Name: #413: Health Canada Town Hall
Start: 2026-06-15T11:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-15T12:15:00-0400

Monday June 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT

Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-26-520-L04-P; CME 1.25; RN 1.25

In this session, leaders from Health Canada will provide an update on regulatory priorities for Canada. The audience will be invited to submit questions of general interest.

Learning Objectives

Describe Health Canada’s regulatory initiatives and strategic priorities; Identify opportunities for engagement with the Canadian regulator.

Chair

Alysha Croker, PHD

Speaker

Panelist
Sophie Sommerer

Speakers

Alysha Croker

Director, Strategic and Horizontal Policy, Health Canada, Canada

Dr. Alysha Croker is the Director of the Centre for Policy, Pediatrics and International Collaboration, Health Products and Food Branch, Heath Canada. In this position, Dr. Croker is responsible for developing ways to increase access to safe and effective health products for pediatric... Read More →

Sophie Sommerer

Director General, Marketed Health Products Directorate, Health Canada, Canada

Sophie Sommerer is the Director General of Health Canada’s Marketed Health Products Directorate. She is responsible for post-market surveillance of a range of health products, including pharmaceutical and biologic drugs, natural health products and medical devices. From 2016 to... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
112AB The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA

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Audience Intermediate
Area Global Alignment in Practice, Student and Early Career Pathway
Level Intermediate
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Credit Type ACPE, CME, RN
Interest Area Clinical Development & Operations,Regulatory
Feature Topics Global Alignment in Practice,Student and Early Career Pathway
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