#MedComms Day 2026: Full Schedule

10:00am EDT

The Complexity Tax: Why Scaling Biopharma Struggles with Publications Governance (A survey-driven panel discussion hosted by the ISMPP Small Companies Workstream)

Tuesday June 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Online

The ISMPP Small Companies Workstream invites you to The Complexity Tax: Why Scaling Biopharma Struggles with Publications Governance — a LinkedIn Live panel discussion bringing recent cross-company survey results to life. Panelists will share real-world perspectives on key survey themes, providing peer insight into publications governance challenges and trade-offs as organizations scale. Attendees will gain a benchmarking overview of shared patterns, pressures, and lessons learned across company sizes.

Register Today: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7462158687034368001?viewAsMember=true

Speakers

Szilvia Mosolits, MD, PhD, CMPP

Founder & Owner, Stratella Medical Communications

Ana Bozas, PhD, CMPP

Senior Director, Publications and Scientific Communications, BridgeBio

Payal Parikh Patel, PharmD

Vice President, Medical Affairs Capabilities, Genmab

Monica Mody, PhD

Vice President, Scientific Communications, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals

Tuesday June 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Online

ISMPP Hosted Events

9:00pm EDT

Open to all! In Honor of #MedComms Day: ISMPP U - Demystifying HEOR for Asia Pacific

Tuesday June 23, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

Online

Celebrate #MedComms Day! Health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) is increasingly shaping publication plans, yet many publication professionals in APAC feel underprepared to work with HEOR content. This webinar demystifies HEOR fundamentals, from key terminology and study types to payer audiences and reporting standards, equipping publication professionals with the practical knowledge to contribute effectively and confidently to HEOR publications, with an APAC lens applied.

This webinar will enable participants to:

Define core HEOR terminology, study types, and key reported outcomes, and why each matter.
Explain the purpose and value of HEOR, including why peer-reviewed HEOR publications are important alongside other payer communication tools.
Identify key HTA and reimbursement bodies in APAC and describe how regional evidence needs and access priorities shape HEOR publication planning, using ACE as a specific example.
Apply best practices for developing HEOR publications, including alignment with established reporting guidelines and strategies for communicating complex economic data to clinical audiences.
Discuss practical solutions for engaging HEOR teams early in the publication process, and for managing the considerations unique to HEOR studies.

Approved for 1.0 CMPP Credit

Register today at https://www.pathlms.com/ismpp/courses/220365
*All attendees are required to register beforehand. This online session is open to all who register.

Speakers

Kirandeep Kaur

Professor of Pharmacology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital

Dr. Kirandeep Kaur is working as Professor of Pharmacology at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India. She’s a clinical researcher and a pharmacologist, working in academia for the past two decades.
She works as part of a team of gastroenterologists, physicians, and nutritionists conducting research on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. She’s actively involved in clinical research and evidence synthesis. She has extensive experience in writing manuscripts and clinical trial protoc... Read More →

Emma New

Consultant Health Economist, Costello Medical Singapore

Emma New has extensive end-to-end health economic modelling experience, including building, adapting and strategically appraising models, to support market access needs including HTA dossiers and publications. She is passionate about translating complex clinical and cost assessment... Read More →

Richard White, MA, PhD

Chief Operating Officer, Oxford PharmaGenesis

Champion for the clear and transparent communication of complex data to non-specialists and lay audiencesLed multiple ISMPP sessions showcasing novel approaches to presenting HEOR, RWE and PRO studiesGuided foundation of dedicated Informatics & Data Science practice at Oxford Pha... Read More →

Tuesday June 23, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Online

ISMPP Hosted Events

9:00am EDT

Open to all! In Honor of #MedComms Day: Inside the CMPP™ Exam: Development, Scoring, and Smart Preparation

Wednesday June 24, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

Online

Celebrate #MedComms Day with the ISMPP Certification Board!

Join us for an interactive session as we answer your top questions about the CMPP™ exam—including its content, development process, and scoring methodology—while also providing practical, real-world strategies to help you prepare. Specifically, this webinar will explore:

How the CMPP™ exam is developed and who the experts behind it are
What makes the exam valid, reliable, and fair
How the exam is scored and what the scaled score really means
Resources and study tools available to support exam preparation
Real-world sample questions from the new practice test platform

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the rigor and methodology behind CMPP exam development

Gain insight into exam scoring and how to interpret results

Describe the variety of preparation resources available for CMPP exam candidates

Experience real-world questions from past CMPP exams to sharpen your readiness

Propel your professional journey with CMPP certification!

Register today at https://www.pathlms.com/ismpp/courses/207315
*All attendees are required to register beforehand. This online session is open to all who register.

Speakers

Danita Sutton, PhD, ISMPP CMPP™

Senior Director, Credentialing & Communications, International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP)

Danita is Director of Credentialing for the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP). In her past, she served as one of the first chairs of the Certification Board, and is proud to have been among the subject matter experts who developed the first ISMPP... Read More →

Claudia Piano, ISMPP CMPP™

EVP BU Lead; Chair, ISMPP Certification Board, ApotheCom

Claudia Piano has over 25 years’ experience at leading healthcare communications agencies, providing account leadership, strategic guidance, and tactical expertise to both global and US domestic clients. Claudia currently leads a business unit at ApotheCom and sits on the Global... Read More →

Gary Dever, PhD, ISMPP CMPP™

VP Portfolio Director & Team Lead, Scientific; Secretary, ISMPP Certification Board, Envision Pharma Group

Gary entered medical communications in 2009 following completion of a PhD, postdoctoral research, and university teaching. Over the past 17 years, Gary has led scientific teams and accounts across the UK and US, partnering closely with medical affairs, publications/communications... Read More →

Haruko Isomura, ISMPP CMPP™

Publication Lead, Medical Research Excellence, Japan Medical Office, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Haruko is a regional publication manager in Japan and takes care of various publication.She has about 10 years experiences in medical publication field with expertise in project management and training.She is involved in translation of GPP into Japanese, the member of ISMPP CMPP certification... Read More →

Jackie Marchington

Head of Compliance & Ethics, IPG Health Medical Communications

• Long term ISMPP member and committee member, former member of (now retired) GAPP, author of GPCAP and reviewer of GPP:2022
• Head of Compliance and Ethics for IPG Health Medical Communications, responsible for medical communications/publication ethics, general business ethic... Read More →

Wednesday June 24, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Online

ISMPP Hosted Events

11:00am EDT

Open to all! In Honor of #MedComms Day: Read by Humans. Ranked by Machines. How Medical Communications Can Stay Discoverable, Accurate and Trusted in the AI Era

Wednesday June 24, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT

Online

Your content will be read twice. Once by the clinician, researcher, or patient you wrote it for. And once, increasingly first, by the AI system that decides whether to surface it, summarize it, or pass it over entirely.

Large language models and AI-powered platforms are becoming a new access layer between scientific evidence and the people who need it. Whether a physician in São Paulo, a patient in Tokyo, or a medical affairs professional in London, the answer they receive to a clinical query may no longer come from a journal, congress, doctor or an MSL. The quality of your science no longer guarantees its visibility. The structure, metadata, format, and licensing context of your content now shape whether AI systems find it, rank it, trust it, and represent it accurately — in any language, in any region.

Developed from sessions presented at ISMPP-EU 2026 and the ISMPP Annual Meeting 2026, this global ISMPP U headline webinar will explain how AI systems find and use scientific content; demonstrate the content architecture choices that determine whether evidence is retrieved accurately or overlooked; and gives the global Med Comms community a practical, honest, and globally relevant framework for making scientific content discoverable, accurate, and trusted in the LLM era. Attendees leave with immediately actionable strategies and a whole new way of thinking about the content they create.

This webinar will enable participants to:

Describe how the discovery and consumption of scientific evidence is changing and explain how large language models and AI-powered answer engines source, rank, summarize, and contextualize medical communications content.
Apply a practical content framework to strengthen the discoverability, accuracy, and trustworthiness of scientific/medical communications content — across formats, platforms, languages, and regions, giving good science the best possible chance of being retrieved, correctly interpreted, and ranked by AI systems.
Navigate the global AI governance landscape, including the EU AI Act, the European Commission's May 2026 Living Guidelines on Generative AI in Research, and other regulations across the US, UK, Asia, and beyond — and translate these into transparent, accountable, and compliant AI practices within everyday medical communications workflows.

Approved for 1.0 CMPP credit

Register today at https://www.pathlms.com/ismpp/courses/221796
*All attendees are required to register beforehand. This online session is open to all who register.

Speakers

Stephen Griffiths

Head of Publications, General Medicine and Specialty Care, GSK

Stephen is a scientific communications specialist with over 20 years combined biotech, pharma and agency experience at regional and global levels. Currently at GSK he heads a team of publications professionals supporting a range of assets across General Medicine and Specialty Care... Read More →

Enda Millar

SVP, Publications Transformation & Strategy, Omnicom Health Medical Communications

With 15 years’ experience in medical communications, Enda has supported Global, US and Regional clients in strategic publications planning and delivery, whilst also looking at how we can elevate agency publications operations and capabilities. He is passionate about exploring emerging... Read More →

Rayman Vaid

VP, Senior Director, Digital Technology, Omnicom Health Medical Communications

With over 22 years in the digital technology landscape, Rayman Vaid an adept leader with a penchant for charting and navigating the complexities of omnichannel solutions, especially within the healthcare sector. His journey has encompassed roles that demand end-to-end oversight of... Read More →

Wednesday June 24, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Online

ISMPP Hosted Events

TBA

ISMPP In Plain Cite Podcast: A Journal Editor’s Perspective on AI

Friday June 26, 2026 TBA

Online

Artificial intelligence has already transformed how scientific information is created, reviewed, and consumed. As AI tools become more deeply integrated into medical publishing and clinical practice, many of us are asking the same question: How can we take advantage of these technologies while maintaining trust, transparency, and scientific rigor? In this episode, we explore both the opportunities and the challenges that come with AI’s growing role in medical communications.

Joining us for this conversation is Raja-Elie Abdulnour, Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Clinician and Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at NEJM Group. Together, we discuss how AI is being used across editorial workflows, why disclosure and accountability matter, and what role editors play in safeguarding scientific honesty and rigor.

To access the published paper, Can AI Say “I Don’t Know”?, referred to in this episode, please click here.

To join ISMPP or participate in our Special Membership Offer, visit our website at https://www.ismpp.org/medcommsday.

Disclosure: NEJM Group has licensing agreements with several AI companies, including OpenEvidence, Abridged, and Perplexity.

Speakers

Raja-Elie Abdulnour

Editor-in-Chief of NEJM; Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at NEJM Group

Robert Matheis, PhD, MA

President & CEO, International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP)

Friday June 26, 2026 TBA
Online

ISMPP Hosted Events

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11:00am EDT

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