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Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

Mar 21, 2016 1:00 PM - Mar 23, 2016 4:30 PM

6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34746

Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications 2016 Annual Forum

Cross-functional forum spotlights topics related to medical communication, medical science liaison, medical call center, and medical writing professionals.

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Session 4 Track A: Hot Topics in Medical Communications

Session Chair(s)

Ivy Chang, PharmD

Ivy Chang, PharmD

Principal Therapeutic Area Lead, Medical Information

Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, United States

If you are a new medical information/communications professional, how will you grow your career? What should your career path look like and how can you get promoted? Is people managing right for you? MSL vs medical information career options and other paths to longevity in pharmaceuticals will be discussed.

Pharma Collaboration for Transparent Medical Information (PhaCT-MI) is a collaboration of medical information departments across the pharmaceutical industry. If PhaCT-MI becomes the one source for HCPs seeking medical information, what is the impact on the future of medical information, individual companies? Patients, caregivers, and patient advocates have an increasing voice in treatment decisions and are seeking medical information to help inform their decisions. What are some considerations in providing medical information, particularly off-label information, to non-HCPs?

During this session the faculty will share their unscripted perspectives and opinions on these topics.

Learning Objective : At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
Describe ways for new professionals to grow a career in medical information
Discuss the future of medical information and how to meet non-HCPs’ medical information needs

Speaker(s)

Speaker

Lesley Fierro, PharmD, MS

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

Fellowship Consultant

Dominick L. Albano

Speaker

Dominick L. Albano

Pfizer, Inc., United States

Speaker

Jeff Mathews, MPH

Gilead Sciences, United States

Director, Medical Information

Speaker

Sonie Lama, PharmD, MSc

United States

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