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Jaye Bea Smalley from Celgene and Linda Brennan from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ran a workshop at the DIA (International Meeting for the Drug Information Association) on this topic using the…
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In the past, no-one would have considered social media as an essential part of patient engagement, let alone patient recruitment. However, Neil Weisman from Continuum Clinical explained during a session…
DetailsWe were in sunny San Diego (not) at the 55th annual DIA meeting. The catchphrase this year is “connect and ascend” and there is a great emphasis on getting…
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At a recent Summit in Miami, the emphasis for pharma, biotech and devices companies was overcoming the challenges of rare diseases.
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ISPOR meetings are a great place for meeting old friends, making new acquaintances and finding out about the latest research in health economics and outcomes.
The annual ISPOR meeting held at Baltimore in May 2018 was no exception; however, from a medical communications agency’s perspective, there was one general observation – the standard of medical writing and presentation was appalling.
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Predatory journals are scam publishers that charge authors fees upfront, but do not provide the service they promise. The majority of these predatory journals will take payments without ever publishing the work, while others publish articles without any form of an editorial or peer review process.
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Chronic pain and other pain disorders are notoriously hard to treat, with approximately 40% of patients reporting insufficient relief from their medication. There is a huge unmet need for safe and effective drugs, referred to as analgesics, designed to treat pain as their primary function.
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The annual European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference took place on the 12th–16th September 2016 at the ICM Messe Congress Centre in Munich, Germany. Munich is the largest city in German Bavaria and delegates attending the meeting also had the opportunity to enjoy the city’s culture, architecture and beautiful parks, as well as the local hospitality.
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Since its launch 5 years ago, the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is estimated to have helped over 95,000 patients gain access to lifesaving drugs and technologies. The CDF began as a temporary collaboration, between NICE and NHS England, that was extended in 2014 and due to end March 2016.
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The Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUK) is a major event, highly anticipated by its delegates. It has been running for over 20 years and for 2017 (April) it will take place in the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
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