MEDICAL INFORMATION

FOCUS AREA WORKING GROUP

The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) Medical Information FAWG evolves and expands the value of Medical Information as a strategic Medical Affairs partner and an exceptional resource of timely and trustworthy information for providers and patients.

Activities: 

We will organize Medical Information workshops for MAPS meetings in the North America, APAC (Asia Pacific – China/Japan), and EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, Asia) regions. We develop original content for webinars, podcasts, eLearning courses and white papers. In addition, the working group will periodically contribute cogent and timely content on the Medical Information sector for the MAPS publication, Elevate magazine. Most importantly, we will provide a supportive resource for all Medical Information Medical Affairs Professionals.

Strategic Objectives

#1 Define the value of Medical Information as a strategic Medical Affairs partner and an exceptional resource of timely and trustworthy information for providers and patients

#2 Raise awareness among Medical Affairs professionals of the value of Medical Information in the biopharmaceutical/device industry

#3 Facilitate the evolving role of Medical Information professionals in response to the changing landscape

#4 Develop a foundational curriculum for Medical Information which provides tools, solutions and digital innovations to lead a strategic partnership for Medical Information

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MEMBERS

Nate Capone

Head of Global Medical Information

Evelyn DeSantis

Co-Lead

Director, Research and Publications

Juergen Bentz

Global Head of Medical Information & Patient Support

Lynda Finis

(Co-Lead)

Sr. Director Global Medical Affairs Governance, Training & Medical Information

Timothy Fish

Co-Lead

Senior Director, Medical Information, Scientific Training & Development, Knowledge Management Services

Stacey M. Fung

Senior Director

Leena Jindia

Content Strategy and Innovation Leader

Lisa Khosla

Director of Medical Information

Lee Mei Pang

Associate Director Medical Information

Julia Petses

Worldwide Head, Oncology Medical Information and SEC Established Products and Rare Franchise

Karen Raines

Regional Medical Information Lead JAPAC

Joe Pierce

President and CEO

Gina Reckard

Senior Director

Patrick Reilly

(Co-Lead)

Chief Executive Officer

Urvashi Vashee

Sr Director, Medical Information

Jill Voss

Head of Scientific Communications and Medical Information

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RESOURCES RELATED TO MEDICAL INFORMATION

The Role of Medical Information in Generating Medical Insights

January 18, 2023

In this episode, we look at the tools that exist to look deeper into data allowing MedInfo teams to truly contribute to the generation, analysis of Medical Insights.

WEBINAR: Leveraging a combined MSL and Medical Information Leadership Model

October 19, 2022

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.

COVID: Cross-Industry Collaboration Podcast Series (Evelyn DeSantis) Episode 2: The What & Lessons Learned – The Specific Topics Covered by the Group

COVID: Cross-Industry Collaboration Podcast Series Episode 2: The What & Lessons Learned – The Specific Topics Covered by the Group

July 18, 2022

This podcast, the 2nd in a 2-part series, discusses the What of the collaboration– the specific topics covered by phactMI, a nonprofit collaboration of Medical Information leaders.

MEDICAL INFORMATION

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