Medical Affairs Organization- MAPS

  It is common for pharmaceutical companies to consider evidence generation as the responsibility of individual departments (e.g., clinical development, medical affairs and health economics and outcomes research). This typically means that evidence is generated in a sequential fashion; for example, waiting for regulatory approval before initiating an outcomes-based study. This is a relatively risk-averse strategy that has served the industry well in generating evidence to satisfy regulatory and reimbursement decisions, and until recently, there has been little need to improve it. End point strategy Clinical research should ultimately improve patient care. For this to be possible, trials must evaluate outcomes that reflect real-world scenarios and address the concerns of patients, physicians and payers. Pharmaceutical companies should adopt approaches to identify end points that translate into valued outcomes that can be measured in the real world. One way is to ensure that trials a...

  At a glance Healthcare compliance is the practice of adhering to federal healthcare laws and regulations. Compliance laws are intended to help protect patients, safeguard sensitive information and help mitigate and prevent fraud, abuse and waste in the healthcare industry. Noncompliance poses serious risks to patients and can result in legal action. Global healthcare is a trillion-dollar industry that focuses on the safety and care of patients. In the U.S., compliance in healthcare is of the utmost importance due to the sheer size of the industry, the risks associated with it and its dynamic nature. These factors open up the possibility of fraud and abuse, and this is where healthcare compliance comes in. Healthcare compliance is the practice of adhering to federal healthcare laws and regulations, which prohibit and prevent fraud, abuse and waste in the healthcare industry. It’s founded on ethical standards for patient treatment. Learn what healthcare compliance is, what the laws...

 Health organizations are providing virtual appointments and are expanding their telehealth options, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Improved technology has made telemedicine easier, even for those who don’t consider themselves computer savvy. Patients can use telemedicine through the MyChart online platform or mobile app, and request a virtual visit with many doctors, practitioners and therapists. Comfort and Convenience With telemedicine, you don’t have to drive to the doctor’s office or clinic, park, walk or sit in a waiting room when you’re sick. You can see your doctor from the comfort of your own bed or sofa. Virtual visits can be easier to fit into your busy schedule. With telemedicine, depending on your schedule, you may not even have to take leave time from work or arrange for child care. Control of Infectious Illness To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, flu and other infectious diseases, doctors can use telehealth appointments to prescreen patients for ...

  Importance of Networking for Doctors? Networking can have varied benefits for doctors and other healthcare professionals. They may be able to get assistance for going about their everyday tasks such as collection of data and samples from patient, tracking their blood insulin or blood pressure levels, assisting them on their dietary and lifestyle choices, etc. A vast and diverse network offers a variety of benefits. Some of them are: 1. Stronger business associations : trust and support are two underlying facets of networking. Thus, assisting each other, helping out becomes a prerequisite to networking. If you help someone today, chances are your help would be reciprocated in ways that make your ventures what you can’t even fathom. Thus, correspondence builds not only stronger bonds but stronger opportunities too. 2. Freshen up your perspective and ideas: Having diversity in your network can help you think out the box with a ceaseless exchange of diverse ideas. This will give you ...

  External Education led by Medical Affairs is critical to provide unbiased education to enhance healthcare professional (HCP) knowledge, skills and competencies through funding for independent medical education or industry-led medical education that addresses identified knowledge or competency and performance gaps. The goals of the External Education   FAWG   are as follows: Ensure understanding of the current state of external medical education as it relates to the Medical Affairs function, and the needs of Medical Affairs professionals Raise awareness among Medical Affairs professionals of the value of external medical education in the biopharmaceutical/device industry Facilitate the evolving role of Medical Affairs professionals in external medical education in response to the changing landscape Provide tools and solutions to Medical Affairs professionals to help design and execute compliant and impactful external medical education programs Activities: We organize Ext...

  After returning to the UK after five years working as an outback doctor in Australia, David Williams had culture shock. Instead of diving back into practice, he joined Boehringer Ingelheim as a medical advisor, working through many roles to find the best fit. Twenty one years later, he’d been Real-World Evidence lead for Sanofi, held positions in China, and had worked in various regional/country Medical Director positions. “I did my apprenticeship from the base, up,” David says. Here MAPS speaks with David about the need for a new, personalized approach to engaging healthcare providers and other key opinion leaders, and how VISFO could help lead this effort. MAPS:  David, how in the world did you decide Medical Affairs professionals should be able to read minds? David:  At VISFO we’re very nerdy – like the  Big Bang Theory  but more so. With tongue in cheek and a British sense of humor, we had conversations in the office around,  If you could have any sup...