• 1.

The role of clinical trials in evidence-based medicine

• 2.

Design strategies for improving trial efficiency

• 3.

Successful recruitment to clinical trials

• 4.

Ethical dilemmas: when to stop a clinical trial

• 5.

Logistical and methodological challenges in clinical trials

• 6.

Patient populations in clinical trials: who participates?

• 7.

Auxiliary designs and data in clinical trials research

• 8.

Poster sessions

• 9.

Guidelines

• 10.

Health costs and outcomes: incorporating economic and quality-of-life assessment into clinical trials

• 11.

Statistical issues in clinical trials

• 12.

Poster sessions

• 13.

Forums on research strategies and priorities in various clinical areas

• 14.

Surrogate outcomes

• 15.

Assessing the quality of clinical trials

• 16.

Recruitment issues in clinical trials

• 17.

Design and analysis issues

• 18.

Novel approaches in the conduct and review of clinical trials

• 19.

Applying trial results to individual patients

• 20.

Translating trial evidence into clinical practice: present and future directions