Elevate Medical Affairs Podcast Channel

Continuing Medical Education (CME) is transitioning from in-person, day-long seminars to bite-sized, virtual, learn-at-your-own pace courses. Here we talk with experts from Wiley and the world of consulting about new directions in CME — and how to address the continuing need for social learning and perceived authority even as we make information more consumable. 

Many of us think about machine learning and AI as a way for an audience to get information: We ask ChatGPT a question and it provides the answer. Here we explore machine learning as a way to get information about an audience — both audience segments/personas and individuals within these groups. We also discuss the limitations and data privacy concerns that distinguish what we "could" know from what we "should" discover. And it turns out machine learning is not just a tool for mining he external environment, but also a way to make sense of a company's internal data to...

In our last podcast episode of this series, we talked with Matt Lewis.  We discussed generative AI, what it is and how it may change and evolve the medical communications environment.  Today, we dive into a really important area that can significantly influence your GenAI results - Prompt Engineering and other areas.

In this podcast, we delve into the world of omnichannel strategies in Medical Affairs, where understanding your audience's educational needs and communication preferences is pivotal for delivering relevant and engaging data dissemination.

Join us as we explore how to develop effective communications by leveraging various sources of audience understanding, and how to translate information into actionable insights.

Discuss what the gold standard for insights could look like and highlight practical suggestions for how to yield robust insights while navigating common challenges often associated with using insights.

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In Medical Affairs, our eyes are open to the vast possibilities of Artificial Intelligence — not only to make our current work more efficient, but to expand our capabilities in areas we never considered possible. Here, MAPS speaks with experts from Pfizer and Putnam Associates about the most exciting current uses of AI and also where we may be headed in the future. Join us for a wild ride through the possibilities of AI. 

MAPS speaks with Liz de Somer, CEO of Medicines Australia and Sharon Winton, CEO of Lymphoma Australia to explore patient engagement from the perspectives of industry and patient associations. Liz and Sharon are also speaking about this topic at the MAPA/MAPS Medical Affairs Summit in Sydney, AU, Nov 8-10, 2023.

This podcast reviews new ways of identifying and quantifying opportunities for field medical impact with disease-state analytics. Industry experts from Pfizer and Veeva discuss how longitudinal patient-level data can pave the way for a more patient-centric way of informing and shaping Medical Affairs strategy and operations.

MAPS speaks with Amit Lalwani, omnichannel lead and executive committee member of Medical Affairs Professionals of Australasia and member of the core planning team for the MAPA/MAPS Medical Affairs Summit in Sydney, Australia, November 8-10. 

When we look at AI, and in particular natural language processing, we think about how we can use these new tools in the medical information space. How do we see the new generative AI models changing what medical information has been doing, especially in the context of chatbots and information dissemination? In this podcast, we interview Matt Lewis, Chief AI Officer at Inizio Medical,  a well-regarded expert in data analytics and augmented intelligence. 

At MAPS Global 2023, “omnichannel in Medical Affairs” was a hot topic across numerous sessions. As part of the Field Medical track, Rosie Humphreys, Senior Director at OPEN Health, Donnie Wooten Jr., Global Head of Strategic Medical Content & Omnichannel at Organon and Kelly Lo, Field Medical Excellence, Global and Japan and Asia Pacific at Amgen conducted an interactive workshop, entitled “Optimize your Field Medical Team for the Omnichannel World”. Over 180 attendees, across two sessions, learned how an omnichannel approach is integral to maximizing Field Medical engagement with HCPs. This podcast will discuss the outcomes and insights of that workshop and how Fiel...