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The following selected references from the past year or so should prove useful reading for everyone in MedComms. You will find a much more extensive collection of relevant headlines and links to news, views and opinions developing at our related MedCommsNews.com service.
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Change for good: the virtual congress audience is too big to be ignored
Published by PMLive.com, 12 April 2021
In 2020 a global pandemic made the world pause, but scientific research and discoveries continued. The medical community still needed a platform where it could connect and exchange knowledge, but travel restrictions made traditional face-to-face conferences impossible...
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Scientific evidence 'on demand'? Proceedings from an expert roundtable
Published by pharmaphorum, 31 March 2021
The ways in which we communicate and consume information are constantly transforming. In 2020, the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated the pace of this evolution, with wide-reaching effects on many aspects of medical communications. A panel of industry experts gathered at the end of 2020 to identify some of these long-term effects, and the challenges and opportunities they pose...
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AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP joint position statement on medical publications, preprints, and peer review
Published by Current Medical Research and Opinion, 31 March 2021
The Joint Statement asserts that although peer-review is still the most common process for vetting scientific publications, there is a worrying trend for manuscripts to be released without pre-publication review. Recommendations from the three organizations aim to protect the integrity of published scientific and medical research...
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Challenges of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey to inform working practices
Published by Medical Writing, March 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic working practices changed for members of the medical communication community...
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The remote working revolution
Published by PMLive.com, 10 February 2021
The pandemic has recalibrated the rhythms of the working day...
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Meeting report: summary of Day 2 of the 2021 ISMPP European Meeting
Published by The Publication Plan, 9 February 2021
The 2021 European Meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) was held virtually on 26–27 January. This year, over 300 delegates attended the engaging meeting themed 'Collaboration, connectivity and change: A holistic view of the scientific communications environment in 2021'....
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Meeting report: summary of Day 1 of the 2021 ISMPP European Meeting
Published by The Publication Plan, 4 February 2021
The 2021 European Meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) was held virtually on 26–27 January. This year, over 300 delegates attended the engaging meeting themed 'Collaboration, connectivity and change: A holistic view of the scientific communications environment in 2021'....
[Read on to find out more]
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Are face-to-face medical meetings a thing of the past?
Published by pharmaphorum, 13 January 2021
Everything, from exercise classes to pub quizzes, went online last year - and medical education was no exception. In their droves, congresses, conferences, and masterclasses went virtual in a bid to ensure healthcare professionals were supported, up to date, and socially distanced...
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The new world of association congresses
Published by PMLive.com, 5 November 2020
These past few months have shown us that the world we live in has changed almost overnight. While the environment in which businesses can engage their communities is being disrupted, the customer and external audience needs remain constant. The medical congress world is no exception to this...
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Using publication plain language summaries to inform and empower patients, caregivers and non-specialists
Published by Open Pharma, 20 October 2020
Is it not ironic that the scientific community often fails to recognize the public in publications? Academics, publication professionals and pharmaceutic companies have conformed with tradition and erred on the side of caution... retaining the mindset that scientific publications are intended only for research professionals. Although publications rightly serve as the foundation for building the evidence base to advance research and clinical care, that is not their sole intended role...
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How research can be shared effectively to advance science: insights from the Center for Open Science
Published by The Publication Plan, 13 October 2020
Is it not ironic that the scientific community often fails to recognize the public in publications? Academics, publication professionals and pharmaceutic companies have conformed with tradition and erred on the side of caution... retaining the mindset that scientific publications are intended only for research professionals. Although publications rightly serve as the foundation for building the evidence base to advance research and clinical care, that is not their sole intended role...
[Read on to find out more]
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A New Dawn in Medical Education: Applying Adult Learning Principles to Virtual Delivery
Published by The MAP newsletter, 9 September 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed the world of medical education as medical congresses were either canceled or switched to a virtual format. This change triggered the widespread adoption of virtually delivered medical education, such as e-learning modules, webinars, and virtual events, for the continued education of healthcare professionals (HCPs) worldwide...
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Post-COVID-19 thinking: outputs from a thought leader forum
Published by Lucid Group, 23 June 2020
On 14 May 2020, a group of industry experts across pharma and biotech Zoomed together to share reflections on the impact of COVID-19 so far and the implications for how we should evolve in the coming months and years...
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Facing up to virtual reality
Published by PMLive.com, 16 June 2020
At the start of February 2020, I wrote an oped about the need for pharma to rethink its approach to congresses and exploit disruptive innovation to transform the delegate experience. To my great relief, it wasn't published. Just a few weeks later, the headline remains the same, but the drivers - and indeed the solutions - are very different...
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What HCPs think about virtual congresses
Published by pharmaphorum, 8 June 2020
With most of the world being in lockdown we are all looking for new ways to continue to lead our lives as normally as possible, from personal Zoom quiz nights with family to gathering market research at work from sources that don't require personal contact. Read on...
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Unlocking virtual medical congresses
Published on LinkedIn, 7 May 2020
Medical congresses - crucial for the presentation of data, scientific exchange and the opportunity to engage with medical professionals, patient advocates, media and analysts - have been cancelled, postponed or are moving to virtual/part virtual. How prepared is the pharmaceutical industry to adapt to this core facet of our strategic calendar? Read on...
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9 June 2021
This will be our 10th annual celebration of A Day in the Life of #MedComms.
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