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Compliance 101. DIA US Med Comms 2011
09 03 2011
As Monica Kwarcinski, Purdue Pharma, reminded us, compliance wasn’t even on the Medical Communications landscape 15 years ago. Today, it’s a very different story. The whole area has become formalised into Medical Information practice and expanded to encompass all of our activities. These are my take-home messages about compliant activities in Med Info from this great 3 hour tutorial at the 2011 DIA US Med Comms workshop.
Just get on with it! Procrastination
16 02 2011
Like many of you, I always have an endless to do list and more work than I can reasonably handle. Or do I?
When I finally write down my list, it never looks so bad. Sure, it’s too long but at least I know what I need to worry about, rather than worrying about the unknown. But still there is a problem. Procrastination.
5 top tips from a productivity expert, Stever Robbins, aka Get-It-Done Guy.
It's not all about the money.
14 01 2011
How do you motivate your staff besides a pay rise (which are often below inflation rates) or a performance-related bonus? It’s the small things that count most and give people a warm glow. The 5 rules of motivation through reward revisited.
Are you struggling? Overwhelmed by work
23 10 2009
Are you struggling to cope with work? Some tips and ideas that you can try today to help reduce the workload and ease off the stress.
Here are some magic numbers 20, 10, 3, 2, 1. What do they mean? Some advice from a fellow workaholic.
Electronic Copy Approval - Implementing a new system. PIPA 09
10 07 2009
How to successfully implement a copy approval system, Zinc, in a busy Medical Information department. Sarah York from Sanofi-Aventis showed the importance of planning, anticipating the problems and risks plus communicating and getting commitment from the users and stakeholders. These essential steps helped them to pilot then implement an electronic copy approval system. And the outcome? A dramatic 43% reduction in turnaround time at a time when job bags numbers were increasing. Oh, and throw in the need to do promotional approval with joint venture companies.
Field-based Medical Information - friend or foe? PIPA 09
10 07 2009
What are the challenges of setting up and managing a field-based medical information team? What dangers do you need to avoid and what steps can you put in place to mitigate these risks? At the PIPA conference, Shaeed Chowdhury, Napp Pharmaceuticals took us on his journey in establishing a filed based team alongside the office based MI department.
Managing in Challenging Times. DIA 2008
26 10 2008
Managing resource in a downturn or rapid expansion can cause similar challenges. Some practical ways to help managers in these turbulent times are mentioned. Based on the presentation by Sharon Leighton at the DIA Medical Information & Communications conference, Ljubljana 2008
Crucial Conversations. DIA US 2008
12 03 2008
Crucial conversations. How to have those difficult conversations at work or at home without it all going terribly wrong. Short workshop at the DIA Med Comms Conference March 2008
Managing Contact Centers – DIA US 2008
11 03 2008
Managing contact centers & IVR programmes. How you can control and manage call centres and develop Interactive Voice Response (IVR) self-service programmes. Part 2. Meeting review of DIA Medical Communications Conference March 2008, Florida, US.
