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The Westin Boston Seaport District

Mar 10, 2025 8:00 AM - Mar 12, 2025 12:30 PM

425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Forum

The longest running neutral forum cultivating interdepartmental relationships in medical affairs.

Session 10 Track 3: KOL Engagement Strategies: Best Practices in External Engagement

Session Chair(s)

Richard  Swank, PhD

Richard Swank, PhD

Founder

Scientific Engagement LLC, United States

Field Medical teams are expected to engage external stakeholders to help companies understand and shape clinical understanding and decision making. Expectations of MSL impact shift with lifecycle management changes, from developing opinion leader relationships prior to approval, to managing deeper local HCP engagement in the years post-launch. This session will delve into bast practices in translating strategy into actionable field-medical tactics, emerging approaches in using technology and tools, and improving OL management with an aim of sharing practical tips.

Learning Objective :
  • Identify and prioritize KOLs and design engagement activities that align with strategic objectives and product lifecycle stages, ensuring interactions are focused, relevant, and impactful
  • Discuss best practices in aligning field medical teams to understand and translate strategy into meaningful opinion leader engagement using advanced technology and tools
  • Identify how field medical feedback can inform and influence subsequent field medical strategy

Speaker(s)

Joanna  Gonsalves, PhD

Speaker

Joanna Gonsalves, PhD

Amgen, United States

Executive Director, Field Medical Excellence

Vanessa A. Johnson, MS

Speaker

Vanessa A. Johnson, MS

Gilead Sciences, United States

Executive Director, Head of Global Medical Excellence

Sunil  Mehta, PharmD

Speaker

Sunil Mehta, PharmD

Annexon Biosciences, United States

Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs

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