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Everyone employed in marketing, medical affairs, learning, and training encounters the challenges of communicating complex, scientific material in a clear and accessible manner. This expert blog contains advice and best practices for presenting scientific information to your target audience, from pedagogy to design, technical specs to usability, timelines to costs and everything in between.

Escape Mechanisms Slide Deck

February 24, 2020/in Scientific slide decks /by Stefan Wolf
Today we will look at how to get the most out of scientific slide decks in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Over the past 20 years we have seen scientific slide decks almost every day.

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How to effectively retain knowledge

October 9, 2019/in Learning and Training /by Katrin Rudolf, PhD

It happens. Mixing up terms, stumbling over complicated phrases, or forgetting key information. Whether working in sales or medical affairs, it can be tough to remember all the details. The cost of forgetting can mean not being taken seriously by peers or even damaging relationships with KOLs. Read more

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Reinforcement training tools: How to develop transferable knowledge

August 7, 2019/in Learning and Training /by Katrin Rudolf, PhD

Learning is not a singular event. It’s a journey. A crucial part of this journey is developing transferable knowledge that lets us apply what we’ve learned in many different contexts.

Learning facts, concepts, and terminology is the first step towards developing transferable knowledge. When taking this first step, learners may face these three challenges: Read more

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Engaging eLearning tools with a fresh editorial design

September 28, 2018/in Learning and Training /by Julia Reinhard, PhD

Every day, employees working in medical affairs use high-quality apps and read interactive digital publications with a sleek and clean design. They do all of this after they get home from work. And the next day the same employees go to work and sit in front of boring slides to learn information crucial for their profession. How design can engage or derail an eLearning.  Read more

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How to create an effective learning and development program for medical affairs–part 2

February 15, 2018/in Learning and Training /by Anja Kloss, PhD

An interview with Thomas Frei, executive creative director at CAST PHARMA

This is the second part of an interview with Thomas Frei, executive creative director of CAST PHARMA, offering insights into the learning and development (L&D) philosophy of CAST PHARMA. Read more

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How to create an effective learning and development program for medical affairs–part 1

February 14, 2018/in Learning and Training /by Anja Kloss, PhD

An interview with Thomas Frei, executive creative director at CAST PHARMA

Learning and development (L&D) is something that accompanies you throughout your entire life. Learning for your career does not end with graduation or an academic degree. Read more

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Sharpening the message of key study results

January 23, 2018/in Scientific slide decks, 90 seconds, Interactive Tools /by Stefan Wolf

To differentiate their product from the competition, communicating the results of scientific studies is crucial for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Their MSLs need effective tools in order to be able to engage health care professionals in a meaningful dialogue. Read more

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Don’t overload your learners: Getting rid of redundant explanations of visuals in eLearning tools

December 18, 2017/in Learning and Training /by Julia Reinhard, PhD

Creating eLearning tools for medical affairs is a complex project. The scientific content needs to be carefully compiled and organized, and different theories about learning need to be considered in order to design a didactic concept. Read more

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How a clear structure helps to achieve a precise comparison

August 11, 2020/in Scientific slide decks /by Anita Kunert

Today’s slide compares two carbohydrate structures used to formulate iron-replacement therapies. The original slide gives a lot of information on the differences between the two structures and what that means, but there is no clear graphic structure showing a comparison.
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Laying the groundwork for a multi-unit eLearning tool for medical training

December 1, 2017/in Learning and Training /by Julia Reinhard, PhD

eLearning tools are important for pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide their employees with the foundational knowledge they need for carrying out their responsibilities. Read more

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Telling a visual story using a scientific slide deck

November 24, 2017/in Scientific slide decks /by Colin Korell

Scientific slide decks, mostly implemented in PowerPoint, play many important roles in medical affairs:
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Self-directed learning with PowerPoint: visually appealing and cost effective

November 17, 2017/in Learning and Training, Scientific slide decks /by Julia Reinhard, PhD

Training for Medical Affairs is always challenging—particularly in the onboarding phase, when employees with different knowledge levels start their jobs at different points in time. Read more

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Visual storytelling – fast sketch

February 12, 2017/in Video and animation /by Stefan Wolf

Over the past two to three years, there has been a huge increase in the use of Fast Sketch animation to convey explanations and information. Read more

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Team discussions – benefit from the knowledge of peers

November 2, 2017/in Learning and Training /by Lisa Kube

Team discussions allow learners to benefit from each other’s knowledge and to close their individual knowledge gaps in small teams. They also offer learners the opportunity to scrutinize their current knowledge and obtain new insights in the process.

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Gagné‘s steps of instruction

October 18, 2017/in Learning and Training, Learning theories /by Thomas Frei

Educational psychologist Robert M. Gagné’s general guidelines can be extremely useful when designing effective learning systems. Read more

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