Title:
Medical Writing
Interest Area(s):
Medical Communications,Clinical Research,Medical Writing,Project Management,Regulatory Affairs
Overview:
The Medical Writing module is designed to familiarize industry-based drug information specialists with the preparation of written responses to specific drug information questions.
Faculty
Kirk Hoffman, PhD, RPh
Director, Medical Communications
Cell Pathways, Inc.
Horsham, PA
Cindy Yun, PharmD
Sr. Medical Writer
Medical Communications
Genentech, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
Estimated Time to Complete
It is estimated that this module will take, on average, 2.5 hours to complete.
Note that this is an estimated time. Different people will learn at different rates, and explore resources and examples at different lengths.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to better perform the following functions:
- Explain the regulatory guidelines that govern industry-generated written responses
- Describe the anatomy of a complete written response
- Revise an abstract for accuracy, completeness, grammar, and brevity
- Write an abstract (< 400 words) of a clinical study in a clear, concise fashion
Target Audience:
This module will particularly benefit medical communications professionals within their first three years of a medical communications position, who need to provide relevant and reliable information to medical professionals regarding the use of particular drugs. It will also benefit any medical communications professional interested in Medical Communications certification, or any health care professional interested in enhancing their knowledge of medical writing.
Event Code:
02706
Contact Information:
Linda Belmont at DIA
Tel +1-215-293-5818
Email linda.belmont@diahome.org
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eLearning
Group Discounts:
The entire Medical Communications eLearning Certificate Program can be purchased at a 20% discount ($1960), which is a $490 discount from the price if each module were purchased individually. When purchasing modules from the Medical Communications eLearning Certificate Program:
- 2-8 modules receives a 15% discount on each item
- 9 modules receives a 20% discount on each item
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Medical Communications eLearning Certificate
This module is part of DIA's Medical Communications eLearning Certificate Program. If you complete each module of the certificate program and receive a passing score of 80% on each module exam, you are eligible to receive the DIA Medical Communications Certificate.
Release Date: October 16, 2002
Reviewed and Updated: October 31, 2003
Reviewed and Updated: October 15, 2004
Reviewed and Updated: October 31, 2005
Reviewed and Updated: October 27, 2006
Reviewed and Updated: October 18, 2007
Expiration Date: September 30, 2010*
*Continuing education credit is available to participants who successfully complete the eLearning program before the expiration date. Once the continuing education credit expires, participants may not be able to receive continuing educations credits.
| Medical Writing | ACPE
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| 0.250
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Disclosure Policy:
It is Drug Information Association policy that all faculty participating in continuing education activities must disclose to the program audience (1) any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentation and (2) discussions of unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or medical devices. Faculty disclosures will be included in the course materials.
Statement of Credit:
Statements of credit will be mailed to participants who receive a passing score of 80% or better on the exam within one month of program completion.
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02702 Database Management Standard
Wednesday, Oct 16 2002 12:00AM - Friday, Dec 31 2010 12:00AM
Crisis Management Standard
Wednesday, Oct 16 2002 12:00AM - Friday, Dec 31 2010 12:00AM
Literature Evaluation Standard
Wednesday, Oct 16 2002 12:00AM - Friday, Dec 31 2010 12:00AM
Literature Searching Standard
Wednesday, Oct 16 2002 12:00AM - Friday, Dec 31 2010 12:00AM
Medical Inquires Standard
Wednesday, Oct 16 2002 12:00AM - Friday, Dec 31 2010 12:00AM
Product Labeling Standard
Wednesday, Nov 27 2002 12:00AM - Friday, Dec 31 2010 12:00AM
Regulatory Issues Standard
Tuesday, Nov 19 2002 12:00AM - Friday, Dec 31 2010 12:00AM
Statistics for Medical Communications Professional Standard
Wednesday, Mar 1 2006 12:00AM - Friday, Dec 31 2010 12:59PM
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Minimum System Requirements:
- Processor: Pentium 2; 300 MHz
- RAM: 128 MB RAM
- Browser: Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher, or Netscape version 7.0
- Modem: 28.8K (minimum); 56K (recommended)
- Participants should feel comfortable operating a computer using the Windows operating system, and navigating within a web browser
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