The Emergence of Medical Affairs in Biopharma

As healthcare increasingly shifts to digital, new pharma marketing and patient engagement trends are emerging at the forefront of care. In this podcast, Phreesia Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Executive discuss how technology is changing healthcare consumers’ expectations and helping to create more personalized experiences focused on connecting the right patients to the right content, care and resources.

Stacey Fung, Head of Global Medical Information at Gilead Lifesciences, delves into the evolving role of Medical Information (MI) in the pharmaceutical industry. Covering key topics like patient engagement through omnichannel strategies, combating misinformation, and leveraging AI to enhance medical inquiries, the conversation with Stacey highlights MI's critical role in ensuring patient safety and supporting drug development. She also shares her professional journey and tidbits for early career professionals on professional development.

In Episode Three of the Syneos Health Dedicated Dialogue podcast series, we uncover how the proliferation of new digital health technologies, telemedicine and mobile nursing services are helping fuel novel clinical trials. These range from community-based studies, which are administered through PCPs, local health centers and outpatient facilities in lieu of academic research centers, to hybrid and fully virtual trials designed around patients in their homes, with or without a synthetic control arm replacing patients on placebos. Additionally, we share new insights about how trial sponsors discovering new ways to engage participants, enhance data capture and devise pathways to put patients at the center of clinical trials across the biopharmaceutical product development continuum.

Traci Miller, Director, Sonexus™ Access and Patient Support, Cardinal Health, discusses the current digital trends in the patient services industry and how the optimal balance of technology and talent can transform manufacturer-sponsored patient support programs. Hear how Cardinal Health combines best-in-class program and pharmacy operations with smart digital tools to ensure product and patient success and reduce operational costs.

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