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RELATED EVENTS
2nd European PR & Communications Summit for Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Device Berlin, Germany, 29-30 March 2010. Details are available at the conference web site.
2nd Digital Pharma Europe Berlin, Germany, 29-30 March 2010. Details are available at the conference web site.
6th Annual Meeting of ISMPP Arlington, Virginia, 19-21 April 2010. Details are available at the ISMPP web site.
30th EMWA conference Lisbon, Portugal, 11-15 May 2010. Details are available at the EMWA web site.
TIPPA’s 8th Annual Meeting: Rising to the Challenge: Bridging the gap between industry, academia and the general public The Marines’ Memorial Club, San Francisco, CA. 24-25 June 2010. Details are available at the web site.
31st EMWA conference Nice, France, 11-13 November 2010. Details are available at the EMWA web site.
3rd Annual Meeting of the European CME Forum Berlin, Germany, 15-17 November 2010. Details are available at the European CME Forum web site.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS - [previous events are below]
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CAREERS INSIGHT WORKSHOP, OXFORD
24-25 May 2010, Oxford University
This will be our third annual 2-day workshop and it will follow the successful format we have already established. Attendees get to hear from a strong faculty of experienced MedComms Specialists and spend quality time with staff from six leading MedComms agencies; Caudex, Darwin Grey, KnowledgePoint360, Oxford PharmaGenesis, Porterhouse Medical and Watermeadow.
[FULL DETAILS]
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EVENING NETWORKING EVENT, MACCLESFIELD
8 July 2010, Sylk Wine Bar & Restaurant, Macclesfield
Once again we anticipate a large and enthusiastic crowd of MedComms specialists to gather for the now traditional Summer evening event in the North. Meet up with old friends, current colleagues and make some new contacts from across the business. Once again the event is entirely free of charge thanks to the generosity of the sponsors; Nucleus Holdings, Oxfordshire Print and Zenopa.
[FULL DETAILS AND REGISTRATION LIST]
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EVENING NETWORKING EVENT, OXFORD
15 July 2010, The Living Room, Oxford
Once again we anticipate a large and enthusiastic crowd of MedComms specialists to gather for the now traditional Summer evening event in the South. Meet up with old friends, current colleagues and make some new contacts from across the business. Once again the event is entirely free of charge thanks to the generosity of the sponsors; Carrot Pharma, Caudex Medical, Communigen, Insight MW, Nucleus Holdings, Oxfordshire Print and Zenopa.
[FULL DETAILS AND REGISTRATION LIST]
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A **NEW** DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
30 September 2010, The University Museum, Oxford.
Redefining Medical Education in the Tweenies.
I've booked the University Museum in Oxford for a day's meeting of the wise and the good on 30 September when we will hear from leading speakers about the changing nature of our business and the future challenges we face. More details to come, but meantime save the date! The meeting will be held from 10.00-16.00 and all attendees will have the added bonus of a free invitation to join the 2010 PharmaTimes Great Oxford Debate in the evening, held in the world famous Union debating chamber.
This year’s Great Oxford Debate is This House Believes that Medicines deliver a net saving to the Nation and features Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman, NICE, Dr. Martin Mackay, President of Global Research, Pfizer, Sir Alasdair Breckenridge, Chairman of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Lord Philip Hunt, OBE, Minister of state, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Professor Nick Bosanquet, Professor of Health Policy, Imperial College, London and Professor Ken Patterson, Chairman, Scottish Medicines Consortium.
Individual tickets for the event are just £150 plus VAT (4 for the price of 3) and we welcome additional support from sponsors.
For more information, to offer your support or to share ideas for the day's programme, email Peter Llewellyn.
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PREVIOUS EVENTS... PREVIOUS EVENTS...
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10 February 2010 - Evening briefing, Oxford - Crystal ball gazing: the future of medical publishing
Publish and filter, not filter and publish was one of the key messages from Richard Smith as he argued his case for why medical publishing was indeed broken and needed fixing, and sketched out some scenarios for the future. A fascinating and stimulating evening which was well appreciated by the audience.
[Post-event report here.]
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21 January 2010 - Networking Evening at the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel
An enthusiastic crowd gathered in Oxford from as far afield as Glasgow, London, Kent and Cambridge to celebrate the start of another new year with friends and colleagues from across the MedComms business.
[Post-event report here.]
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14 January 2010 - Networking Evening at the Amber Lounge, Knutsford
Despite the ongoing appalling weather conditions, an enthusiastic crowd from around South Manchester and Chester and well beyond gathered in Knutsford for a lively evening with champagne and more.
[Post-event report here.]
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11 January 2010 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
The event was a great success again - an enthusiastic audience of post-docs and final year DPhil students from the biomedical sciences departments within and around Oxford and other Universities met with a number medical writing and communications professionals for a highly engaging session which presented medical writing as an attractive career option.
[Post-event report here.]
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8 December 2009 - Evening briefing, Oxford - The changing face of cancer communications
This event was led by Professor Gordon McVie, Managing Editor of ecancermedicalscience, the open access cancer journal founded by the European Institute of Oncology in Milan. Gordon told us the eCancer story (now Europe’s leading oncology channel/community), talked about the role of open access publishing and about EU initiatives on the future of cancer communications and more.
[Post-event report here.]
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19 November 2009 - Evening briefing, London - Introducing Revalidation for all Practising Doctors in the UK
Dr Ian Starke, Director of CPD, Royal Colleges of Physicians led a discussion about the introduction of revalidation for all practising doctors in the UK, and the implications for CPD provision. The formal introduction of revalidation started this week so the meeting was very timely.
[Post-event report here.]
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1 October 2009 - Lunchtime briefing, London - The ins and outs of copyright licences.
A well-attended meeting discussed just what you can do and what you can't do under the terms of the licences from the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA).
[Post-event report here.]
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16 July 2009 - Networking Evening at the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel
A not-so-sunny evening spent inside, looking out at the lawns at the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel. Still great fun, with great BBQ food and background music provided by a trio of jazz musicians.
[Post-event report here.]
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2 July 2009 - Networking Evening at The Belle Epoque Brasserie, Knutsford
A lovely, sunny evening spent on the Roof Garden. This event was sponsored by Brandcast Media, Carrot Pharma Recruitment, Oxfordshire Print and Zenopa.
[Post-event report here.]
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19 May 2009 - Lunchtime briefing, Wilmslow - GPP2: New Good Publication Practice.
A decade after the publication of the original guidelines, GPP2 has been developed by a steering committee of International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) members. The development was coordinated by Chris Graf who joined us to explain the background, purpose and future plans for this new initiative.
[Post-event report here.]
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14 May 2009 - Evening briefing, Oxford - GPP2: New Good Publication Practice.
A decade after the publication of the original guidelines, GPP2 has been developed by a steering committee of International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) members. The development was coordinated by Chris Graf who joined us to explain the background, purpose and future plans for this new initiative.
[Post-event report here.]
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11-12 May 2009 - Careers Insight Workshop, Oxford University - Medical Writing in MedComms
This 2-day workshop was run with funding from Oxford University as well as the support of six leading MedComms agencies. 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.
[Post-event report here.]
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30 April 2009 - Lunchtime briefing, London - A new era of engagement in relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical community.
Emma D'Arcy, Leader of Strategic Insights at myPHID led a timely discussion about the new era of engagement in relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical community and Neil Jones, Director of Branded Solutions at Medical Marketing Research International (MMRI) provided an excellent overview of the role of his product, COMM-NET as an incisive aid to KOL mapping and publication planning.
[Post-event report here.]
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22 January 2009 - Networking Evening at the Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel, Sandford, Oxford
A large and splendid gathering from across medical education, medical communications and medical publishing from as far afield as Glasgow and London and Kent as well as a strong local contingent.
[Post-event report here.]
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15 January 2009 - Networking Evening at the Amber Lounge, Knutsford
An enthusiastic crowd from around South Manchester and Chester and well beyond gathered in Knutsford for a lively evening which included champagne and a chocolate fountain!
[Post-event report here.]
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12 January 2009 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
The event was a great success again - an enthusiastic audience of post-docs and final year DPhil students from the biomedical sciences departments within and around Oxford and other Universities met with a number medical writing and communications professionals for a highly engaging session which presented medical writing as an attractive career option.
[Post-event report here.]
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26 November 2008 - Evening briefing, Oxford - Procurement of MedComms services: Facing up to the Challenges.
This was a very illuminating and, dare I say, thought-provoking meeting for many of us. Like it or not change is coming very fast. Whilst that will bring with it a lot of form filling and maybe some pain for many people, the emphasis of the presentations from both speakers was on how everyone should be aiming for a win:win partnership. It is not simply about cutting costs, but it is about optimizing value and working together more efficiently.
[Post-event report here.]
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5 November 2008 - Evening briefing, West London - CME - what's happening out there?
Lawrence Sherman led an excellent discussion about CME.
[Post-event report here.]
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24 September 2008 - Lunchtime briefing, Wilmslow - The 2008 ABPI Code of Practice – what is the impact for Med Ed?
Steven Gray provided us with an excellent and in-depth review of the new ABPI Code of Practice 2008.
[Post-event report here.]
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24 July 2008 - Networking Evening at the The Bodleian Library, Oxford
The sun came out for a very civilised affair in Oxford at The Bodleian Library where a large crowd from across medical education, medical communications and medical publishing enjoyed a drink and a lite bite in the Divinity School and Quadrangle.
[Post-event report here.]
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3 July 2008 - Networking Evening at The Belle Epoque Brasserie, Knutsford
This was our second evening event to be held "up north" and about 50 individuals from across the spectrum of medical education, communications and publishing gathered at The Belle Epoque Brasserie in Knutsford for a very enjoyable evening.
[Post-event report here.]
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1 July 2008 - Medical Writing Careers Session for Oxford University Post-Docs
The event was a great success again - an enthusiastic audience of post-docs and final year DPhil students from the biomedical sciences departments within and around Oxford Universty met with a number medical writing and communications professionals for a highly engaging session which presented medical writing as an attractive career option.
[Post-event report here.]
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10 June 2008 - One Day Workshop, London - Successful Publication Planning – Strategy, Ethics and Rules of Engagement.
Liz Wager, Publications Consultant and Rosie Stather, Editorial Director at Adis Journals led a very successful full day workshop which explored all aspects of publication planning and publication strategy and also provided a large audience from across Medical Communications, Medical Education and Medical Publishing with a unique opportunity to network with their peers.
[Post-event report here.]
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5 June 2008 - Evening briefing, Oxford - The New ABPI Code of Practice
Steven Gray provided us with an excellent and in-depth review of the new ABPI Code of Practice 2008. Details of the new Code have only just now been published so this was a timely meeting for us all.
[Post-event report here.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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31 January 2008 - Networking Evening at the Oxford Town Hall
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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.]
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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.
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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.]
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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.]
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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!
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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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