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RELATED EVENTS Patient organisations and the new ABPI Code: What will the changes to the 2008 Code mean in practice? Organized by the PMCPA, 13 May 2008 at Broadway House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NQ. Details are now available at the PMCPA web site.. This event is free of charge to attend. Online and on-message: Going Digital eMarketing Seminar for Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sectors. A BioMed Central eMarketing Seminar: 20 May 2008, 2 – 6pm, Mercer Suite at the Royal Society, London. Details are now available at the conference web site.. This event is free of charge to attend. 8th Annual Meeting Continuing Medical Education. CBI, 12-13 June 2008, Philadelphia, USA. Details are now available at the conference web site. Annual Meeting. TIPPA, 26-27 June 2008, San Francisco, USA. Details are now available at the conference web site. European Marketing Codes and Compliance. Management Forum, 1-2 July 2008, London. Details are now available at the Management Forum web site. Publication Strategy and Planning Residential Summer School. Management Forum, 9-11 July 2008, London. Details are now available at the Management Forum web site.

This initiative is currently being led by Peter Llewellyn of NetworkPharma. To learn more about Peter Llewellyn and link back to other relevant connections in medical communications see his profile on LinkedIn.

EVENING BRIEFING, OXFORD 5 June 2008, Magdalen Centre, The Oxford Science Park The New ABPI Code of Practice. An in-depth review of the latest Code of Practice which will be published in May. This session will be led by Steven Gray of Steven Gray Consulting, an independent Consultant and Trainer supporting companies in the application of healthcare marketing compliance. This event is being sponsored by Wellards [MORE DETAILS HERE - REGISTER NOW].

PUBLICATION PLANNING WORKSHOP, LONDON 10 June, Rembrandt Hotel, Knightsbridge, London Successful Publication Planning – Strategy, Ethics and Rules of Engagement. Book now to attend this free one-day interactive seminar led by Liz Wager, Publications Consultant - Sideview and Rosie Stather, Editorial Director - Adis Journals. We expect their insightful presentations to stimulate lively debate and discussion, with opportunities to network throughout with both presenters and peers. This event will be free to attend - sponsored by Wolters Kluwer Health [MORE DETAILS HERE - REGISTER NOW].

EVENING NETWORKING, KNUTSFORD 3 July 2008, The Belle Epoque Brasserie This will be our second Networking Evening in the North and we're looking forward to a good turnout again from the local MedComms Community. The event is entirely free of charge thanks to the generous support from a number of sponsors. [MORE DETAILS HERE - REGISTER NOW].

EVENING NETWORKING, OXFORD 24 July 2008, The Bodleian Library A stunning venue - we will take over The Divinity School itself and those who wish to can take a tour up into the Medieval Duke Humfrey's Library. These Oxford evenings are always very popular and we confidently expect this one to be over-subscribed, so do sign up now in the usual way. The event is entirely free of charge thanks to the generous support from a number of sponsors. [MORE DETAILS HERE - REGISTER NOW].

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17-18 April 2008 - Careers Insight Workshop, Oxford University - Medical Writing in MedComms 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. [Post-event report here.]

19 March 2008 - Evening briefing, Uxbridge - The Changing Face of CME in Europe: where are we now? An enthusiastic group gathered for the third and final of our highly informative presentations from Eugene Pozniak looking at the complexities of developing effective CME activity in Europe. [Post-event report here.]

5 March 2008 - Evening briefing, Oxford - The Changing Face of CME in Europe: where are we now? An enthusiastic group gathered for the second of our highly informative presentations from Eugene Pozniak looking at the complexities of developing effective CME activity in Europe. [Post-event report here.]

20 February 2008 - Lunchtime briefing, Wilmslow - The Changing Face of CME in Europe: where are we now? An enthusiastic group gathered for a highly informative presentation from Eugene Pozniak looking at the complexities of developing effective CME activity in Europe. [Post-event report here.]

31 January 2008 - Networking Evening at the Oxford Town Hal Once again we attracted more than 100 participants from across the MedComms spectrum and that despite bad weather (again!), severe road works outside and even worse traffic jams on the A34 leading to Oxford. [Post-event report here.]

17 January 2008 - Networking Evening at the Amber Lounge, Knutsford Our first evening event "up north" attracted an enthusiastic crowd from across the spectrum of different agencies and publishers around South Manchester and Chester. [Post-event report here.]

18 December 2007 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Manchester University Post-Docs The event was a great success - about 60 post-docs and final year PhD students from the biomedical and life sciences departments of Manchester University and others from the North West Hub of the UK GRAD programme met with some 25 medical writing and communications professionals for a highly engaging session which presented medical writing as an attractive career option. We hope to repeat the event at other locations in the near future. [Post-event report here.]

21 November 2007 - Lunchtime briefing, Wilmslow - EFPIA Code 2007 Nearly 50 of us gathered for a highly informative presentation from Joan Barnard looking at the new EFPIA Code and for a wide ranging Q&A about working with the various national and international codes. [Post-event report here.]

13 November 2007 - Evening briefing, Oxford - EFPIA Code 2007 More than 50 of us gathered for a highly informative presentation from Joan Barnard looking at the new EFPIA Code and for a wide ranging Q&A about working with the various national and international codes. [Post-event report here.]

26 July 2007 - Networking Evening at the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel in Sandford on the outskirts of Oxford The appalling weather over the previous few days completely failed to dampen spirits for more than 100 of us at the summer BBQ. [Post-event report here.]

11 July 2007 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs The event was a great success - some 70 post-docs and final year DPhil students from the biomedical sciences departments within Oxford Universty met with some 25 medical writing and communications professionals for a highly engaging session which presented medical writing as an attractive career option. We hope to repeat the event at other locations in the near future. [Post-event report here.]

4 July 2007 - Lunchtime briefing, Wilmslow - Ghosts in the machine? About 80 of us gathered for our first meeting in Cheshire and Liz Wager (Sideview) led a presentation and discussion entitled "Ghosts in the Machine?" [Post-event report here.]

28 June 2007 - Lunchtime briefing, Oxford Dr Kamran Abbasi (CEO Onmedica, RSM Journal Editor and cricketing expert and blogger, ex-BMJ and ex-Dr Fosters) led a session looking at how Docs and other HCPs are working online and how the communications and publishing mix is changing. [Post-event report here.]

31 May 2007 - Pub-meet at The Trout at Wolvercote, Oxford No admin, no registration, just an informal gathering on the night for those of us who felt so inclined. The Trout has long been a favourite of Morse and many other Oxford residents and has recently undergone a major refurbishment to mixed reviews, which were likewise reflected amongst our own group. It certainly looks smart, though, and you can't beat the location.

26 April 2007 - Networking Evening at the QI Building, Oxford. (Almost) 100 of us gathered for the second time at the QI Club in central Oxford... [Post-event report here.]

29 March 2007 - Lunchtime briefing, Oxford - Ghosts in the machine? More than 50 of us gathered at the Elsevier offices in Kidlington... [Post-event report here.]

22 February 2007 - Pub-meet at the Fishes, North Hinksey Village Nr Botley, Oxford. No admin, no registration, just an informal gathering on the night for those of us who felt so inclined. A small but enthusiastic group of us relaxed after work in one of Oxford's better pubs - coming from as far afield as London and Henley for the occasion - and several of us stayed on for an excellent meal. No photos this time!

25 January 2007 - Networking Evening at the the QI Building, Oxford. More than 100 of us gathered at the QI Club in central Oxford... [Post-event report here.]

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