Effective Communication in Health Science

Written communication remains the most prevalent form of communication between specialists and primary care givers in the healthcare sector. Effective and accurate communication is crucial to ensure continuity of care to patients. In this meetup, we discuss the role of medical writers in delivering effective medical communication and the current mechanisms driving the publishing sector.
Join us for an evening of discussion, networking and drinks.

18.00 Networking and drinks
18.45 Welcome
19.00 Talk 1: Medical Communications Present and Future: A Freelancer’s View

Dr Annie Rowe will present a freelance medical writer’s view of working in the world of medical communications and discuss the role of medical writers in a changing medical publications landscape.

Dr Annie Rowe is a freelance medical writer. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and a BSc from the University of East Anglia. She has worked as a freelance medical writer since 2014. Before going solo, she worked as a medcomms agency writer for approximately 13 years, first with Parexel MMS and then with the Envision Pharma Group. Currently most of her work is commissioned by medcomms agencies, but she also undertakes projects for publishers and pharmaceutical companies.

19.30 Talk 2: Insights into the Current Drivers in Funding, Production and Communication of Health Science

Dr Davide Danovi will present his personal views on the challenges and opportunities currently faced in the scientific publishing sector. He will address key questions, including:
• How does the current system work?
• Is it fit for purpose?
• Is it unbiased?
• Is it accessible?
In addition, he will share his thoughts on how to innovate the current system to promote free and effective communication of health science.

Dr Davide Danovi is the Director of the HipSci Cell Phenotyping Programme Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine at King’s College, London. He holds an MD from the University of Milan (Italy) and a PhD from the European Institute of Oncology in Milan (Italy). Dr Danovi completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Cambridge and the University College London, where he developed a screening platform to isolate compounds active on human neural stem cells from normal or brain tumour samples. He is the author of ‘Advocating a radical change in policies and new models to secure freedom and efficiency in funding and communication of science’ as well as of several publications on pluripotent and brain tumour stem cells.
20.00 Networking
20.45 Close

We would like to thank our generous host WeWork for providing the venue and refreshments and supporting events such as this.

WeWork, The Atrium, 3 Waterhouse Square, 138 Holborn, EC1N 2SW