Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Forum

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Overview

March 17: Primer Course
March 18: Short Courses
March 18-20: Forum

Celebrating 30 years of excellence!

DIA’s Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Forum is designed for medical affairs professionals, by medical affairs professionals. This forum provides a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory and compliance environment directly affecting the daily activities of medical affairs and scientific communication professionals. Made up of multiple general sessions and four breakouts sessions within three tracks covering medical communications, medical writing, and medical science liaisons, you can pick and choose which sessions to attend and create your own unique meeting.

The Patient’s Most Engaging Question: Why?

NEW! Podcast from our Keynote Speaker, Deborah Collyar, Founder and President of Patient Advocates in Research. “The risk of not engaging patients has for the first time become bigger than the risk of engaging patients.”

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Tracks

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Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Toolkit

Designed and curated by DIA, this toolkit contains the latest information in the medical affairs and scientific communications field, including professional articles and exclusive podcast interviews. Also included is our on-demand recording of the DIA Medical Science Liaison Community-led webinar, full track descriptions and highlighted sessions at the forum, and key reasons why you can't afford to miss this event.

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Preconference Short Courses

March 17 | 8:30AM-5:00PM

Medical Communications Primer: The Fundamentals of Medical Communications

March 18 | 8:30AM-12:00PM

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Continuing Education

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Exhibits

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Short Course or Primer

To keep you at the forefront.

Mar 17, 2019

Primer: The Fundamentals of Medical Communications
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Mar 18, 2019

Short Course 1: Medical Communications: Compliance in 2019
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Mar 18, 2019

Short Course 2: Pubs Planning
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Mar 18, 2019

Short Course 3: Effective Delivery of NDA and MAA Submission Packages
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Mar 18, 2019

Short Course 4: Advertising and Promotional Content Review: A Medical Information Perspective
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Who should attend?

Professionals involved in:

Medical Communications
Medical Writing
Medical Science Liaisons
Medical Information
Medical Call Center Environment
Regulatory Affairs
Clinical Research
Professional Education, Training, and Development
Document Management/eSubmissions

Program Committee

Poonam Bordoloi, PharmD • Executive Director, Head of Global Medical Affairs Capabilities
Organon & Co., United States
Ivy Chang, PharmD • Principal Therapeutic Area Lead, Medical Information
Genentech, A member of the Roche Group, United States
Ed Cunningham, PharmD •
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., United States
David Meats • Director, Regulatory Services Management
Certara Synchrogenix, United States
David Price, PhD • Advisor, US Field Medical, Bio-Medicines Medical Sciences Liaisons
Lilly USA, LLC, United States
Ann Winter-Vann, PhD • Senior Writer and Manager
Whitsell Innovations, Inc., United States
Kevin Appareti • Senior Director, Global Medical Science Liaison
Royal Philips, United States
Anne Arvizu, PharmD • Chief Executive Officer and Medical Affairs Advisor
RxER Communications Corp, United States
J. Lynn Bass, PharmD, RPh • Senior Director and Head, Medical Science Directors
Medexus Pharma, United States
Dan Benau, PhD • Director, Biomedical Writing Programs
University of the Sciences, United States
Donna Booth, PharmD • Head, Field Medical Accounts-East, US Medical Affairs
GlaxoSmithKline, United States
Kathryn Bucci, PharmD • Medical Governance Lead
Pfizer, Inc., United States
Jacqueline Byun, PharmD • Manager, Medical Information
Sanofi, United States
Maureen Feeney, PharmD, MBA, RPh • Vice President Scientific and Medical Communications
Takeda, United States
Ruggero Galici, PhD • Director, Nonclinical and Clinical Pharmacology Writing
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, United States
Kathleen M Guindon, PhD, MS, RN • Senior Director, MSL Team
QED Therapeutics, United States
Jennie Jacobson, PhD • Associate Director, Publications and Scientific Communications
Incyte, United States
Taleen Kalebjian, PharmD • Senior Manager, Medical Information
Gilead Sciences, Inc., United States
Craig J. Klinger, RPh • Global MSL Trainer, The Office of Medical Professional Development
Eli Lilly and Company, United States
Stephanie Krupski • Consultant - Global Scientific Communications
Eli Lilly and Company, United States
Andrea Tuttle Meyers • Senior Vice President, Medical Writing
Syneos Health, United States
Lori Mouser, PharmD • Global Head, Medical Customer Engagement
F. Hoffman La Roche, Switzerland
Sarika Sood, MD • Sr. Director Global Medical Information
Abbvie, United States
Amy Van Sant, PharmD, MBA • President, Medical Affairs
Ashfield Engage, United States
Ellen Whipple, PharmD • Owner/Principal Writer
EW Associates, LLC, United States
Jim Wilkinson, PhD • Vice President, Global Medical Affairs
Amgen, Inc., United States
Robin Winter-Sperry, MD • Global Field Medical Lead
Ipsen Bioscience, United States