MedComms Networking is a not-for-profit initiative building on the work of Peter Llewellyn which seeks to unite individuals and organisations involved in delivering health information. We will do this by listening and by delivering a weekly newsletter and regular online and in-person events. Our group welcomes writers, scientists, editors, educators, project managers, filmmakers, medical journalists, healthcare professionals, researchers, academics, and patient advocates from around the world to join us. The aim is to inform, educate and advance our profession and, ultimately, support patient care.
The aim is to host a regular small meeting with 2-4 speakers presenting on various topics of direct relevance to MedComms. Importantly the presentations will be filmed for webcasting for free access by the global community afterwards. Topics will be announced in advance but we believe we can guarantee a useful educational and networking session every time. So make a note of the dates now. It's the first Wednesday of every month (except when it isn't!).
Scroll down for copies of the presentation slides and the full webcasts, which are freely available.
Date: 4 May 2016
Venue: Magdalen Centre, The Oxford Science Park, Robert Robinson Avenue, Oxford OX4 4GE [DIRECTIONS]
Timing:
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Formal session
ISMPP - what does it offer MedComms specialists? Jackie Marchington, Director of Global Operations, at Caudex ISMPP (pronounced IzMap) is the only not-for-profit organization founded by medical publication professionals for medical publication professionals - learn about its background, aims and objectives and, most importantly, what's in it for you if you join.
Myth Busters: Separating Fact from Fiction in our Profession Jackie Marchington, Director of Global Operations, at Caudex
Jackie summarises the evidence and evaluations that came out of this lively and controversial session at the 12th Annual meeting of ISMPP on 12th April 2016.
WEBCAST:
Reflections on the 12th Annual meeting of ISMPP, 11-13th April 2016Richard White, Commercial Director at Oxford PharmaGenesis The programme for this year's annual meeting, Medical Publications in a Data- Rich World: Enhancing Quality and Transparency looked excellent as always but many of us couldn't attend in person. So what did we miss? Richard reflects on the key points he took away from the event overall.
Professional medical writing support and the quality of randomised controlled trial reporting: a cross-sectional study Paul Farrow, Communications Director at Oxford PharmaGenesis Published in BMJ Open in February 2016, this research generated a great deal of interest at the time. Paul summarises the research and its conclusions and, importantly, talks about the practical implications for specialists working in MedComms.
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WHAT ELSE?
This meeting was free to attend thanks to the generosity of the corporate sponsors
