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Our HOC platform shares blogs from experienced medical writers around the world, bringing you tips on good communication, evaluations of current health economics and outcomes research and healthcare evidence. Mixed in with great information you will find a light-hearted approach to current issues, some valuable downloads, as well as references for further reading.
Troublesome triads Adjunctive therapy, adjuvant therapy, and neoadjuvant therapy. Adjunctive therapy is treatment used together with the primary treatment. Adjuvant therapy is treatment given after the primary treatment to increase…
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By Clare Gurton Getting your poster seen and read at an international or national conference can be something of a lottery – the space and location are decided for you…
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Email is a wonderful invention, but can also be the bane of your life if you become a slave to it. Striking a happy balance is difficult, but here are…
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Conference attendance can be a big part of your travel budget, and with these being limited at times, it’s important to make the most of the opportunity. Here we list…
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By Amy Rothman Schonfeld Print journals remain one of the most credible sources for disseminating health economic research findings, and there is consensus about which are the core publications for…
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May 2006 marks the arrival of Greenflint – Rx Communications’ sister company – to be officially launched during ISPOR’s 11th Annual International meeting at the Marriott in Philadelphia, USA ,…
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Each issue we will include a few common errors that crop up time and time again. If you have a personal favourite you think we should add to this section,…
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By Clare Gurton Giving talks and presentations is never easy but sometimes things go very much more smoothly after a mistake. This may sound strange but by letting your audience…
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By Robert Hand Health economics data play an increasingly important role in getting pharmaceuticals accepted for the drug formularies established by health insurance plans and regulatory authorities. A drug manufacturer…
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By HOC Editor, Mary Gabb (mary.gabb@rxcomms.com) When speaking to non-economists, do you end up feeling that you’ve made a difficult science completely unintelligible? It doesn’t have to be that way.…
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