Delays in PKPD

PAGE  June 27, 2023, A Coruña, Spain

Modeling Delays in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Mathematical and Computational Sciences Special Interest Group of International Society of Pharmacometrics will present a one day workshop on Modeling Delays in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics using NONMEM on Tuesday the 27th of June. The course will provide an overview of biological systems exhibiting delays, concepts of lifespan driven pharmacodynamic response, modeling of cell maturation, transduction delays, and nonlinear mixed effect lifespan models. Delay differential equations (DDEs) will be introduced and implemented in NONMEM pre-release version 7.5. The course will consist of both lectures and hands-on computer exercises. Source code for DDE based PK/PD models and data will be provided to the participants. For more information contact wk@buffalo.edu.  

Location

Eurostars Atlántico hotel, 350 m away from Palexco Convention and Exhibition Centre   

A Coruña, Spain

Registration 

Registration  is closed.  

Fees

Registration fees are 75 USD for students, 150 USD for academia/government, and 300 USD for a regular registration.  This includes course documentation, mid-session refreshments and lunch. 

Cancellations

Cancellations with a full refund may be made until May 24th, 2023. No refund is possible on cancellations received after this date. 

Instructors

Instructors are members of MCS SIG Modeling Delays in PK/PD Working Group

Wojciech Krzyzanski, PhD, MA. Associate Professor at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo. Holds PhD in applied mathematics and MA in pharmacology. Research focus on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of hematopoietic growth factors and pharmacometrics.

wk@buffalo.edu

Gilbert Koch holds a PhD in applied mathematics and is a senior research fellow in modeling and simulation at the University Children’s Hospital Basel, Switzerland. He has more than 12 years of experience in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling. His research topics are modeling in (preterm) neonates and infants, computation of optimal dosing schedules, machine learning approaches, drug-drug interaction modeling, and the development of app-based solutions for clinicians. 

Robert J. Bauer, PhD.  Robert Bauer holds a PhD. in Pharmacology.  He heads the Pharmacometrics R&D department at ICON Plc, Gaithersburg, MD., where he and his group maintain the population analysis software NONMEM®, incorporating leading edge algorithms in pharmacometrics.  Dr. Bauer’s focus is on developing and implementing mathematical and statistical algorithms for biomedical problems. 

Robert.Bauer@iconplc.com

Johannes Schropp, PhD. Professor at Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Konstanz. Research focus on PK/PD modeling and numerics of dynamical systems.

Agenda

9:00am - 9:10am        Introduction 

9:10am - 9:50am        Biological systems exhibiting delays 

9:50am - 10:30am      Concept of lifespan driven pharmacodynamic response

10:30am - 10:50am   Coffee break

10:50am - 11:30am     Introduction to delay differential equations in PK/PD

11:30am - 12:30am   Hands-on I

12:30am - 1:30pm     Lunch break

1:30am - 2:10pm        Basic lifespan based indirect response models

2:10pm - 2:50pm        Hands-on II

 2:50pm - 3:20pm       Transit compartment models

3:20pm - 3:40pm        Coffee break

3:40pm - 4:20 pm       Introduction to distributed delay differential equations in PK-PD

4:20pm - 5:00pm        Hands-on III

5:00pm - 5:05pm       Final comments and remarks