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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.
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.
How to "nudge" your customers to report more AEs. PIPA 09
10 07 2009
The winner of the PIPA Information Impact awards, Rayna Malde and Stuart Mudunkotuwe, AstraZeneca, has some great ideas of how to encourage doctors to return more adverse events forms to prevent under-reporting. Appeal to their professionalism, be quick to send forms and be polite were just some of the messages from Rayna.
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.
Outsource or Off-shore – the choice is yours!
10 03 2009
Experiences of off-shoring part of the Pfizer US medical information service to customer contact center to India. A presentation at the DIA 2009 US Med Comms Workshop.
PIPA Information Impact Awards
03 08 2008
Review of the PIPA Impart awards: * EU collaborations * selling safety to sales reps * patient information website * educating your company colleagues on your products. Allergan (the winner), Astrazeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim & Reckitt Benckiser.
Finding your way round the regulations - PIPA 08
03 08 2008
Recent developments in regulations affecting information for patients & pharmacovigilance. Includes links through to the latest consultation documents. Review of the PIPA 2008 conference presentation by Genevieve Le Visage, EMEA.
A Future Vision for Medical Information - PIPA 08
23 07 2008
A vision of the future for a national service for enquiries on medicines as proposed by Joanne Shaw, Datapharm Communications Ltd. Could we make more steps towards an ideal world where people can find information themselves or go to a national network for medicines information? From PIPA Conference 2008
Helicopter view of the PIPA conference 2008
15 07 2008
Controversy, Congratulations and Connections. Just 3 words to sum up the PIPA annual conference. Read on for an overview of the 2008 PIPA annual conference.
Overview, Regulations, Guidelines & Patient Communications DIA 2007
19 10 2007
Best practice in medical information, providing a service in Central Eastern Europe, regulations update, communicating with patients & asking your customers what they think – standards in med info. DIA Medical Information & Communications workshop Madrid 2007.
