ISMPP Highlights
Moving into Beta: Progress Towards an Authorship Framework
Are you interested in an Authorship Framework to document and rank author contributions for publications? Hear an update at the Authorship Algorithm session on April 14, 2021, at the 17th Annual Meeting of ISMPP. The ISMPP Author Algorithm Task Force has made significant progress with its efforts over the past year…
Exploring Our Challenges and Opportunities at the 2021 European Meeting
In the face of challenges and opportunities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the evolution occurring in our profession, the first-ever virtual format of the 2021 European Meeting of ISMPP, January 26-27, tackled the theme, Collaboration, connectivity and change: A holistic view of the scientific communications environment in 2021. We were thrilled to host more than 300 attendees!…
A Great Benefit for ISMPP Members: University of Florida’s New Pharmaceutical Value Assessment and Communications Program
ISMPP and the University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy announce a valuable enhancement to their Educational Partnership with the launch of a new UF specialty track, Pharmaceutical Value Assessment and Communications. The ISMPP-UF Educational Partnership offers tuition discounts to ISMPP members…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
What I Would Like You to Know: A Medical Affairs Perspective
What are the key things you want your medical publication colleagues to know from your experience as a medical affairs professional? It is key to think strategically when working in the medical affairs profession. Developing a publication is not just creating a data dump from the clinical study report; it is telling a story out of that data…
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…
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.
Manuscript Submitted Before Author Approvals and Data Checks – Now What?
An industry client working on regional publications submits a manuscript to a journal before all authors have approved the final content and before a full data check has been performed. The authors had reviewed all previous drafts of the manuscript…
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