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Independent Medical Education (IME)

December 14, 2022/in Competency, Medical Education of External Stakeholders, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Content Hub, E-Learning Courses/by Jalene Kaiser

Independent Medical Education eLearning Course

FAWG Group: External Education

Member: Free

Non-Member: 135$

Interested in broadening your understanding of the different types of External Education in the spirit of omnichannel engagement, and more specifically in Independent Medical Education? Designed Specifically for Medical Affairs professionals working in the Independent Medical Education (IME) function, as well as, other MA Professionals involved in External Education (EE), This course:

  • Articulates the definition and principles of IME
  • Explains how to comply with global regulations and company policies on IME
  • Equips learners on incorporating IME into a Medical Affairs strategy
  • Leads participants in the grant process from pre-submission to review and decision-making; and
  • Demonstrates and applies an outcomes framework that informs planning and grant decision-making

The one-hour course will assist organizations to not only understand the breadth and depth of IME but also plan for upskilling their team as needed and enhance collaboration with other Medical Affairs and cross-functional partners to leverage synergies.

Learning activities/assessments: eLearning self-paced module, knowledge checks, and brief posttest (moderate difficulty)

Approximate time to complete the activity: 60 minutes

Prerequisites: The eLearning module “Introduction to External Education” is highly recommended.

Audience: Beginner to Intermediate; For any Independent Medical Education (IME) and/or Medical Affairs professionals involved in External Education

At the conclusion of this online learning activity, participants should be able to:

  • Articulate the definition and principles of IME
  • Comply with global Regulations and company policies on IME
  • Incorporate IME into a Medical Affairs strategy
  • Appropriately participate in the grant process from pre-submission to review and decision-making; and
  • Recognize how an outcome framework informs planning and grant decision-making

ACTIVITY DEVELOPERS:

MAPS is appreciative of the following MAPS members and other individuals who were instrumental in creating the course content.

  • Content Developer: Kimberly Braithwaite, Manager, Global Medical Education & Academic Organization Relations, EMD Serono
  • Content Developer: Sarah Funderburk, SVP, Senior Medical Strategy Director, Caudex
  • Content Developer: Patricia Jassak, Director, IME, and External Medical Affairs, Astellas
  • Content Developer: Pamela Mason, Sr. Director, Medical; Education Grant’s office, AstraZeneca
  • Content Developer: Kirtida Pandya, Executive Director, Medical Services and Operations, Sandoz
  • Content Developer: Jacqueline Waldrop, Sr. Director, Global Medical Grants, Pfizer
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Using AI to Accelerate Diagnosis and Treatment

Using AI to Accelerate Diagnosis and Treatment

December 5, 2022/in Competency, Partner Circle, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Digital Trends & Opportunities, Partner Circle Publications/by [email protected]

In today’s episode, we’re talking with Joseph Zabinski, PhD, Senior Director, AI & Personalized Medicine at OM1 about Artificial Intelligence — specifically about how AI can accelerate diagnosis and treatment.

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Choosing Journals and Understanding Publication Impact in the Digital Age

Choosing Journals and Understanding Publication Impact in the Digital Age

November 23, 2022/in Competency, Integrated Scientific Comms Plan & Pubs, Partner Circle, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Partner Circle Publications/by [email protected]

In this episode, we’re talking about publications impact with Mike Taylor, Head of Data Insights and Grainne Farrell, Manager Corporate Life Science, Central Europe, both at Digital Science.

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Back to the future…Reimagining Scientific Congresses

Back to the future…Reimagining Scientific Congresses

November 18, 2022/in Competency, External Scientific Engagement, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Partner Circle Publications/by [email protected]

A panel of experts will discuss what they have learnt from the last 2 years to take forward to future congress offerings, while also exploring what HCPs want when joining congresses both virtually or face-to-face.

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Advancing Field Medical Skills: Critical Competencies for Engagement Experiences Customers Desire

Advancing Field Medical Skills: Critical Competencies for Engagement Experiences Customers Desire

November 8, 2022/in Competency, Partner Circle, External Scientific Engagement, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Partner Circle Publications/by [email protected]

In this episode, experts discuss patient-centricity strategies and actions that make patient-first thinking the heart of your organization’s plans.

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Patient Engagement and Patient Experience Data: Understanding the Use in Medicines Regulation and Healthcare Decision Making and the Implications for Medical Affairs

November 4, 2022/in Competency, SEARCH BY TYPE, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Patient Centricity, Partner Circle Publications, Pt Centricity/by [email protected]

This webinar will discuss how MA colleagues are best positioned to explore the fusion of PE and PED in the post-launch phase, including generation and use of RWD and RW evidence, and will share guidance and information on several industry-supported resources, to enable MA colleagues to implement PE and evidence strategies in their function.

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Digital Opinion Leaders

WEBINAR: Digital Opinion Leaders

November 2, 2022/in ACCESS, MAPS Members Only, Competency, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Digital, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Digital Trends & Opportunities, Content Hub/by [email protected]

This Webinar aims to achieve awareness on challenges and solutions when listening to, and interacting with, Digital Opinion Leaders.

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Harnessing Cross-Industry Collaboration to Navigate the Evolving Field Medical Landscape

November 2, 2022/in Competency, SEARCH BY TYPE, External Scientific Engagement, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Elevate Articles, Content HUB Featured, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Medical Affairs

Based on discussions between 80 cross-industry Field Medical colleagues from small to large biopharmaceutical and medtech companies, this article highlights key actions for Medical Affairs teams to consider for implementation in their own organizations.

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Placing the Patient at the Heart of Medical Affairs

Placing the Patient at the Heart of Medical Affairs

October 31, 2022/in Competency, Partner Circle, Patient Centricity, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Partner Circle Publications/by [email protected]

In this episode, experts discuss patient-centricity strategies and actions that make patient-first thinking the heart of your organization’s plans.

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Digital First Scientific Communications – How Digital is Transforming Medical Communications EPISODE 2

Digital First Scientific Communications – How Digital is Transforming Medical Communications EPISODE 2: Open Access Part 1-Making Scientific Information More Accessible

October 24, 2022/in Integrated Scientific Comms Plan & Pubs, ACCESS, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Digital, Elevate Podcasts, Content Hub, Medical Communications, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by [email protected]

In this our second episode this season, we’ll be discussing open access in medical publishing from the biopharma perspective.

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