ISMPP Highlights
Moving into Beta: Progress Towards an Authorship Framework
Are you interested in an Authorship Framework to document and rank author contributions for publications? Hear an update at the Authorship Algorithm session on April 14, 2021, at the 17th Annual Meeting of ISMPP. The ISMPP Author Algorithm Task Force has made significant progress with its efforts over the past year…
Exploring Our Challenges and Opportunities at the 2021 European Meeting
In the face of challenges and opportunities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the evolution occurring in our profession, the first-ever virtual format of the 2021 European Meeting of ISMPP, January 26-27, tackled the theme, Collaboration, connectivity and change: A holistic view of the scientific communications environment in 2021. We were thrilled to host more than 300 attendees!…
A Great Benefit for ISMPP Members: University of Florida’s New Pharmaceutical Value Assessment and Communications Program
ISMPP and the University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy announce a valuable enhancement to their Educational Partnership with the launch of a new UF specialty track, Pharmaceutical Value Assessment and Communications. The ISMPP-UF Educational Partnership offers tuition discounts to ISMPP members…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Rhetoric, Plain Language, and Effective Communication: An Insightful Dialogue
The session “For the Present Purpose: Using Medical Rhetoric to Enhance Scientific Communication in an Open World” at the 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, June 16-18, 2020, generated much interest from meeting attendees. Faculty member Lisa DeTora received various questions from attendees that are broadly applicable across the ISMPP membership…
Look No Further for Practical Tips to Engage Authors
How many hours of your working week are spent sending reminders to authors for their review or approval of a publication? Do you struggle to gain detailed input from authors given their busy schedules? Many medical publication professionals will be familiar with the challenges posed with these questions. As medical publication professionals, a portion of our day-to-day job includes following up with authors…
A New Dawn in Medical Education: Applying Adult Learning Principles to Virtual Delivery
The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed the world of medical education as medical congresses were either canceled or switched to a virtual format. This change triggered the widespread adoption of virtually delivered medical education, such as e-learning modules, webinars, and virtual events, for the continued education of healthcare professionals worldwide…
What Would You Do?
In our role as medical publication professionals, we may occasionally encounter situations in which it is not obvious how to ensure good publication practice. Have you ever wished you could consult the ISMPP membership for guidance when these situations arise? Here’s your opportunity!
What Would You Do? is a section of The MAP that presents case scenarios as an educational tool for medical publication professionals. The section provides a case scenario to ponder, and readers are invited to participate in a poll by selecting one of the listed solutions. Readers can also submit their thoughts on the scenario anonymously. The poll results, plus educational insights, are posted in a later issue for readers to digest.
Unintended Submission to a Predatory Journal – Oh No!
You are a medical publication professional and have been supporting a client with a secondary manuscript for a Phase 3 study. You recommended target journals and worked with the author team throughout the submission process. Following the publication, it becomes apparent that the manuscript was submitted to a predatory journal…
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