May 16, 2018 | News and Trends
Susan C. Scott, Scott Pharma Solutions Ltd, Ashwell, UK While there are many factors, such as author selection, full disclosure and acknowledgement, and data access, that are common to planning any publication,1,2 different issues arise when managing a publication...
Apr 18, 2018 | News and Trends
Beatrix Doerr, DVM, PhD, Coriuvar Consulting; Gillian Pritchard, MSc, MRCP, MFPM, MBA, Sylexis Ltd The medical device industry is similar, and yet different, to the pharmaceutical industry with regards to medical writing. While publications and presentations follow...
Mar 14, 2018 | News and Trends
Jodi Cusack, Oxford PharmaGenesis, Oxford, UK; Tim Koder, Oxford PharmaGenesis, Oxford, UK; Sara Schroter, The BMJ, London, UK Peer review has been described as “a process in which academic research is subjected to critical evaluation by other academics. More...
Feb 14, 2018 | News and Trends
Liz Bilodeau, Copyright Clearance Center; Miriam Gitler, PhD, ELS, MedImmune; Sharon Suntag, MS, CMPP, IQVIA The work of publication professionals depends on the exchange of copyrighted material. Medical publication professionals use the work of others when emailing...
Jan 30, 2018 | News and Trends
Lisa Moore, PhD, ISMPP CMPPTM; Karen King, PhD, ISMPP CMPPTM; Jason Gardner, PhD, ISMPP CMPPTM, of Complete Medical Communications, a McCann Health Company, UK There is an expectation that pharmaceutical companies should responsibly share the data that are generated...
Jan 30, 2018 | News and Trends
Shire has adopted a new publication policy that requires the submission of all Shire-supported research manuscripts to journals that offer public availability via open access. Shire announced its new policy at the recent European Meeting of ISMPP, January 23-24, 2018,...
