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Can you make a restructure pay off? DIA Europe 2009
22 10 2009
How AZ UK showed that a restructure within Medical Information delivered value to the organisation. Using video interviews from key players and customers, Richard Jones explained how the Knowledge Advisor role was differentiated and developed to meet the needs of the brand teams, external customers and the sales force. From the 2009 DIA Europe Med Info & Comms conference.
So how's the job market then? PIPA 09
10 07 2009
Is it all doom and gloom in the job market for pharmacovigilance and medical information or medical affairs folks? A quick word with Jonathan Hart-Smith from CK Clinical at the PIPA 2009 conference revealed some astonishing facts and figures.
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.
Health check for medical information: auditing 17 European depts. PIPA 09
10 07 2009
As a manager of a Medical Information or Medical Affairs department, you never know how well you are doing until you have to go through an audit or regulatory inspection. They may closely examine only part of your practices. Would you love to be able to know from an independent consultant and auditor about your department? At the PIPA conference Information Impact Awards, Charlotte Wormleighton, European Medical Information Director, AstraZeneca, runs through the methodology we used to audit 17 Western Europe markets using an innovative idea….. the phone.
What’s in a name? Medical Information vs Medical Affairs
03 03 2009
What’s the difference between Medical information and Medical Affairs? Using data from a European survey of professionals who answer questions from healthcare professionals on their company’s products, the roles and responsibilities are discussed. With changes due to company cutbacks and out-sourcing, is it time to rethink the job titles?
