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January 31, 2023
The Digital Transformation of Medical Journal Publishing Episode 3: Open Access from the Publisher’s Perspective
In this our third episode this season, we’ll be discussing how and why medical publishing is changing and where is it going in the future.

January 26, 2023
ChatGPT is Poised to Disrupt Medical Affairs
With a multibillion dollar investment from Microsoft and already 4 authorship credits on PubMed, ChatGPT is poised to disrupt Medical Affairs.

January 18, 2023
How Companies Are Using Real-World Evidence for Regulatory Purposes
This presentation looks at different regulatory contexts in which product developers are using RWE.

January 18, 2023
How Medical Affairs Can Drive Patient-Focused Drug Development
2023 brings increased expectations from the FDA for patient-focused drug development (PFDD). Medical Affairs organizations need to develop new skills to put the patient voice at the center of drug, device, and diagnostic development and evaluation.

January 2, 2023
Innovations in External Education Episode 01: The Power of the Podcast Format of Medical Education
This series of the Elevate Podcast illuminates the path scientific communication takes from teaching to diagnosis to treating all the way to changing, prolonging, and saving patient lives.

December 15, 2022
Highlights from the APPA/MAPS Joint Medical Affairs Summit 2022
From space biology to patient voice to best practices for onboarding, here are highlights of the APPA/MAPS Joint Medical Affairs Summit in Sydney, Australia.

December 14, 2022
Introduction to External Education (EE)
This course will help you:
plan and implement different types of EE while adhering to regulations and compliance restrictions. Strategically incorporate EE into your medical plan in a way that can bring value to all stakeholders. Increase your efficiency and quality of your EE deliverables in order to impact healthcare professionals and their patients.

December 14, 2022
Independent Medical Education (IME)
This course will help you:
articulate the definition and principles of IME, explain how to comply with global regulations and company policies on IME, equip learners on incorporating IME into Medical Affairs strategy, lead participants into the grant process for pre-submission to review and decision-making, and demonstrate and apply outcome frameworks that informs planning and grant decision-making.

December 13, 2022
5 Practical Tips to Deliver Medical Education Programs Successfully
In today’s episode, hear from industry experts on how to design medical education programs successfully for today’s healthcare professionals.

December 7, 2022
Medical Affairs Leadership Interviews from the MAPS 2022 Global Annual Meeting
Library of video interviews with Medical Affairs leaders discussing the future of the function, building Medical from scratch, the Medical professional, and much more.

November 16, 2022
Using Real-World Evidence for Label Expansions
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?

November 14, 2022
Case Study: Patient Education in a Social Network
Medical Affairs teams are innovating their approach to engaging patients and empowering people to manage their chronic health conditions. Here, we explore one case study of people living with hidradenitis suppurativa.

November 9, 2022
WEBINAR: Commercialization
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.

November 2, 2022
WEBINAR: Digital Opinion Leaders
This Webinar aims to achieve awareness on challenges and solutions when listening to, and interacting with, Digital Opinion Leaders.

November 2, 2022
Harnessing Cross-Industry Collaboration to Navigate the Evolving Field Medical Landscape
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.

November 1, 2022
WEBINAR: Evolution of Roles and Talent Management in Medical Affairs Part 2: How Do We Recruit Talent?
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.

October 27, 2022
WEBINAR: Demystifying Data in Medical Affairs Part I: What Does Data Mean to Medical Affairs and How Can We Optimize Its Use?
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.

October 24, 2022
Digital First Scientific Communications – How Digital is Transforming Medical Communications EPISODE 2: Open Access Part 1-Making Scientific Information More Accessible
In this our second episode this season, we’ll be discussing open access in medical publishing from the biopharma perspective.

October 20, 2022
Opening Doors: Advice on Seeking an MSL Career with Áine Prendergast
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.

October 19, 2022
WEBINAR: Leveraging a combined MSL and Medical Information Leadership Model
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.

October 17, 2022
Advancing Field Medical Skills Episode 2: Delivering Constructive Feedback
In today’s episode, our Field Medical experts will discuss tips to understand how you can lead through change.

October 12, 2022
WEBINAR: Finance 101 for Medical Affairs
In this webinar, our presenters will take a Medical Affairs-specific approach to general finance topics, useful for all Medical Affairs functions but particularly operations, therapeutic area leadership, and aspiring Medical Affairs managers.

October 12, 2022
How Online Patient Communities Promote Health Equity
MAPS speaks with Eric Peacock, co-Founder and CEO of MyHealthTeam, about the alignment between social justice and business best-practices to promote health equity using patient communities.

October 12, 2022
Using Real-World Data to Understand Treatment Resistant Depression in Mental Health
On today’s episode of the MAPS “Elevate” podcast, we’re discussing the use of Real-World Evidence to understand and possibly intercede in treatment-resistant depression and why is it especially difficult to develop treatments against resistant depression using the traditional structure of R&D-led clinical trials.