Natural Health Products Program Advisory Committee Meeting #9 March 28 and 29, 2011

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Place

Ottawa, Ontario

Date

March 28 and 29, 2011

Day 1 - March 28

Item #1

Welcome, review of the agenda
Ms. Nancy Richards, Chair, Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD)

Item #2

Welcome and introductory remarks
Mr. Paul Glover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB)

Item #3

Discussion on Natural Health Products Advisory Committee (NHP-PAC) Terms of Reference
Mr. Scott Sawler, Director General, NHPD

Item #4

Update on Standards of Evidence for Non-traditional NHPs
Ms. Shawn O'Reilly, Co-Chair, Working Group #1 - Standards of Evidence for Non-traditional NHPs
Mr. Don Boyer, Director, NHPD

Item #5

Draft Report #4 on Weight Loss/Weight Management NHPs: Discussion and Development
Ms. Christine Clarke, Chair, Working Group #4 on Weight Loss/Weight Management NHPs

Item #6

Wrap-up of Day 1
Ms. Nancy Richards, Chair, NHPD

Day 2 - March 29

Item #7

Update on Product Testing Requirements Connected to Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for NHPs
Ms. Paula Brown, Chair, Working Group #2 on Product Testing Requirements
Dr. Alison Ingham, Manager, NHPD

Item #8

Draft Report #4 on Weight Loss/Weight Management NHPs: Discussion and Development (continued)
Ms. Christine Clarke, Chair, Working Group #4 on Weight Loss/Weight Management NHPs

Item #9

Wrap-up and summary
Ms. Nancy Richards, Chair, NHPD

Participants

Members

• Mr. Robin Bell, Direct Sellers Association
• Ms. Paula Brown, British Columbia Institute of Technology
• Mr. Michel Caron (Alternate Member), National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities
• Mr. Carl Carter, Canadian Health Food Association
• Mr. Lawrence Cheng, Chamber of Chinese Herbal Medicine of Canada
• Dr. Mary Chou, Advanced Orthomolecular Research Inc.
• Ms. Christine Clarke, Best Medicines Coalition
• Mr. John Ferris, Swiss Herbal Remedies Ltd.
• Ms. Suzanne Gaudette, Canadian Homeopathic Pharmaceuticals Association
• Dr. Dennis Gorecki, University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
• Mr. Adam Kingsley, Consumer Health Products Canada
• Mr. Gary Leong, Jamieson Laboratories Inc.
• Ms. Shawn O'Reilly, Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors
• Mr. Ron Rosenes, Canadian Treatment Action Council (Day 2)
• Ms. Hillary Schinkel, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Inc.
• Ms. Holly Vengroff, CARP, A New Vision of Aging for Canada
• Dr. Terry Willard, Wild Rose Enterprises Inc.
• Regrets: Dr. Jawaid Younus, London Health Sciences Centre

Health Canada, Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB)

• Mr. Don Boyer, Director, Bureau of Product Assessment and Review (BPRA), Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) (Day 1 - Items 1-4)
• Ms. Laurie Chapman, Unit Head, BPRA, NHPD (Day 1 - Item 4)
• Ms. Diane Ciraco, Program Officer, Senior Executive Director's Office, NHPD
• Mr. Paul Glover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch (Day 1 - Item 2)
• Dr. Alison Ingham, Manager, Product Assessment Division, BPRA, NHPD
• Ms. Andrea Mckenzie, BPRA, NHPD (Day 2- Item 7)
• Ms. Sara O'Connor, Acting Manager, Submission Management Division, BPRA, NHPD
• Ms. Nancy Richards, Senior Executive Director, NHPD
• Mr. Scott Sawler, Director General, NHPD (Day 1 - Items 1-3)
• Mr. Micheal Steller, Safety and Efficacy Assessment Officer, BPRA, NHPD (Day 1 - Item 4)
• Mr. John Vandyk, BPRA, NHPD