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The following webcasts are all relevant to the specialist areas of Medical Education, Medical Communications and Medical Publishing and are just the latest in a growing collection of freely accessible, streamed programmes available at www.NetworkPharma.tv.
Does format matter? How Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) are engaging with educational content
Medical education programmes are essential for HCPs' personal development and to embed knowledge on best clinical practice. However, engaging HCPs with educational content is becoming more and more challenging in today's hectic healthcare environment. Programmes need to capture attention, retain engagement, whilst retaining scientific rigour. How can this be achieved?
In this webinar, Caroline Halford (Development Director, Medical Education; Springer Healthcare), Elsbeth Headley (Global Director, CME; Springer Healthcare IME) and Rebecca Cox (Principal Medical Writer; Springer Healthcare IME) investigate the role of format in engaging physicians. They will discuss their experience in delivering independent medical education content across a range of media (live vs digital, in-depth vs bitesize), consider examples where a format has been particularly successful, and highlight key takeaways from a recent HCP survey on their learner preferences. And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 22 March 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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Medical Society Conferences: What we predicted and what we think is happening
Len Starnes, Digital Healthcare Consultant, is an expert commentator on how medical societies have been integrating digital approaches into their events and how the pharmaceutical and medtech industries are engaging with them. In past MedComms webinars, each year for three years, Len has speculated on how the COVID disruptions will affect these activities and last year in 2022 he identified six key areas to watch. In this webinar, Len is joined on the panel by Ilan Ben Ezri, Co-Founder and CEO of G-Med alongside Dr. April Chan MBBS, an experienced physician from the UK and Medical Advisor to G-Med, the 1.5 million global physician-only community, which reaches physicians from more than 160 countries, in over 100 specialties and subspecialties. Between them, they have a wealth of insight into what is actually happening and what physicians are looking for in practice. And we reflect on what that might all mean for MedComms specialists. And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 15 March 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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FirstMedCommsJob: Meet the Account Managers
In this webinar we provide the opportunity to hear from panellists about their own journeys into MedComms and their current roles, their day-to-day working life, training opportunities and career prospects. Our panelists are Ben Church (Oxford PharmaGenesis), Robert Hayden (Lucid Group), Tilley Jewell (CMC Affinity, IPG Health Medical) and Meghann Owens (Helios Global Group). And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 09 March 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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FirstMedCommsJob: Meet the Medical Writers
In this webinar we provide the opportunity to hear from panellists about their own journeys into MedComms and their current roles, their day-to-day working life, training opportunities and career prospects. Our panelists are Luke Edmonds (Ashfield MedComms), Lulu Hill (Fishawack Health) and Ellie Punchard (AMICULUM). And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 09 March 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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The four-day working week (4DWW) in MedComms
Everyone is talking about the four-day working week (4DWW) - and we have the real inside story! Preliminary results of a UK pilot study have pointed to positive impacts for employees and businesses. But Synergy Vision have long since graduated from pilot project to permanent way of working. We heard about their pilot back in 2019. Now, 4 years on, in this webinar Synergy Vision talk to us about how the 4DWW works in the real world, with an honest look at the benefits and challenges it's presented for the company, the employee-owners and their clients. Our panellists are Alex Binks (Senior Medical Writer), Ffyona Dawber (CEO and founder), Karine Henderson (Managing Director) and Katie Males (Head of HR). And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 08 March 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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Where do Bioscript Pioneers come from? What can we learn about entry criteria for a MedComms career?
The key criteria that help a candidate start a career in MedComms can be the subject for lively discussion. In practice, employers vary widely in exactly what they look for, but lessons can be learnt from closer examination of what happens in practice at any one company. This session will dissect the data from the latest round of recruitment for the entry-level programme at Bioscript Group, Pioneer. We will cover each component of the recruitment process and the numbers behind it. We look at whether the numbers support the notion that a higher-level degree is likely to give you a better chance of success. We also look at whether or not the university you attended has an impact on a successful application. Lesley Jacques and Deborah Stanford, leaders of the Pioneer programme at Bioscript Group share their thoughts and insights around the numbers and reflect on how they reflect recruitment across the wider MedComms community. They are joined on the panel by their colleagues, Jess Buxton (Scientific Associate and a Bioscript Pioneer) and Pete Griffiths (HR and Talent Acquisition Specialist). And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 06 March 2023 as a FirstMedCommsJob webinar.
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Building a diverse MedComms workforce: Developing Disability Confident recruitment strategies
In this webinar, we are joined by James Haq-Myles and Olivia Emirali, from the Lucid Group Talent Acquisition and Culture Teams, for a deep dive into how they have joined the UK Government Disability Confident scheme as part of their commitment to recruiting and supporting people with disabilities. The session will provide you with the practical tools to activate the Disability Confident scheme in your organisation. The team will also share what other exciting Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives they have planned. And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 01 March 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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Leading the Way: Building the Roadmap to Successful Social Strategy in Medical Communications
Medical Communications is transforming daily and especially so on the frontiers of digital and HCP engagement. From omnichannel to the metaverse to ChatGPT, agencies need to embrace dynamic thinking and engineer themselves for innovation. Join our panel of digital strategy and communication experts, Danielle James, Dimithri Wignarajah and Luke Molloy, from the Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG) as they share key principles for their roadmap to success, sharing forward-thinking insights and case studies spanning digital opinion leaders, socials strategy, co-creation, and more. And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 22 February 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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Creating health literate information: how to get the message across
Did you know that, in the UK, more than 60% of adults don't understand basic health information? And this can have a direct impact on their health. As a medical communications professional, how can you help? Explaining information so that it can be readily understood by a lay audience can be trickier than you might expect. However, there are certain tips and tricks to help you to develop materials that are suitable for the target audience. We are joined by Sarah Griffiths (Communications Director) and Mark Elms (Associate Medical Writer) from Oxford PharmaGenesis for this webinar all about health literacy and how to develop materials for a lay audience. And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 15 February 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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ABPI Code of Practice - key takeaways from recent agency cases and Code updates
In this webinar, Jayne Packham, an award-winning ABPI Code of Practice trainer, and well known to many of you, will share her top takeaways from the latest ABPI Code of Practice news and updates. She'll also share some of the key cases involving agencies including social media and creating and managing materials. And we answer questions from the audience. And we answer questions from the audience.
This recording was made on 08 February 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar.
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