DIA: Driving Insights to Action

PhactMI Strives to Bring Medical Information Transparency to the Health Care Community

phactMI is a collaboration of Medical Information departments across the pharmaceutical industry that aims to provide healthcare professionals (HCPs) access to medical information through a single point of access to improve transparency. In this podcast, DIA Publications Managing Editor Judy Connors learns more about the goals of this unique collaboration from Dominick Albano, Regional Director, Medical Information at Pfizer, and Patrick Reilly, Vice President, Global Medical Information at Bristol-Meyers Squibb. 

Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance

What role does pharmacovigilance play as we face world health epidemics such as ebola? What safety challenges are being addressed? What other current events and trends are driving clinical safety discussions? Elizabeth Garrard, PharmD, RPh, tackles questions of clinical safety and pharmacovigilance in her discussion with Global Forum Deputy Editor Alberto Grignolo. 

Innovative Partnering Models and Outsourcing Strategies

What are current and emerging trends in partnering models and outsourcing? How are sponsors balancing bottom line needs with quality and collaboration? Christine Pierre, RN, President of the Society for Clinical Research Sites, talks with Global Forum Deputy Director Alberto Grignolo.  

Innovative Approaches to Ensuring Quality in Clinical Trials and Compliance to Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

In this podcast, Leslie Sam, Director of Global Quality Systems at Eli Lilly, and Ann Meeker-O'Connell, Senior Director of Quality Assurance at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, discuss innovative approaches to ensuring quality. 

Trends in Pharmaceutical Quality

What are the current trends in maintaining pharmaceutical quality? How are companies and regulators managing risks and incorporating patients? Sarah Pope Miksinski, PhD, Director, Division II, Office of New Drug Quality Assessment, OPS, CDER, and Roger Nosal, Vice President, CMC at Pfizer, discuss issues of Pharmaceutical Quality with Global Forum's Deputy Editor Alberto Grignolo. 

Innovative Technology in Clinical Development

Betsy Fallen, RN, of BAFallen Consulting, LLC discusses innovative technology and its impact on clinical development and its role in patient involvement, with Global Forum's Deputy Editor Alberto Grignolo. 

Interview with DIA Annual Meeting Co-Chair Dr. Michael Rosenblatt

Dr Michael Rosenblatt, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Merck, sits down to discuss issues in pharmaceutical development with DIA Global Forum Deputy Editor Alberto Grignolo. 

Innovation in Vaccine Development

Jan Willem van der Laan of the Medicines Evaluation Board in the Netherlands explores current and future trends in vaccine development with Global Forum Deputy Editor Alberto Grignolo. 

Implementing Innovation- Globally Conducive Regulatory Policies

Jun Kitahara of the PMDA in Japan, and Henrik Kim Nielsen of Novo Nordisk, talk about implementing innovation in regulatory harmonization with Global Forum Deputy Editor Alberto Grignolo. 

Availability of Medicinal Products: Drug Shortages

Global Forum Deputy Editor Alberto Grignolo talks medical product shortages with Belen Escribano Romero, of the Spanish Medicines Agency, and Par Tellner, of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations.