ISMPP Highlights
ISMPP Member Publications and Presentations
ISMPP is pleased to share information about a journal editor survey conducted by Medical Publishing Insights & Practices (MPIP), the recent release of COMPare study results, and the 26 posters from the 2019 European Meeting of ISMPP…
Exciting News from The MAP Working Group
The MAP Working Group is excited to introduce “What Would You Do?” an engaging and interactive poll now available in The MAP newsletter. All readers are welcome to participate! “What Would You Do?” presents case scenarios as an educational opportunity…
2019 European Meeting of ISMPP: Attendees Now Fit for the Future
With a program that harmonized with its meeting theme – Scientific Communications in a Fast-Paced World: Fighting Fit for the Future, the 2019 European Meeting of ISMPP offered a forward-thinking experience…
Message from Our Leadership
Al Weigel
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Patient Involvement: Current Practices in Medical Research; Driving Change in Medical Publications
Few will have failed to notice the wave of adoption, integration, and implementation of “patient-centricity,” “patient involvement,” and “patient engagement” by the pharmaceutical industry. Currently, the involvement of patients in…
Mind Your Language: Considerations for Medical Publication Professionals
A famous quote often attributed to Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and others should provide caution: “Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits…” In medical…
Rare Diseases: How to Develop an Effective Publication Strategy
Various challenges and conundrums are associated with strategic publication planning in rare diseases. These include how to contend with the non-traditional methods synonymous with rare disease research and evidence generation, and how best to disseminate the results to the target audiences for the rare disease…
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 new 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 SCENARIO: Presenting Author Changes Slides Just Before Oral Presentation
You are a company publication professional and have been supporting authors to develop an oral presentation for a scientific congress. The content is agreed upon and approved by authors prior to the start of the congress. Both sponsor and medical writing agency colleagues are onsite to provide support, and it was agreed that the presenting author would upload the slides to the system…
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