ISMPP Highlights
Introducing the ISMPP Social Media and Web-based Metrics Working Group: What Is It Up To?
Are you interested in learning how social media and web-based metrics can be utilized in publication planning, and what guidelines and best practices should be followed? The ISMPP Social Media and Web-based Metrics Working Group…
ISMPP West 2019: A Pivotal Educational Meeting
ISMPP West 2019 proved to be a pivotal meeting for the Society’s educational presence on the US West Coast. This second-ever ISMPP West, held November 14-15, 2019, was highly regarded and was well-attended with 124 participants, topping last year’s ISMPP West…
GPP4: Development Is Underway
ISMPP is honored to have the opportunity to sponsor the next iteration of the Good Publication Practice (GPP) guidelines, an industry-leading document to guide the ethical development of medical publications. Development of the GPP4 guidelines is now well underway, with a Steering Committee established and working steadily on revisions to the guidance…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Advisory Boards: Words of Advice and a 10-point Checklist
Are you considering running an advisory board meeting? Do you want to improve on an advisory board you managed recently – or are you about to start planning your first? Do you have questions such as: How do I plan the meeting? How can I ensure compliance with regulations? Whom should I invite? How can I ensure the meeting meets my objectives?…
What Is Health Literacy in Clinical Research Communications, and Why Is It Important?
Communicating with patients about clinical trials is challenging in today’s increasingly complex world of treatment options. While access to information about clinical trials is more widely available, patients with serious illnesses can be easily overwhelmed before they fully understand their options. This gap between access and understanding…
The Year in Review / The Year Ahead
“The only constant is change,” attributed to Heraclitus ca 500 BC, holds true for medical publication professionals in the 21st century. At times, it may feel like every week brings an announcement of a new regulation, guideline, protocol, or requirement, and we must always adapt, adjust, and move forward in kind. “The Year in Review/The Year Ahead”…
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 RESULTS: The Authorship Order Dilemma
You are a company medical publication professional. The publication steering committee of a company-sponsored pivotal phase 3 clinical trial has selected investigators to serve as authors, but the committee and authors are having difficulty in deciding the order of authorship. During discussions, multiple authors believe that they have equal rights to the first author position based on their contributions. What Would You Do?
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