The rewards of research
by David Woods The chance to generate new knowledge, to resolve healthcare problems, to benefit mankind – perhaps even to acquire in the process a Nobel Prize and a measure…
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Drug approval agencies
Health Outcomes Communicator is starting a regular series describing the major drug approval agencies and healthcare systems in countries across the world. In this first article, we’ll start with two of the largest drug approval agencies – the Food and Drug Administration in the United States (US FDA) and the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA).
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Profile: Madhusree Singh, health economist
By David Woods Madhus, as she prefers to be called, is a global outcomes fellow at a major pharmaceutical company. Responding to questions in the precise and mellifluous tone characteristic…
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How to make the best use of graphics: Line graphs
Line graphs are an extremely useful way of showing changes and trends, especially over time. The following pointers are helpful when considering the use of line graphs
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Ethics in publishing: Authorship
While there is no universally agreed definition of authorship, several organisations, including the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), have taken a stab at defining what constitutes authorship.
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ISPOR 9th Annual European meeting at Copenhagen
Rx Communications and Greenflint had great pleasure in attending the 9th annual European meeting of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), 28–31 October in Copenhagen.
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Maintaining good relationships with your chosen agency
Once you’ve selected an agency be sure that you are clear about the roles and responsibilities of each person and that you develop a clear action plan for the projects.
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How health economists can develop a global perspective
Health economists interacting with colleagues and clients often need to have a global perspective, which means not limiting one’s view to what is going on in one’s own country… and that goes beyond economics.
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Ethics in publishing: Plagiarism
Such ethical issues as truth, deception, confidentiality, paternalism, relativism, conflict of interest, and personal and social responsibility have an impact both on healthcare and on publishing.
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Choosing a specific agency
Once you have made a shortlist of no more than five agencies, ask each of them to present themselves and/or ‘pitch’ for a particular project. This is your chance to pick the right agency for the job, based on what you see and what you hear.
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