Peter Llewellyn, Community Facilitator, Promoter and Activist in global Medical Communications (MedComms), chats with specialists about topics of relevance to anyone working in and around medical communications, medical education and medical publishing. or anyone who wants to join the business. For much more see MedCommsNetworking.com and follow #MedComms
Episodes
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
These informal conversations with specialists working in and around MedComms provide useful insights into working life and the career opportunities on offer.
Read the rest of this entry »Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
These informal conversations with specialists working in and around MedComms provide useful insights into working life and the career opportunities on offer.
Read the rest of this entry »Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
This podcast is a recording of a live #MedComms webinar.
Competition for entry-level jobs in MedComms can be intense and assessment tests are frequently used. Effective preparation will make all the difference. Katia Chrysostomou (Specialist Performance Coach), Sarah Nelson (Specialist MedComms Trainer and Mentor), Vicky Sherwood (host of the STEM careers blog, Biomed Badass) and Eleanor Steele (aka The MedComms Mentor) are all well known for supporting candidates who are taking their first steps into a career in and around MedComms. Join us to benefit from their expert insights and top tips to help ensure you are ready. We reflect on the nature of tests that you might face, with a particular focus on medical writing tests. What are they? How are they assessed? How can you best prepare? And we answer questions from the audience.
It should be of interest to anyone who is looking for insights into MedComms as a career and how to maximise their chances of gaining an entry-level job.
Recorded 17 August 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar. Produced by NetworkPharma.tv
Read the rest of this entry »Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
This podcast is a recording of a live #MedComms webinar.
In this webinar we talk about changing working practices in MedComms. Are we delivering workplaces that work for all? How do we balance the needs of the organisation with those of the individuals working for them? How do we ensure everyone can reach their potential within a positive, healthy and collaborative environment? Our panellists are Jo Hind (Director at people transformation consultancy Birdsoup), Elena Mills (Director at The Salve Health) and Andrea Plant (EVP, Head of Global Operations at Caudex, an IPGH Company). And we answer questions from the audience.
It should be of interest to anyone who is looking for insights into MedComms as a career and how to maximise their chances of gaining an entry-level job.
Recorded 15 August 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar. Produced by NetworkPharma.tv
Read the rest of this entry »Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
This podcast is a recording of a live #MedComms webinar.
In this webinar we hear from Ana Cerrato-Quintero, Jenny Thomson and Hannah Wills who are all using their medical degrees to great effect in developing successful careers in MedComms within the AMICULUM family of agencies. They share their personal journeys and talk about their current roles, their day-to-day working life, training opportunities and career prospects. And we reflect on the unique value that a background in clinical medicine can bring to the services offered by a medical communications agency. And we answer questions from the audience.
It should be of interest to anyone who is looking for insights into MedComms as a career and how to maximise their chances of gaining an entry-level job.
Recorded 10 August 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar. Produced by NetworkPharma.tv
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
MedComms Freelancing - your questions answered
This podcast is a recording of a live #MedComms webinar.
In this webinar we invite experienced freelancers Eleanor Steele (The MedComms Mentor) and Vicky Sherwood (Biomed Badass) to answer questions around key topics of interest for MedComms freelancers everywhere.
* Who shouldn't go into MedComms freelancing?
* What can you do before you resign from an agency to get freelancing clients?
* How can you sustain/grow your business once you get started?
* What's the difference between working in-house and working as a freelancer?
And we answer questions from the audience.
It should be of particular interest to anyone who is currently freelancing in and around MedComms, or aspiring to do so, or to anyone who works with freelancers.
Recorded 05 July 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar. Produced by NetworkPharma.tv
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
This podcast is a recording of a live #MedComms webinar.
In this webinar we are joined by community leaders from across the globe. Lisa Baker (Freelancers in Pubs), Rebecca Tadokera (South African Medcomms Professionals Network) and Amanda Xiaoqing Mao (Asia Pacific MedComms Network) explain how their own networking groups came about and the activities they undertake. Together, we reflect on the benefits to be gained by freelancers who join such groups. And we answer questions from the audience.
It should be of particular interest to anyone who is currently freelancing in and around MedComms, or aspiring to do so, or to anyone who works with freelancers.
Recorded 05 July 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar. Produced by NetworkPharma.tv
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
This podcast is a recording of a live #MedComms webinar.
On #MedComms Day 2023, a panel of senior, experienced MedComms leaders take stock and look to the years ahead for our business. Is MedComms still booming? How are new working practices bedding in since the pandemic? Are we really listening to - and acting on - the voices of patients? What of new technologies? Is there a place for AI tools in MedComms? Is the future bright for MedComms? On our panel we have Annette Keith (Head of Editorial at Langland), Gary Lyons (Head of Commercial at Fishawack Health) and Jane Smith (Director at AMICULUM). And we answer questions from the audience.
It should be of interest to anyone who is working in and around MedComms, or who is wanting to join the business.
Recorded 14 June 2023 as a MedComms Networking webinar. Produced by NetworkPharma.tv
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
These informal conversations with specialists working in and around MedComms provide useful insights into working life and the career opportunities on offer.
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
These informal conversations with specialists working in and around MedComms provide useful insights into working life and the career opportunities on offer.
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