ISMPP Highlights
ISMPP West – A Perfect Niche for Smaller Biotech and Pharma
The first-ever ISMPP West meeting was filled with excitement and engagement for attendees from smaller biotech and pharmaceutical companies, as well as larger companies. The meeting program addressed a niche for those who work in publication teams – or are a team of one…
ISMPP Surpasses 1,600 Members – A New Milestone!
ISMPP has exceeded 1,600 members – a new milestone in record membership! With 1,602 members as of August 31, 2018, the Society experienced a 10.3% increase in its membership from one year prior when ISMPP had 1,452 members. The main drivers of this growth were…
ISMPP West 2018 – What to Expect
The ISMPP West 2018 meeting is only three months away. Planning is in full swing. The number of registrations, exhibitors, and sponsors keeps growing. Join our journey on October 11-12, 2018, at the Marriott Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, California. It’s ISMPP’s first-ever…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Encore vs. Original Presentations: Black, White, and Shades of Gray
After an “Original” abstract and its corresponding poster have been presented at a scientific or medical congress, publication professionals sometimes face challenges when preparing subsequent “Encore” presentations, and the way forward…
The Evolution of Patient Involvement in Medical Research: A Patient’s Perspective
Modern vocabulary includes two terms, “patient centricity” and “patient involvement,” that reflect inclusion of the patient community among other health care stakeholders as main subjects and partners for health care systems. While “patient centricity” refers to…
ASCO Expands Open Access Option to Include Company-Funded Research Publications
For several years, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has offered authors of research funded by academic institutions, not-for-profit organizations, philanthropic foundations, and government agencies an open access publishing option in its journals…
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.
POLL: Compensating a Statistician Author for Time Spent on a Manuscript?
You are a company medical publication professional. A freelance consultant statistician is paid by the sponsor to undertake complex analyses for a study. These data are to be included in a manuscript and the statistician is invited to participate as an author so that the data can be appropriately described. The statistician agrees, but requests to be compensated for the time spent contributing to the manuscript…
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