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CAREERS WORKSHOP, 17-18 APRIL 2008 - OXFORD
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This 2-day workshop was intended as a pilot exercise and the immediate feedback has been excellent. The intention is to stay in touch with all delegates and track what happens - whether any get jobs and if so where and in what roles and how they get on. It was run with funding from Oxford University as well as the support of four leading MedComms agencies. Fifteen delegates with a genuine interest in joining the MedComms industry heard from a superb line up of speakers about the pharmaceutical industry, the role of MedComms agencies and the specifics about working as a medical writer and some of the activities they would expect to undertake. We were able to highlight related writing roles as well as other roles within the agencies such as Account Management.
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To learn more about a career as a medical writer in medical communications download this careers guide (PDF file, 1.8 MB, updated edition published March 2010).
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PROGRAMME
Day 1
Overview of Drug Development and the Pharmaceutical Industry - Dr Stephen Bartlett, Author of A-Z Medicines Research, ABPI
The Role of the Writer in Regulatory Affairs - Dr Julie Bowdler, Freelance Medical Writer in Regulatory Affairs
MedComms Agencies, Role of the Medical Writer and the transition from Academia - Louise Fuller, Freelance Medical Writer
and Louise Alder, Freelance Medical Writer and Karen Wilson Smith, Freelance Medical Writer
Publication Planning - Rules and Responsibilities for Writers - Liz Wager, Author of Getting Research Published, Radcliffe Press
Perspectives from Academic Medical Publishing - Pippa Smart, Research Communication and Publishing Consultant
Presentations and Speed Dating with the MedComms Agencies
Day 2
Writing Skills for MedComms; Top 10 Tips - Dr Jane Fraser, Author of How to Publish in BioMedicine, Radcliffe Press
Industry Codes of Practice - Dr Judith Grice, Author of Pharmaceutical Marketing Guide to Global Industry Codes
Communicating Effectively with Slide Presentations - Dr Richard Clark, Freelance Medical Writer
What to Expect of Life in a MedComms Agency - Katia Chrysostomou, Performance Coach working in Healthcare Communications
If you have any questions about careers in medical writing or indeed in other roles within medical communications, do feel free to email Peter Llewellyn.
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