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5 principles of good patient engagement
|28th May 2020
Health advocate and patient engagement champion, Trishna Bharadia, continues to explore the ins and outs of patient engagement, including what companies should consider in their collaborations.
Think you’re patient-centric? Think again
|20th May 2020
Healthcare companies increasingly claim to be “patient-centric” and create functions that are responsible for patient advocacy and engagement, but are they one and the same? Can you undertake patient engagement without being patient-centric, and vice-versa? Why should pharma engage with patients at all? And who should they be engaging with? Trishna Bharadia, a “pro patient” consultant, delves into the ins and outs of pharma industry collaboration with patients.
How COVID-19 is bringing out the extraordinary in people: Part 1, the frontline volunteer
|11th May 2020
In the first of this three-part series, we speak to Kate Baker, a single mum who battled brain tumour and has now signed up to be a healthcare volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Confronting COVID-19: Life during a pandemic when you’re “at-risk”
|22nd April 2020
MS patient Trishna Bharadia reveals what her life has been like during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the healthcare industry can help improve outcomes for ‘at risk’ patients during this time.
Perspective: the patient edition
|8th April 2020
In this issue of Perspective magazine, we explore how the industry can place a greater emphasis on patient-centricity, and how pharmaceutical companies are working with patients across the product lifecycle to develop therapies that better serve their unmet needs.
Maximising the commercial potential of the pharmaceutical pipeline
|3rd April 2020
Decisions made early in the drug development process can define the limits of what’s possible for products and portfolios. So, why aren’t commercial teams always involved in these early conversations? In this Q&A we deep dive into early stage strategy, including how to break down these siloes and rethink drug development and clinical trial design.
In-progress treatments for COVID-19: an attempt to simplify things
|27th March 2020
Senior Associate Consultant, Manos Mastorakis, takes a look at a number of COVID-19 drugs that are already registered in clinical trials, providing analysis aiming to simplify the current landscape.
Why I became a multiple myeloma patient advocate
|6th March 2020
BLH speaks to MM patient advocate, Peter McCleave, to find out how he has fought to remain positive throughout his treatment journey while simultaneously leading a successful campaign to get more people to sign up to be a blood stem cell donor.
Enhancing the life-cycle of your insight
|28th February 2020
Pharmaceutical and healthcare companies invest a great deal of time and money in commissioning research to address their insight gaps. The process often results in suboptimal return on investment (ROI) due to faulty communication and inefficient documentation of insights. Amit Sheinholtz, Senior Associate User Experience Consultant and Elisa del Galdo, Head of Customer Experience discuss common pitfalls of the negative insight lifecycle and how to avoid them.
The ALS patient journey
|21st February 2020
Nick Goldup is the Director of Care Improvement at the Motor Neuron Disease Association (MNDA). Here, he offers his insights into the journey for patients with ALS and explores the power of a strong patient community, while explaining how the charity is working with healthcare professionals to support patients, both physically and mentally.
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