After every DIA meeting I put time in my calendar to download the slides, review my notes, revisit some of the presentations and to follow-up with attendees to find out what their meeting highlights were. Invariably, my plans get delayed slightly. However, I am running the first ever follow-up session from a DIA event on

I am hugely motivated by the recent DIA Medical Information and Medical Communications meeting in Barcelona. The conference was a success, the speakers shared excellent case studies, the audience was engaged, and it was a pleasure to welcome many newcomers to the Medical Information community. Today’s blog covers some of the topics raised by newcomers

Welcome to this week’s blog. I am excited to be off to the first in person DIA meeting I have been to since 2019. I am excited to see old friends and to make new ones. There is still time for you to sign up for the meeting. You can join us in person in

In the past week thousands queued in line waiting to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as it lay in state. Today a nation bids farewell as the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch is held in London. Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years. Reflecting with a British friend

One of the only constants in life is change. One of the good changes is that physical meetings are back. In a month I hope to see many of you at this year’s DIA Medical Information and Communications conference in Barcelona where I will be co-chairing the opening sessions on change management in practice and

My past weeks have been filled with visits to the Intensive Care Unit. I have spent a lot of time with my family. Everything is changed and somehow the world doesn’t feel real. There is beauty and sadness. It is as though for a moment time is standing still. Today’s newsletter topics: – Rethinking your

I hope you have had a wonderful summer holiday and are getting ready to head back to the office full of energy! To help you get started, today’s topics are all practical: – How not to fail at anything in biotech & pharma– Key tips for effective panel discussions– Global, regional, local regulations, codes and

Today’s topics: – Why hospitals should adopt a Medical Information approach– Why biotech start-ups fail – Making clinical trials more accessible for people with disabilities– Age is just a number Why Hospitals Should Adopt a Medical Information Approach In the past weeks I have been a frequent visitor to the local hospital’s ICU. The level

Last week I was in Brighton for a board membership meeting of the charity I am involved with, called The Virtual Doctors. We discussed how to improve healthcare access for more people in Africa. Currently we are working with Malawi and Zambia, and we hope to expand to more countries in the future. Healthcare provision

Last week I enjoyed a bike ride through France with a fabulous group of people. In the group we had a nurse who referred to herself as the princess, and her husband, an entrepreneur who left home at sixteen to travel the world and went on to build a successful business. There was also a