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Activating health equity: The vital role of Medical Affairs

July 31, 2024/in ACCESS, Competency, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Open Access, Innovate Articles, Evidence Generation, Health Equity, Evidence Generation, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Featured, Interviews & Opinions, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Luke Traeger

Medical Affairs is in the unique position to drive health equity through three main roles: catalyser, capabilities enhancer, and cross-functional collaborator, emphasizing the need for deliberate strategies and actions to close health gaps and improve outcomes for underserved populations.

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Executive Vision: The Role of Medical Affairs in Achieving Health Equity

March 20, 2024/in ACCESS, Competency, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Innovate Articles, SEARCH BY TYPE, Open Access, Evidence Generation, Health Equity, Content Hub, Foundational (Intro Level), Content HUB Featured, Interviews & Opinions, Featured, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Pt Centricity/by Maria Giordano

Through our lens into real-world issues that affect equitable use of industry innovations, Medical Affairs can drive the transformation of industry from a drug-centric perspective to a patient-centric perspective. This article discusses a few of these opportunities.

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MAPA Pt Centered Solutions Featured

Patient-Centered Solutions: Navigating challenges & unlocking value through patient engagement

November 2, 2023/in Competency, ACCESS, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Patient Centricity, Health Equity, Podcasts, Content Hub, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Pt Centricity/by Travis Hege

MAPS speaks with Liz de Somer, CEO of Medicines Australia and Sharon Winton, CEO of Lymphoma Australia to explore patient engagement from the perspectives of industry and patient associations.

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Explore, Educate, Embrace: Opportunities for Medical Affairs to Impact Health Disparities & Inequities

March 14, 2023/in ACCESS, Innovate Articles, Open Access, Evidence Generation, Health Equity, Content Hub, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Pt Centricity/by Travis Hege

By using the framework of Explore, Educate, Embrace we can shape our approach to Health Equity by incorporating it into our daily work.

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Inclusive Scientific Education: Medical Affairs' Role in Addressing Health Disparities & Inequities

Inclusive Scientific Education: Medical Affairs’ Role in Addressing Health Disparities & Inequities

July 29, 2022/in Competency, Evidence Generation, Patient Centricity, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Health Equity, Pt Centricity/by [email protected]

In this webinar, we’ll discover an evolving framework that leverages various perspectives within our industry to address health disparities & inequities in order to bring a more equitable distribution of healthcare.

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Parexel Diversity Webinar

Diverse Representation in Clinical Research: Sharing Patient and Physician Perspectives

March 19, 2021/in ACCESS, MAPS Members Only, Competency, Evidence Generation, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Health Equity, Content Hub, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Pt Centricity/by Medical Affairs

Patient Advisors and Diversity Experts share their perspectives on diverse representation in clinical trials and key barriers to research access, and explore solutions to address these critical issues.

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