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The Westin Boston Seaport District

Mar 02, 2026 11:00 AM - Mar 04, 2026 12:30 PM

425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Forum

The longest running neutral forum cultivating interdepartmental relationships in medical affairs.

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Session 8 Plenary: Patient Centric Communication: Co-Create. Communicate. Transform.

Session Chair(s)

Meera  Patel, PharmD

Meera Patel, PharmD

Head of Global Medical Information, Content

Bayer, United States

Sarah  Jarvis, MBA

Sarah Jarvis, MBA

Global Medical & Evidence Lead

ZS Associates, United States

Sudipta  Chakraborty, PhD

Sudipta Chakraborty, PhD

Clinical Trial Transparency Strategy Lead

Biogen, United States

In today’s evolving healthcare ecosystem, patient-centricity is no longer a philosophy - it is a strategic imperative that transforms how Medical Affairs communicates science, builds trust, and delivers value.

This session brings together leaders from Medical Affairs, Field Medical, and Medical Communications who have moved beyond episodic storytelling toward co-created, sustained engagement with patients, caregivers, and advocacy partners.

Participants will explore how co-creation reshapes the communication of evidence - ensuring that patient perspectives are not an afterthought, but a consistent, integrated element of scientific exchange. The session will showcase practical frameworks and real-world examples of how Medical Affairs teams have built enduring partnerships that elevate communication from data dissemination to shared understanding and impact.

Through an interactive discussion, expert panelists will illustrate how they have operationalized patient-engaged communication across the continuum - from early insight generation to publication planning, field exchange, and post-launch education. Perspectives from industry, clinical practice, and patient advocacy will demonstrate how collaboration and co-ownership of the scientific narrative drive both credibility and outcomes.

Learning Objective :

Attendees will leave with actionable tools and inspiration to strengthen their own communication practices - moving from talking about patients to communicating with them as co-creators in the shared mission to advance meaningful, measurable outcomes.

Speaker(s)

Shalini   Dwivedi, MPharm

Writing for Equity: How Medical Writers Advance Diversity in Clinical Trials

Shalini Dwivedi, MPharm

Krystelis Limited, India

VP

Representative Invited

Speaker

Representative Invited

Bayer, Germany

Behtash  Bahador, MS

Speaker

Behtash Bahador, MS

Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP), United States

Senior Director, Community Engagement & Partnerships

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