Health economist, interrupted
The statistics are staggering. According to one study, the average office worker is interrupted every 11 minutes and takes 25 minutes to return to the original task. Another estimate is…
Email Etiquette
With 167 messages coming into the average corporate email each day, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by email. Here are a few tips to help keep email under control – to reduce volume and avoid embarrassing – or worse, disastrous – mishaps.
Saying it in cyberspace: a guide to successful blogging and twittering
This week, Julie Stauffer brings us the second in her three-part series, with important advice for those wishing to venture forth into the blogosphere or Twitter. These tools provide immediacy and exposure; the key to their successful use is understanding how they work, how others use them, and how you can incorporate them effectively into your work life.
The art of online networking
By Julie Stauffer Think about all the people you know. And then about all the people they know. Now imagine being able to connect with all of them at the…
Navigating the uncharted waters of social networking media
It seems like there is a new social networking site every week. Just when I’ve mastered Facebook, everyone is talking about Twitter. It’s tough to keep up with it all. As a friend so aptly expressed, ‘This interweb twitblog thingy is confusing.’
Talking risk: how to communicate health outcomes to non-health economists
By Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer@rxcomms.com) You’ve scrutinized the data, crunched the numbers and arrived at a solid risk assessment. But how do you communicate that information so that great-aunt Betty can…
Access to medicines: Ranking the social responsibility of pharmaceutical companies
By Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer@rxcomms.com) Pharmaceutical companies produce hundreds of life-saving drugs every year. Yet each year, millions of people in developing countries die from preventable and treatable illnesses – diseases…
Conquering chaos: six steps to an organised office
By Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer@rxcomms.com) How quickly can you lay your hands on tomorrow’s meeting agenda, the latest batch of clinical data, or the draft report you’ve been asked to review?…
www.PatientsLikeMe.com – The power of patient-provided information
By Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer@rxcomms.com) Pharmaceutical companies depend on data – and lots of it – to develop drugs and measure their effectiveness. And many patients are eager to supply that…
Top Ten Health Economics Journals
By Julie Stauffer (julie.stauffer@rxcomms.com) Staying on top of new developments can be a daunting task in today’s hyper-connected world. If you’re feeling swamped in a sea of information, make the…