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Anaheim Marriott

Mar 22, 2020 8:30 AM - Mar 22, 2020 5:00 PM

700 West Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Medical Communications Primer: The Fundamentals of Medical Communications

Instructors

Shelby Lynn Biagi, PharmD

Shelby Lynn Biagi, PharmD

Clinical Site Management Team Lead, UCB Biosciences, Inc., United States

Dr. Biagi serves as Clinical Site Management Team Lead for UCB, Inc. She brings over 20 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry. She has held many memberships and designations over the years including positions with the American Medical Writers Association and the Georgia Pharmacy Association. Dr. Biagi received her PharmD and Drug Information Residency from Mercer University.

Emily  Costerison, PharmD

Emily Costerison, PharmD

Compliance Manager, Genentech Inc., United States

Emily Costerison is Compliance Manager within US Medical Affairs at Genentech. She has worked at Genentech since 2007 with a focus on communicating clinical information to healthcare professionals and managed care organizations and now supports compliance for her medical organization. Emily received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington. She also completed a Pharmacy General Practice Residency and Drug Information Residency at Stanford Hospital & Clinics.

Payal  Desai, PharmD

Payal Desai, PharmD

Associate Director, Integrated Evidence Team Lead, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC., United States

Payal Desai earned a PharmD degree from the University of Sciences in Philadelphia. Dr. Desai worked in community practice before transitioning to a career in pharmaceutical industry. Over 20 years, Dr. Desai served at several pharmaceutical companies. In her current role at Janssen, she is the Integrated Evidence Team Lead and is responsible for generating the evidence generation plan within Medical Affairs. Previously, she was the Associate Director of Medical Information, where she was responsible for the successful launch of cardiovascular products, promotional review, and development of scientific responses. . She provides strategic medical support and participates in several cross-functional teams.

Danielle  Janiszewski, PharmD

Danielle Janiszewski, PharmD

, Incyte Corporation, United States

Danielle Janiszewski is Senior Manager, US Medical Information at Incyte Corporation, where she is responsible for leading the development of written medical materials, including medical information letters and AMCP dossiers. She also serves as a medical reviewer of promotional materials. Danielle received a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Product Development from West Chester University and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Thomas Jefferson University. She also completed a post-doctoral industry fellowship in Global Medical Affairs with Cubist Pharmaceuticals.

Jennifer  Park, PharmD

Jennifer Park, PharmD

Global Medical Information Content Manager, Sanofi, United States

Jennifer Park is a Global Content Manager at Sanofi working in the Global Medical Information organization with a focus in Consumer Healthcare. She received her Pharm.D. from Rutgers University. Prior to joining Sanofi, Jennifer completed a two-year fellowship in Medical Information with the Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship program. She serves as a preceptor for Rutgers fellows and pharmacy students in her department.

Ellen  Whipple, PharmD

Ellen Whipple, PharmD

Owner/Principal Writer, EW Associates, LLC, United States

Ellen is the co-owner of Scientific Content Solutions, LLC and the sole proprietor of EW Associates, LLC. She was previously a director of medical communications with an agency. Ellen has experience with medical information-related documents (e.g., standard letters, FAQs, dossiers, escalated inquiries), continuing education articles, primary author publications, promotional review, payer materials, and advisory board meeting reports. As a member of AMCP Format Executive Committee, Ellen contributed to AMCP Format 4.1. She serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Since 2000, Ellen has been a Medical Advisor for the MS Foundation.

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