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    The official newsletter of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals

ISMPP Highlights

20-Year Milestone: 700+ Attendees Gather for Memorable Meeting

20-Year Milestone: 700+ Attendees Gather for Memorable Meeting

More than 700 ATTENDEES connected last week in DC for the 20th Annual Meeting of ISMPP. This year’s theme, ‘Storytelling: Its Art and Power,’ highlighted the transformative role of art in storytelling within healthcare and medical communications. The storytelling concepts and tools learned during the three-day meeting helped our professionals to find ways to break down stigmas, combat misinformation, help change perceptions, and ultimately improve patient care.

ACCORD: New Guideline for Consensus-based Research is Published

ACCORD: New Guideline for Consensus-based Research is Published

The new ACCORD reporting guideline will help the medical and scientific communities to improve the reporting of research involving consensus methodologies. The guideline was published last week in PLOS Medicine with simultaneous presentation at the 2024 European Meeting of ISMPP.

Message from Our Leadership


Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO

News and Trends

 

Who Gets Paid for What? A Practical Guide for Medical Publication Professionals

Who Gets Paid for What? A Practical Guide for Medical Publication Professionals

Compensation for publications activities is highly regulated to protect patients, healthcare professionals (HCPs) and the reputation of the pharmaceutical, biotech and device industries, and to limit perceptions of bias and conflict. This article aims to address the practical application of current regulations and guidelines that apply to industry-sponsored research, and to give the reader insights into our own experience as publications professionals….

AI Tools for Systematic Literature Reviews

AI Tools for Systematic Literature Reviews

A systematic literature review (SLR) allows us to find and evaluate existing evidence to answer a specific research question… many people are turning to artificial intelligence (AI), especially when considering large and complex SLRs, which would otherwise not be feasible without AI because of cost or turnaround time…

Publication Planning for Medical Devices: The Opportunities in an Underserved Field

Publication Planning for Medical Devices: The Opportunities in an Underserved Field

For nearly two decades, ISMPP has helped identify and refine what goes into a successful, ethical, and transparent publication plan, most recently in the form of the Good Publication Practice (GPP 2022) guidelines. But how applicable are these recommended practices to the medical device industry, whose technologies represent a crucial but oft-overlooked sector of contemporary healthcare?…

What Would You Do?

In our role as medical publication professionals, we may occasionally encounter situations in which it is not obvious how to ensure good publication practice. Have you ever wished you could consult the ISMPP membership for guidance when these situations arise? Here’s your opportunity!

What Would You Do? is a section of The MAP that presents case scenarios as an educational tool for medical publication professionals. The section provides a case scenario to ponder, and readers are invited to participate in a poll by selecting one of the listed solutions. Readers can also submit their thoughts on the scenario anonymously. The poll results, plus educational insights, are posted in a later issue for readers to digest.

Proceed with Data & Author Changes to a 2-year-old Manuscript?

You are the medical writer on a real-world evidence (RWE) manuscript that was initiated 2 years ago. At first draft stage, the project was put on hold. The lead author would like to perform additional analyses and include one of their colleagues as an author. Meanwhile, the new project owner/client would like to finalize and submit the article as soon as possible. What would you do?

 

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