COMPLIANCE

FOCUS AREA WORKING GROUP

The goals of the Medical Affairs Professional Society Compliance Focus Area Working Group are to create a community that advances our role as fully integrated strategic business partners to promote the growth of Compliance and Medical Affairs Professionals within the life sciences sector worldwide; to develop our Compliance community within MAPS to become the premier global destination of choice for Compliance and related Medical Affairs Professionals, noting the synergies and close working relationships across the teams; and to catalyze our individual personal leadership development and professional career advancement.

Activities: 

We will organize Compliance-related workshops for MAPS meetings in the North America, APAC (Asia Pacific – China/Japan), and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Asia) regions. We develop original content for webinars, podcasts, eLearning courses and white papers. In addition, the working group will periodically contribute cogent and timely content on the Compliance sector for the MAPS publication, Elevate magazine. Most importantly, we will provide a supportive resource for all Compliance and related Medical Affairs Professionals.

Strategic Objectives

Educate & Inform: Provide timely, relevant content on effective and compliant information exchange in the current regulatory environment
Engage: Drive robust insightful dialogue among Medical Affairs Professionals and between Medical Affairs Professionals and their commercial, compliance and other colleagues
Guide: Provide guidelines, tools and solutions to Medical Affairs Professionals to help them to design and execute compliant information exchange

FAWG OVERVIEW

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MEMBERS

Jessica Santos

Lead

Global Compliance and Quality Director, DPO, Cerner Enviza

Jenna Laybourne

Senior Director, Regional Medical Governance Lead

Jillian Gillespie

Director, Compliance Buisness Partner, Research & Development

William Mwiti

Africa Chapter Lead

Director, Quality & Risk, Global Safety and Medical Governance

Maureen Lloyd

Executive Director

LloydMJMC Inc

Pamela Lonzer

Enterprise Compliance Director, R&D (I lead the R&D Compliance Team)

Jenny McVey

North America Compliance Officer

Jennie Orrico

Global Chief Compliance and Risk Executive

Joshua Vecht

Global Medical Affairs Governance Head

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All Focus Area Working Groups

RESOURCES RELATED TO COMPLIANCE

Ethics, Compliance, and Governance Considerations for Patient Engagement

June 26, 2024

This advanced module to Patient Centricity will provide a solid overview of how the industry approaches compliance and governance in patient engagement. A suggested prerequisite to the course is the "Essential Concepts of Patient Centricity" eLearning module.

The Discoverability Dilemma: Navigating the Maze of Digital Content in Healthcare

June 25, 2024

The MAPS Puerto Rico Roundtable hosted by Real Chemistry in March 2024 discussed the integration of digital platforms, AI, and personalized content to enhance engagement with healthcare providers (HCPs). The panel emphasized the shift towards real-time, tailored information delivery and the importance of leveraging insights from both traditional and digital sources to support effective engagement strategies while ensuring compliance.

The Future of External Education 2030

June 6, 2024

A position from MAPS on how Medical Affairs can optimize industry-led and independent Medical Education for maximum value and impact

The Top Trends Driving Agility in Commercial Compliance

April 9, 2024

The more the industry evolves, the more compliance teams need to keep pace with this change. The good news is there are 6 actionable steps you can make to stay ahead of the dynamic pressure.

BOOK RELEASE: MAPS Medical Affairs Textbook

January 26, 2024

MEDICAL AFFAIRS: The Roles, Value and Practice of Medical Affairs in the Biopharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industries (Taylor & Francis, 2024)

Leadership Perspectives – Leadership in Medical Safety & Pharmacovigilance

March 14, 2022

How do leaders make their way to Medical Safety & Pharmacovigilance? The routes are diverse but one constant remains true: They are extremely committed to being an independent voice that amplifies their organization’s commitment to Patient Centricity.