Medical Affairs Improves Patient Outcomes Through External Medical Education
External medical education demands are continuously evolving, and MA needs to continue to evolve with these changes to establish effective education strategies.
Entries by Medical Affairs
Company-Led Education…What is in the Name?
What is company and medical affairs led education and how it is perceived by audience? What are the different perspectives existing among regulators, Pharma and agencies? What is the potential for disease state medical education by medical affairs?
Future-Proofing Your Medical Affairs Organization
OBJECTIVES: Identify the major trends and drivers towards digital transformation and drive Medical Affairs towards a digital future.
A Compelling Strategic Role for Medical Affairs in the Context of the new EU MedTech Regulations
This article provides an overview of the new MedTech European regulatory environment and opportunities for the Medical Affairs function to evolve and bring value to the respective organizations.
Communicating the Value of Medical Affairs
This white paper explores the role and value of MA, backed up with commentary from industry leaders, as we define clear pillars of MA that communicate its true value.
What can we learn from 2 insight surveys of MAPS membership?
This paper provides a brief overview of the results of two MAPS insight surveys as well as suggested next steps to develop a common framework that biopharma companies can use to achieve a more consistent and effective approach to generating medical insights as a principal driver for strategy shaping and choice of tactics.
Learning Agility: An Emergent Capability for Future-Proofing Medical Affairs Strategic Planning
This article aims to position learning agility as an emergent capability that supports the future-proofing of Medical Affairs strategic planning processes and outputs. In essence, learning agility is a set of skills, competencies, and mindsets that support our capability of “knowing what to do when we don’t know what to do.”
Interview: The Value of Medical Affairs
Joseph Eid, MD, SVP, Head of Global Medical Affairs at Bristol Myers Squibb, describes how Medical Affairs can ensure representation of the patient voice in product development, and the positive shift and elevated prominence Medical Affairs is achieving within companies.
Managing Your Career – Part 3: Five Modern Medical Affairs Competencies
In part 3 of Managing Your Career in Medical Affairs, Dr. Qasim Ahmad of Novartis describes 5 core Medical Affairs competencies MA professionals can build to demonstrate to leadership the value that Medical Affairs brings, and its strategic far reaching business impact.
Managing Your Career – Part 2: How To Maximise Your Chances of Success at Interviews
Interviews are stressful, but you can reduce your adrenaline levels through proper preparation. Medical Affairs has transformed in the last decade and there are a number of key competencies which you should attempt to demonstrate through each and every contact you have with both the recruiter and your prospective employers. This article provides a list of the most desirable competencies and behaviours.