Plain language summaries and patient involvement in publications: insights from a publisher
Laura Dormer shares her experiences of developing plain language summaries and discusses the value of patient involvement in publications.
Meeting report: summary of sessions 1 and 2 of the 10th EMWA symposium
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Meeting report: summary of the afternoon of Day 2 of the 2022 ISMPP Annual Meeting
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Meeting report: summary of the morning of Day 2 of the 2022 ISMPP Annual Meeting
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Plain language summaries: what format do patients want?
Find out patient preferences for the format and complexity of plain language summaries.
Zero Discrimination Day: what can the medical publications community do?
Find out more about efforts to end discrimination and promote health equity.
What is health literacy and why does it matter? Insights from health literacy expert Becca Freed
Health literacy expert, Becca Freed, shares her views on why heath literacy is so important and how we can promote clear medical communications for all.
Meeting report: summary of Day 2 of the 2022 ISMPP European Meeting
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Meeting report: summary of Day 1 of the 2022 ISMPP European Meeting
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How can we improve plain language summaries?
See how expert stakeholders think the key issues with plain language summaries can be overcome.
What’s stopping patients from publishing?
While most journal editors support patients as co-authors on scientific articles, systemic barriers still exist for patients to participate meaningfully in publication development.
[VIDEO] Equity and open access: the Open Pharma recommendations for plain language summaries
Slavka Baronikova and Adeline Rosenberg discuss their recently published guidelines on plain language summaries in peer-reviewed medical journal publications.
[VIDEO] Involving the patient from protocol to publication in real-world evidence studies
Emma Bagshaw, Mark Larkin and Sam Llewellyn from Vitaccess and Fulvio Baggi, Director of The European Myasthenia Gravis Association discuss the lifecycle of creating collaborative digital patient registries and taking them through to the publications.
Integrating the patient voice into plain language summaries
A new guide provides practical advice on how to increase patient engagement and involvement at every stage of their development.
[PODCAST] Successfully navigating the changing medical conference landscape: part 2
David Barrett continues a discussion with Rob Matheis on how medical congresses can deliver value and opportunities for everyone.
How to combat health misinformation: insights from a communication and human behaviour expert
Read Brian Southwell’s perspective on what can be done to prevent misinformation and build public trust in science.