through a systematic approach, participants will delve into advanced concepts, exploring pivotal elements of study design, cross-form calculations, error checking methods, and effective testing strategies.
Suitable for: Attendees with prior experience in form building, including those who have completed super user training or have equivalent proficiency.
Learning Objectives
• Discover form design best practices and study build methodologies to elevate data quality and integrity.
• Implement cross-form calculations and error checking methods to enhance data reliability and accuracy.
• Learn the fundamentals of XPath expressions and how to effectively incorporate them into form design.
• Utilize advanced calculation techniques to process, manipulate, and reuse data for skip logic and edit checks.
• Develop skills in applying filters to XPath expressions to target specific datasets based on user input.
• Gain confidence in tackling form-building challenges through hands-on problem-solving exercises and case studies.
Walk away from this workshop equipped with the expertise and tools to tackle complex form-building tasks with precision and efficiency, empowering you to optimize your OpenClinica study designs for maximum impact.
8:00 – 9:00 – Breakfast
9:00 – 12:00 – Workshop, part one
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 – Workshop, part two
Note: Workshops held in parallel with each other and the first day of SUT. Additional fees apply for workshops and super user training, See registration page for details. Registration includes breakfast, lunch and breaks.
Wednesday – Thursday | June 12 – 13 | 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Immerse yourself in the pinnacle of OpenClinica training with our comprehensive master class, meticulously crafted and instructed by the very experts behind the OpenClinica software. This highly interactive and immersive training experience is tailored to empower data managers and study designers with the knowledge, skills, and insights needed to excel in their roles. Through a blend of hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, and expert-led discussions, participants will delve deep into the intricacies of OpenClinica, uncovering hidden functionalities, mastering advanced techniques, and troubleshooting common challenges. Whether you’re a seasoned professional seeking to enhance your expertise or a newcomer eager to unlock the full potential of OpenClinica, this master class promises to elevate your skills and confidence to new heights. Suitable for: All skill levels
Learning Objectives
• Confident Study Building: Gain the confidence and proficiency needed to build complex studies from initial setup to final implementation.
• Skill Enhancement: Enhance your existing skill set with advanced techniques and strategies for optimizing study settings, workflows and data management processes.
• Optimization of Settings and Workflows: Learn how to fine-tune settings and workflows to maximize efficiency, productivity, and data quality.
• Exploration of Overlooked Functionality: Discover often overlooked functionalities within OpenClinica and learn how to leverage them to streamline processes and enhance study outcomes.
• Troubleshooting Expertise: Develop troubleshooting skills to effectively identify and resolve common issues and challenges encountered during study design and data management.
• Tips and Tricks: Uncover insider tips and tricks from seasoned professionals to boost productivity, overcome obstacles and achieve optimal results within the OpenClinica environment.
• Practical Application: Apply acquired knowledge and skills through hands-on exercises, simulations, and real-world scenarios, reinforcing learning outcomes and promoting skill transferability.
• Collaboration and Networking: Engage with peers and experts within the OpenClinica community, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and ongoing professional development.
Don’t miss this unparalleled opportunity to elevate your proficiency in OpenClinica and unlock new possibilities in data management and study design. Enroll in our master class today and embark on a transformative learning journey led by in-house OpenClinica experts.
Registration includes breakfast, lunch and plenty of snacks.
Note: The first day of Super User Training / Master Class is held in parallel with workshops.
Note: Additional fees apply for workshops and super user training. See registration page for details.
“I found great professional value in all of the sessions – it was useful hearing about the new features and timelines. The ‘Ask us (almost) anything’ was a great session. The team demonstrated extensive knowledge of the product and the passion was very clear.
Lisa Weiss works with healthcare consortiums to innovate care delivery and
research using technology, data, and collaboration. Recent clients include:
Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative; Population Health Innovation Lab;
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Care.
Partnering with leading healthcare organizations such as Mayo Clinic,
Dartmouth Health, and Intermountain Healthcare, Lisa played key leadership
roles in building organizations from the ground up, including: Founding CEO
for a consortium of 12 leading healthcare systems sharing data and care
practices to improve quality and cost of care; founding COO for a start-up
company that partnered with Deloitte to offer population health software and
services powered by predictive analytics; and co-founder for a start-up
company (acquired by Press Ganey) that provided software solutions to
collect and integrate patient-reported data into clinical practice and research.
As a management consultant for Arthur D. Little, Lisa led large-scale process
redesign and technology implementation initiatives for clients in healthcare
and financial sectors. She has served as an adjunct professor and mentor for
students at Dartmouth Tuck School of Business and Dartmouth Thayer
School of Engineering. Lisa earned an MBA from Dartmouth Tuck School of
Business and a BS in Computer Science from University of Michigan.
Dan is a systems analyst with expertise in managing full-stack development of novel technologies for the clinical product development life cycle. He has a broad background in clinical, safety/pharmacovigilance and regulatory information systems development and validation. In 2009, he built and implemented the CDMS for a multi-national, multi-government study using OC3 Community integrating clinical and biospecimen data in 3 languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese). In 2015, Mr. Milgram designed and developed a Safety Data Management System (SDMS) using OC3 Community, which is currently in use. In 2022, Mr. Milgram (along with Galen Tran of OpenClinica) co-authored the KA, Creating a Safety Data Management System (SDMS) in your current instance of OpenClinica. Currently, with the assistance of OpenClinica, he is in the process of upgrading the SDMS to leverage new features available on the OC4 Enterprise and Insight platforms. Dan’s session will focus on designing with the end goal in mind as he walks us through how to create a safety data management system within OpenClinica.
A highly motivated individual with over 4.6 years experience in the health care domain. Experience in various stages of the software development ranging from requirements gathering to system maintenance
An accomplished Senior Software Engineer experienced in a variety of development environments, languages and operating systems as well as software development life cycle tools.
Cal Collins co-founded OpenClinica with his colleague Ben Baumann in 2006. He co-led a collaboration with an OpenClinica client and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that won Bio-IT World’s 2022 Innovative Practice Awards for their work on the OneSource initiative integrating EHR and EDC systems. He has been active in standards development work for many years, including as a member of CDISC’s Operational Data Model V2 feature team and the HL7 Vulcan Advisory Council and Steering Committee.
Ben Baumann, is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of OpenClinica, a cloud software provider that accelerates clinical research through automation and smart technologies that enhance data quality. For over 15 years, OpenClinica has helped sponsors, CROs, and academic partners innovate to obtain better data, faster, across 10,000+ clinical studies encompassing all study design types, therapeutic areas, and geographies. In 2022 Ben was part of the team which included the FDA and QuantumLeap Healthcare that won Bio-IT World’s 2022 Innovative Practice Awards for their work integrating EHR and EDC systems.
Joined OpenClinica in 2016. Instrumental in building our scalable product team. Highly cross-functional software development expert with over 15 years of eClinical product development experience. Prior roles include senior product owner at Clinical Ink and senior product manager at Outcome Sciences/Quintiles (now IQVIA).
Joined OpenClinica in August 2020 and is responsible for leading our professional services, customer support and customer success teams. In industry since 2008, she has vast experience in leading implementations and support for eclinical solutions partnering with Sponsors, CROs and AROs. Prior to OpenClinica, she held various positions at Veeva Systems and PhaseForward (now Oracle) within the professional services realm.
Since 2020, Chris’s deep, hands-on experience with the OpenClinica suite of solutions has made him a key member of our team. He has over 20 years of experience in leadership roles across clinical research and data analytics organizations spanning public companies, startups, consulting firms and academia. Chris earned a bachelor of arts in computer science from Dartmouth College.
Responsible for leading the OpenClinica compliance program, Laura’s been in the industry since 1980 in various roles including programming, software development, documentation, training, computer system validation and – always – compliance. Having worked at many large pharmaceutical companies as well as a few EDC and RTSM software companies, she always has the customer needs in mind when considering the OpenClinica compliance program and how best to serve our customers.
43 Hawes Street, also known as the Wightman Mansion, is a beautiful, historical mansion located near the Boston University Fenway Campus in charming Brookline. Originally designed in 1902 as the primary residence for George H. Wightman, Esq., this mansion has a notable history in American architecture.
We are thrilled to offer a discounted rate of $220/night at the Arcadian Hotel, 1200 Beacon Street, just .4 miles away from the conference venue. Rooms must be booked by May 1 to receive the discounted rate. June is graduation season in Boston and rooms will go fast. To book your room through our special rate, please reach out directly to our hotel coordinator, John Rodriguez.
Note: Lodging and transportation are not included in registration.
Conference address: 43 Hawes Street, Brookline MA 02446
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