ISMPP Highlights
Exciting News from The MAP Working Group
The MAP Working Group is excited to introduce “What Would You Do?” an engaging and interactive poll now available in The MAP newsletter. All readers are welcome to participate! “What Would You Do?” presents case scenarios as an educational opportunity…
2019 European Meeting of ISMPP: Attendees Now Fit for the Future
With a program that harmonized with its meeting theme – Scientific Communications in a Fast-Paced World: Fighting Fit for the Future, the 2019 European Meeting of ISMPP offered a forward-thinking experience…
MPIP Launches New Author Education Video Series— MPIP Insights for Authors
Medical Publishing Insights & Practices (MPIP) is pleased to introduce MPIP Insights for Authors—a series of short videos, developed in consultation with medical journal editors, to help authors improve quality and ensure credibility when submitting manuscripts…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Best Practices for Effective Publication Manager/Vendor Partnerships
The partnership between the pharmaceutical industry and one or more medical communication agencies is an important relationship and a common one in the development and execution of publication plans. For the industry and agency professionals involved in these partnerships, there is a…
Medical Writers Worth Their Weight in Gold
The question of how much value professional medical writers add to the development of medical publications has arisen regularly over the past couple of decades, and recent studies have aimed to provide an answer. The AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers went a step further to describe…
Are Calls for Greater Openness in Reporting Preclinical Research an Opportunity for Publication Professionals?
Calls for urgent improvements in the design, registration, reporting, and transparency of preclinical studies have recently arisen. In an open letter to the USA Today newspaper published June 20, 2018, over 500 researchers, including four Nobel Laureates, called for…
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.
Can Marketing Provide Input at Publications and Data Communication Planning Meetings?
You are leading the strategic publications and data communication portions of business planning with your medical affairs and real-world outcomes teams. Your marketing colleagues have requested a seat at the table during these discussions…
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