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Agenda

Day 1 Mar 18, 2018

8:30 AM — 5:00 PM

Medical Communications Primer: The Fundamentals of Medical Communications

Day 2 Mar 19, 2018

7:00 AM — 8:30 AM

Short Course Breakfast

8:00 AM — 9:00 AM

Short Course Registration

8:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Course 1: Medical Communications: Compliance in 2018

8:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Course 2: Advertising, Promotion, and Scientific Content Review Process

8:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Course 3: Wearing Multiple Hats with Style: How to Effectively Manage Your Medical Writing Projects

10:00 AM — 12:00 PM

MSL Community Round Table

11:00 AM — 5:05 PM

Forum Registration

12:40 PM — 1:00 PM

DIA Mobile App Tutorial

1:00 PM — 1:30 PM

Welcoming Remarks

1:30 PM — 2:30 PM

Session 1 Keynote Address: Future Capability and the World of Tomorrow

2:30 PM — 3:00 PM

Refreshment, Networking and Exhibits Break

3:00 PM — 4:00 PM

Session 2 Track 1: I Don’t Need a Trophy, Grandpa! Rethinking the Myths of the Generation Gaps

3:00 PM — 4:00 PM

Session 2 Track 2A: Are You Calling Me Transparent? Insights into Clinical Trial Transparency: Layperson Summaries and the Plain Language Initiative

3:00 PM — 4:00 PM

Session 2 Track 2B: The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ Authorship and Data Sharing Statement Requirements: What and Why

3:00 PM — 4:00 PM

Session 2 Track 3: Seeking Optimization of the MSL Role in an Industry of Disruptive Forces

4:05 PM — 5:05 PM

Session 3 Track 1/3: It Takes a Village: Collaboration for One Medical Voice

4:05 PM — 5:05 PM

Session 3 Track 2A: The Trouble with IgG: Immunogenicity in the Clinical Deveopment of Biologics

4:05 PM — 5:05 PM

Session 3 Track 2B: Improving the Reporting of Clinical Trials

5:05 PM — 6:30 PM

Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Day 3 Mar 20, 2018

6:00 AM — 7:00 AM

DIA Fit Good Morning Sunrise Stretch with Light Yoga

7:00 AM — 8:30 AM

Networking Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

7:00 AM — 5:30 PM

Registration

8:00 AM — 9:00 AM

Session 4 Keynote Address: Medical Affairs: Where are we today and where will we be in the future?

9:00 AM — 9:30 AM

Session 5 DIA Communities

9:30 AM — 10:00 AM

Refreshment, Networking and Exhibits Break

10:00 AM — 11:00 AM

Session 6 Track 1: Strategic Deployment of MI “Troops” and Capitalizing on New Technologies for MI Collaborations

10:00 AM — 11:00 AM

Session 6 Track 2: Alpha and Alphabet: Statisticians and Medical Writers Working Together

10:00 AM — 11:00 AM

Session 6 Track 3: Fishing for Insights and Extending the Engagement Beyond the Congress

11:05 AM — 12:35 PM

Session 7 Track 1A: One Medical Voice: Ensuring Consistent, Quality Medical Information Responses Globally

11:05 AM — 12:35 PM

Session 7 Track 1B: The Art and Science of Medical Information Contact Center Staffing

11:05 AM — 12:35 PM

Session 7 Track 2: Contemplate Your Template: New or Used Options for Protocol Development

11:05 AM — 12:35 PM

Session 7 Track 3: Policy Updates: The Evolution of Customer-Facing Medical Roles

12:35 PM — 2:00 PM

Fellow and Resident Professional Development Session: Personality Types and Leadership Characteristics

12:35 PM — 2:00 PM

Networking Luncheon and Exhibits

2:00 PM — 3:30 PM

Session 8 Track 1: Gold! Gold! Gold from Medical Information!

2:00 PM — 3:30 PM

Session 8 Track 2A: Interstellar: Crossing the Galaxy between Pharma and Medical Devices/Companion Diagnostics

2:00 PM — 3:30 PM

Session 8 Track 2B: Brave New World: Planning for Global Submissions in a Post-Disclosure World

2:00 PM — 3:30 PM

Session 8 Track 3: Best Practices for Capturing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Metrics for MSLs

3:30 PM — 4:00 PM

Refreshment, Networking and Exhibits Break

4:00 PM — 5:30 PM

Session 9 Track 1: Mixology: Headaches and Cures for Medical Information Challenges

4:00 PM — 5:30 PM

Session 9 Track 2A: Scientific Communication Strategy

4:00 PM — 5:30 PM

Session 9 Track 2B: Secrets of the Editorial Office

4:00 PM — 5:30 PM

Session 9 Track 3: Are You Prepared to Ride the Tsunami of Change in Medicine or Will You Drown?

5:30 PM — 6:30 PM

Resident and Fellow Poster Reception

7:00 PM — 9:00 PM

Dinner on the Town

Day 4 Mar 21, 2018

6:00 AM — 7:00 AM

DIA Fit PIYO Mix (Pilates/Yoga)

7:00 AM — 8:00 AM

Networking Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

7:00 AM — 2:45 PM

Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

Session 10 Track 1: Podium Pearls

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

Session 10 Track 2: Managing Up, Down, and Across: Effective Medical Writing Management Strategies and Business Practices

8:00 AM — 9:30 AM

Session 10 Track 3: The Strategic MSL – Applying Business Acumen

9:30 AM — 10:30 AM

Refreshment, Networking and Exhibits Break - View Professional Posters

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Session 11 Track 1: Global Warming: Conserve Energy and Unify Partners

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Session 11 Track 2A: Understanding Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Clinical Trials: The Value of Patient Experience

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Session 11 Track 2B: Personalized Medicine: Gene Therapy

10:30 AM — 12:00 PM

Session 11 Track 3: MSL Training – All Things Considered

12:00 PM — 1:30 PM

Networking Luncheon and Exhibits - View Professional Posters

1:30 PM — 3:30 PM

Career Fair

1:30 PM — 2:45 PM

To Thine Own Self be True: How Understanding Who You Are and What You Want Will Help You Build and Market Your Brand

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