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Monica de Abadal

Medical Affairs Leadership Interviews from the MAPS 2022 Global Annual Meeting

December 7, 2022/in ACCESS, Career Development, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Career Resources Videos, Conferences, Foundational (Intro Level), Content Hub, Other, Content HUB Featured, Interviews & Opinions, Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence/by Medical Affairs

At the MAPS 2022 Global Annual Meeting in New Orleans, we sat down with Medical Affairs leaders in attendance to discuss a range of issues important to the function. Now as we prepare for the MAPS 2023 Global Annual Meeting in Nashville, March 26-29 (early bird registration open until December 31!), join us in looking back at these important opinions. Have a topic you’d like covered at the 2023 meeting? Email MAPS Communications/Marketing Director, Garth Sundem, with your suggestions!


Rob Kaper discusses his vision for the future of Medical Affairs
Charlotte Kremer, Bjorn Oddens and Danie du Plessis discuss whether Medical Affairs has truly achieved its position as the third strategic pillar in industry
Lobna Salem discusses building a Medical Affairs department from scratch
John Pracyk and Bill Sigmund discuss the differences in the practice of Medical Affairs between pharma and MedTech
Riad Dirani and Omar Dabbous discuss the emerging importance of Health Economics and Outcomes research (HEOR) in Medical Affairs
Tamas Koncz talks about the evolution and future of the Medical Affairs professional
Jose Borlolla and Augusto Grinspan discuss the practice of Medical Affairs and the emergence of the pharma industry in Latin America
Danie du Plessis describes the new competencies Medical Affairs professionals will need to succeed in a changing industry ecosystem
Monica de Abadal describes the value of Medical Affairs to patients and society
Marija Simin Geertsen describes her changing view on the role of Medical Affairs in patient engagement
Kirk Shepard and Nicole-Selenko-Gebauer discuss the challenges of diversity in Medical Affairs, both in patients and within industry positions
Jaime Blais, Deb Braccia and Karen Jursca discuss what is medical excellence and how do you do it in this Medical Affairs table talk.
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Using Real-World Evidence for Label Expansions

Using Real-World Evidence for Label Expansions

November 16, 2022/in Competency, ACCESS, MAPS Members Only, SEARCH BY TOPIC, RWE & HEOR, SEARCH BY TYPE, Evidence Generation, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Evidence Generation, Content Hub/by [email protected]

This virtual presentation focuses on 3 aspects of RWE: What are RWE and Real-World Data (RWD), and how are they different? What are relevant legal and regulatory considerations associated with using RWE for product label expansion? How have applicants successfully used RWE to obtain approval for new drug and medical device indications?

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Commercialization

WEBINAR: Commercialization

November 9, 2022/in Business / Finance, Competency, ACCESS, MAPS Members Only, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Business Knowledge, SEARCH BY TYPE, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Marketing & Sales Fundamentals, Content Hub/by [email protected]

This webinar seeks to help Medical Affairs professionals better understand the business of life science companies, how their efforts impact the overall capability to commercialize a product, and contemporary ways to bridge the commercialization interface between their department and Marketing & Sales.

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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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Evolution of Roles and Talent Management in Medical Affairs Part 2: How Do We Recruit Talent?

WEBINAR: Evolution of Roles and Talent Management in Medical Affairs Part 2: How Do We Recruit Talent?

November 1, 2022/in ACCESS, MAPS Members Only, Competency, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Career Development, Talent Development, SEARCH BY TYPE, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Leadership & Management, Content Hub, Medical Operations/by [email protected]

This Webinar series explores how roles and talent management have evolved, what new roles exist or are needed and what skills and competencies are required to succeed in these roles. From the manager’s perspective, we will discuss potential strategies for staying on top of this ever-changing field to manage and retain highly effective teams.

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Demystifying Data in Medical Affairs Part I: What Does Data Mean to Medical Affairs and How Can We Optimize Its Use?

WEBINAR: Demystifying Data in Medical Affairs Part I: What Does Data Mean to Medical Affairs and How Can We Optimize Its Use?

October 27, 2022/in ACCESS, MAPS Members Only, Competency, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Evidence Generation, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Innovative Evidence Generation, Content Hub, Insights Process/by [email protected]

This Webinar series explores the fundamental concept of big data in Medical Affairs, from which sources can we retrieve this, what are the broader considerations when utilizing data in health and what impact this can have on our organizations, physicians, and patients, now and in the future. These presentations will feature real world cases that are relevant to regional and country Medical Affairs leaders, in order to highlight long-term aspirational and short-term tangible projects.

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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, Digital, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, 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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Opening Doors: Advice on Seeking an MSL Career with Áine Prendergast

Opening Doors: Advice on Seeking an MSL Career with Áine Prendergast

October 20, 2022/in Competency, ACCESS, Career Development, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, Talent Development, Leadership & Management, Elevate Podcasts, Foundational (Intro Level), Content Hub, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by [email protected]

In this Opening Doors episode of the Medical Affairs Professional Society podcast series, Elevate, we speak with Áine Prendergast, Medical Science Liaison in Oncology with Ipsen.

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Leveraging a combined MSL and Medical Information Leadership Model

WEBINAR: Leveraging a combined MSL and Medical Information Leadership Model

October 19, 2022/in Competency, ACCESS, MAPS Members Only, Working in Matrix Teams, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Leadership & Management, Content Hub, Medical Info, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by [email protected]

The goal of this webinar is to help new professionals in Medical Affairs better understand how Medical Information and MSLs can have harmonized activities, benefit from one another working more closely together, but also understand where being too close may increase risk.

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