ISMPP Highlights
ISMPP Announces Steady Progress on GPP4 Guidance for Medical Publication Professionals
The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) is honored to support the fourth iteration of Good Publication Practices (GPP4) and to announce that the GPP4 Steering Committee has made substantial progress in developing this critical document for medical publication professionals. GPP is…
Celebrating Success! Our Landmark Virtual 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP
What started out as a live 16th Annual Meeting to be held in April 2020 evolved into plans for a virtual event held June 16-18, 2020, amidst changes in holding live conferences due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. With 379 attendees, the virtual 16th Annual Meeting exceeded ISMPP’s expectations for attendance. We celebrate that success!…
Subscribe to Our 1st InformED Podcast on Measuring Publication Value
ISMPP recently announced the launch of our new podcast, InformED. We are now excited to share that our first podcast series – Expanding the Reach of Medical Communications – will start on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Hear the episode, “Measuring Publication Value: What are Impact Metrics for Publications?” Alice Choi, Chief Operating Officer at McCann Health, will share her insights…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Defining a Roadmap for Our Profession
A Call to Action to Medical Publication and Communication Professionals. With the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic upon us, the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) have never been more visible nor played a more dynamic role in healthcare. As medical publication professionals, we have a crucial role in communicating scientific research accurately and truthfully…
Rhetoric, Plain Language, and Effective Communication: An Insightful Dialogue
The session “For the Present Purpose: Using Medical Rhetoric to Enhance Scientific Communication in an Open World” at the 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, June 16-18, 2020, generated much interest from meeting attendees. Faculty member Lisa DeTora received various questions from attendees that are broadly applicable across the ISMPP membership…
Look No Further for Practical Tips to Engage Authors
How many hours of your working week are spent sending reminders to authors for their review or approval of a publication? Do you struggle to gain detailed input from authors given their busy schedules? Many medical publication professionals will be familiar with the challenges posed with these questions. As medical publication professionals, a portion of our day-to-day job includes following up with authors…
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.
POLL: Compensating a Statistician Author for Time Spent on a Manuscript?
You are a company medical publication professional. A freelance consultant statistician is paid by the sponsor to undertake complex analyses for a study. These data are to be included in a manuscript and the statistician is invited to participate as an author so that the data can be appropriately described. The statistician agrees, but requests to be compensated for the time spent contributing to the manuscript…
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