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October 6, 2022
Medical Affairs Strategy for the Launch of Innovative Treatments Targeting Rare Disease
This article outlines the aspects of Medical Affairs strategy and launch excellence specific to supporting the development and launch of treatments targeting rare diseases, providing a roadmap for MA teams and organizations undertaking this planning.

October 3, 2022
Opening Doors: Niha Yerneni on Finding a First Medical Affairs Position
In this episode, MAPS co-founder, Kirk Shepard, speaks with Niha Yerneni about joining industry through fellowship.

September 26, 2022
A Strategic Partnership: Medical Strategy and Medical Communications Part 2
In episode 2 of this two-part series, a panel of experts discuss how you can structure roles and responsibilities, KPIs, and best practices to increase synergy between Medical Strategy and Medical Communications teams.

September 23, 2022
What Amazon can Teach Medical Affairs About Insights Mining
In this episode, MAPS speaks with Mark Michalski, former radiologist and currently Worldwide Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Amazon Web Services about how we can catch up with big tech in our ability to mine data for meaning.

September 22, 2022
Evolution of Roles and Talent Management in Medical Affairs Part 1: What Talent Do We Need from MA Colleagues?
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.

September 19, 2022
A Strategic Partnership: Medical Strategy and Medical Communications Part 1
In episode 1 of this two-part series, a panel of experts in Med Comm and Med Strat will discuss the roles, best practices, & ways to measure the impact of Medical Strategy and Medical Communications.

September 14, 2022
Charlotte Kremer, MD, MBA, Appointed MAPS Chief Strategy Officer
The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) is honored to announce the appointment of Charlotte Kremer, MD, MBA as the organization’s Chief Strategy Officer in a volunteer capacity, next to her volunteer role as Chair of the Board of Directors.

September 13, 2022
MAPS Partners with Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO)
The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) and the Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO) are pleased to announce an important new strategic collaboration to help advance the careers of student pharmacists interested in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as Fellows and early-stage Industry Pharmacist professionals.

September 13, 2022
Best Practices for Journal Publication of Industry Sponsored Content
In this episode of the Elevate podcast series, we speak with experts Felix David and Richard Donnelly about the tips and tricks to navigate through peer-review and get sponsored content published.

September 12, 2022
Lessons Learned vs Still Unaddressed from Virtual Scientific Conferences Two Years Post COVID
In this episode, our expert speakers are talking about virtual scientific congresses and what has changed since the pandemic.

September 7, 2022
How to Prioritize, Track, and Measure your Medical Communications Plan Episode 3: Pubs
In this third and final podcast episode in this series, we will discuss measuring and improving the reach and engagement of scientific publications.

September 6, 2022
The Rise of the KOL & DOL
In this White Paper, Altmetric explores the rise of the DOL, measuring share of voice in a digital age, measuring value and maximizing reach, and more.

August 31, 2022
The Use of Chatbots and Conversational AI in Scaling Medical Engagement
In this webinar, experts will lay the foundation of what conversational AI is, best and emerging practices, provide use cases, and discuss regulatory and legal considerations.

August 31, 2022
The Broadening Role of Medical Affairs
In Q&A format, this article summarizes key learnings from a MAPS 2022 Global Annual Meeting panel presented by the Medical Strategy FAWG.

August 30, 2022
Avalere Health
Avalere Health (formerly Fishawack Health) is a leading global commercialization partner for the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.

August 22, 2022
How to prioritize, track, and measure your Medical Communications Plan Episode 1: Fundamentals
In this first podcast of a 3-part series, we will address this question and discuss: The fundamentals of effective measurement techniques for Medical Affairs.

August 18, 2022
ScienceMedia’s SMi Source: Access for MAPS Members
Preview 5 videos from SMi Source’s expansive science, disease, and therapeutic area multimedia learning library.

August 15, 2022
Advancing Field Medical Skills Episode 1: Leading Through Change
In today’s episode, our Field Medical experts will discuss tips to understand how you can lead through change.

August 8, 2022
Automation Opportunities for Medical Affairs EPISODE 3
In the 3rd and final episode of this series, we’ll be meeting with Georgios Tramountanis, a member of the MAPS Digital Focus Area Working Group to examine where we see potential opportunities for Medical Affairs as it relates to Automation and review some predictions on the future of Automation in Medical Affairs.

August 4, 2022
How Medical Affairs Professionals Are Effectively Engaging and Educating Patients in Social Networks
In this podcast episode, we discuss how Medical Affairs teams can compliantly engage with patients in disease-specific social networks to provide important information that optimizes outcomes, while placing the patient at the center of drug development.

August 2, 2022
Best Practices for Getting Actionable Insights from Your Life Sciences Event
Instead of being static representations of an event, insights can become actionable—informing what can be done to improve future events or even larger business decisions.

August 1, 2022
DIGITAL FAWG PODCAST: Automation Opportunities for Medical Affairs EPISODE 2
In the 2nd of this 3-part series, we’ll be meeting with Shinya Suda-san, Sr. Vice President and Global Head of Information Systems at Astellas to glean insights on Automation opportunities as it relates to Digital Transformation.

July 29, 2022
Inclusive Scientific Education: Medical Affairs’ Role in Addressing Health Disparities & Inequities
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.

July 27, 2022
The 4 C’s of Building Trust in Medical Affairs
Influence is an inside-out game, requiring us to look inward before we lead outward.