Archive for June, 2008
DIA Musings: How Medical Writers View Themselves
I sat in on several sessions during the DIA annual meeting that looked at roles, responsibilities, and skill sets of the medical writer. Not surprised by what I heard as descriptors for the above three points. Rather, I am disappointed by all the things I did not hear mentioned as descriptors. Like all of the [...]
DIA Annual Meeting is Way, Way Big
Yesterday afternoon I walked through the DIA exhibitors hall in the Boston Convention Center. I made a point of walking past all the vendor booths. That was no easy task, for it took me nearly three hours!! There are 491 exhibitors. Incredible.
When I look back to the first DIA annual meeting I attended in 1994 [...]
Problem: People are the Forgotten Factor in Review Tools
A variety of tools are available that enable the virtual engagement of reviewers. The promise for these tools is to facilitate efficient and effective review and team discussion through tracking and sharing comments and supporting web-mediated virtual round-table reviews. The idea is to make the whole review process robust. The problem is that it rarely [...]