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London, UK

The 2017 European Meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) will be held 17-18 January, in London, UK, and its theme will focus on “The Evolving Role of Publication Professionals in a Multi-Stakeholder Environment.” Two full days of educational programming will provide networking opportunities, interactive roundtables, plenary sessions, member research, and exhibitors displaying cutting edge products and services.

Among its various informative sessions, this year’s meeting will feature:

  • A panel discussion on “Sharing Patient-Level Data: What are the Implications?” focusing on the recent clinical trial data sharing proposal from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), that includes these distinguished speakers:
    • Fiona Godlee, The British Medical Journal
    • Stuart Spencer, The Lancet
    • Marie-Claire Pickaert, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
    • Peter Devereaux, MD (McMaster University), Chris Karrigan (Patient Advocate)
  • A plenary session on "The Reach of Publications" providing critical appraisals of new formats available for extended reach and best novel metrics to measure deliverables
    • Paul Lane (Envision), Gavin Sharrock (Wiley), Jürgen Wiehn (Shire)
  • A parallel session on “Transfer of Value” sharing information about specific policies and possible varying interpretations
    • Marie-Claire Pickaert (EFPIA), Antonia Panayi (Shire)