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Storytelling: The Underappreciated Cornerstone of Evidence-Based Medical Communications

January 30, 2025/in Integrated Scientific Comms Plan & Pubs, Business / Finance, ACCESS, Competency, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Featured, Medical Communications, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Luke Traeger

In an era of data-driven medical communications, we’re missing a crucial ingredient: storytelling. New research shows our brains are wired to engage with narrative formats – making storytelling not just a ‘nice-to-have’ but a neurological necessity for effective medical education. Learn how the STORIES framework (Structure, Tailoring, Originality, Rationality, Immediacy, Emotionality, Simplicity) is revolutionizing how we communicate complex medical information to healthcare providers and patients alike. From graphic novels to VR simulations, see how narrative techniques are transforming medical education and patient engagement.

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Top 10 Most Interesting Publications of 2024

January 5, 2025/in Business / Finance, ACCESS, Competency, Open Access, Scientific & Technical Knowledge, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Featured, Medical Info, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Luke Traeger

Altmetric’s top 10 most interesting publications of 2024

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Optimizing Patient Outcomes: Medical Affairs’ Strategic Role in the Enterprise Commercialization Process (ECP)

December 3, 2024/in Strategy, Overview & Vision, Business / Finance, ACCESS, Competency, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Featured, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence/by [email protected]

Medical Affairs is uniquely positioned as the only department capable of impacting the Enterprise Commercialization Process (ECP) at every stage, from the initial product concept through the entire commercialization effort.

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Building patient partnerships in Medical Affairs: What can established and emerging biopharmaceutical companies learn from each other?

November 21, 2024/in Competency, ACCESS, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Patient Centricity, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Featured, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Pt Centricity/by [email protected]

This article explores key questions on how Medical Affairs teams manage patient engagement across different-sized companies who have variations in focus, resources, and scale.

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AI in Medical Insights: From Implementation to Impact in Medical Affairs

November 20, 2024/in ACCESS, Competency, Strategy, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Insights, SEARCH BY TYPE, Open Access, Digital, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Insights Process, Content HUB Featured, Featured, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by [email protected]

This article based on the Oct 3, 2024 Insights FAWG Forum explores the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform Medical Affairs, focusing on medical insights.

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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, Evidence Generation, Health Equity, Evidence Generation, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Interviews & Opinions, Featured, 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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CME Providers Featured

From Education to ROE and Future Programming, CME Providers Are Doing More with Data

July 24, 2024/in Competency, ACCESS, Medical Education of External Stakeholders, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, SEARCH BY TYPE, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Digital, Innovate Articles, Content Hub/by [email protected]

Continuing Medical Education (CME) providers have seen their role expand to offer valuable information for future programming and other strategic business decisions. Here is how CME providers are using data to create insights and impact.

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

June 25, 2024/in Healthcare Systems & Trends, ACCESS, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Partner Circle, Open Access, Compliance, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Business Knowledge, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Digital Trends & Opportunities, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Insights Process, Interviews & Opinions, Partner Circle Publications, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Luke Traeger

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.

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Measure, Master, Move: An Ecosystem Approach to Engaging KOLs Beyond the Clinic

June 6, 2024/in Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, Business Knowledge, SEARCH BY TYPE, Communication Skills, Leadership & Management, Marketing & Sales Fundamentals, Innovate Articles, Leadership & Management Skills, Partner Circle Publications, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by Luke Traeger

Drawing on insights from a roundtable of industry leaders convened by Klick at the recent MAPS conference, let’s look at how viewing the KOL holistically can lead to new avenues of engagement and more multifaceted relationships.

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Bridging the gap: How medical affairs is reshaping the future of clinical and commercial success

May 29, 2024/in Competency, Strategy, ACCESS, Overview & Vision, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Open Access, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Partner Circle Publications, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence/by Luke Traeger

Addressing the critical importance of integrating robust scientific understanding into the commercial journey, pinpointing the need for medical affairs to take the helm in defining and communicating the commercial value of healthcare innovations.

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