May 16, 2019 — Exactly how do laws get crafted or regulations finalized in Washington in the year 2019? Kay Holcombe—who has been an FDA official, a key staffer in both the Senate and the House, and Senior VP of BIO—will share her informed perspective on “how the sausage gets made” at this year’s Rising Leaders […]
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May 16, 2019 – In a May 15 podcast interview with Medical Marketing & Media’s (MM&M’s) Senior Editor Larry Dobrow, Sharon Callahan, CEO, TBWA\WorldHealth; chief client officer, Omnicom Health Group, spoke about her many years as a member and the former chair – and first woman chair – of the Coalition for Healthcare Communication’s executive […]
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April 23, 2019 — Will new FDA leadership drive to continue Dr. Gottlieb’s initiatives? Will they have the clout within the FDA, HHS, and Congress to do so? How will this affect health marketing and communications? Nancy Bradish Myers, president of Catalyst Healthcare Consulting and former president of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA, will […]
Read more Nov. 12, 2018 — As part of the Trump administration’s deregulatory approach, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has opened a period for comments on one aspect of the Sunshine Act—specifically, the reporting requirements for distribution of educational materials to physicians by industry. In its response to CMS, the Coalition for Healthcare Communication […]
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Sept. 17, 2018 – After 16 years with the Coalition for Healthcare Communication, John Kamp will be stepping down as Executive Director and Jon Bigelow has been named his successor. Kamp will continue his association with the Coalition as Washington Counsel. “Jon is exactly the right person at the right time to take the guiding […]
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Aug. 2, 2018 – Roughly 27 years after the Coalition for Healthcare Communication was established, Jack Angel – one of the Coalition’s founding members and the current executive director of the Coalition’s Education Foundation – is retiring on Aug. 17. Angel was the Executive Director of the Coalition from its beginning in 1991 to 2004, […]
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June 26, 2018 — By Michael Parenti, Senior Engagement Strategist, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness Real world evidence and data privacy regulations were among the hot topics at the Coalition for Healthcare Communication 2018 Rising Leaders Conference on Healthcare Policy. A source of much corporate concern, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) finally went […]
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June 11, 2018 – In light of recent data breaches and controversies in the news, such as the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica situation, data privacy concerns are front and center in the minds of consumers and regulators, according to Stuart Ingis, Partner, Venable LLP, and Counsel, Digital Advertising Alliance. “It’s a very exciting and interesting time for […]
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June 4, 2018 – The answer to the question of whether or not the presidency of Donald Trump has been good for the advertising business appears to mostly be a “yes,” according to 4As Executive Vice President of Government Relations Dick O’Brien, who spoke in Washington, D.C., at a recent session of the Coalition for […]
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May 29, 2018 – As the dust settles on the Trump administration’s drug pricing blueprint, the pharmaceutical industry is facing a mixed bag of potential short- and long-term impacts, according to Kate Rawson, Senior Editor, Prevision Policy and The RPM Report. Rawson, who spoke May 23 at the Coalition for Healthcare Communication Rising Leaders Conference […]
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