The Promise of Electronic Medical Records

Posted in: 2009 Meetings

Rohit Prakash, National Manager, Practice Solutions
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - Lionhead Golf & Country Club

Rohit Prakash, National Manager for Practice Solutions, addresses the OPMA membership on the relevance of Electronic Medical Records for their customer base and overall business.


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Is Pharma a Four-Letter Word?

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André Picard, public health reporter, The Globe and Mail
Monday, November 2, 2009 - Weston Golf and Country Club

Millions of Canadians depend on prescription drugs to stave off illness and maintain their health. Yet, the public, policy-makers and legislators often have a negative perception of the pharmaceutical industry that produces these products. A veteran journalist, André Picard, examines this strange paradox and offers up some practical tips on how to answer the critics.

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Effectively Communicating Clinical Studies

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Marcia Bos BScPhm, Pharmacist-Consultant, The Synapse Group
Melanie Poulin-Costello BMath, MSc, PStat, Biostatistics Sr. Manager, R&D, Amgen Canada Inc.
Sandy Sehdev, MD, FRCPC, Medical Oncologist, William Osler Health Centre

Thursday, October 1, 2009 - Lionhead Golf & Country Club


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Lessons in Leadership

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Lewis MacKenzie, Major-General (ret’d) Canadian Armed Forces
Monday September 14th, 2009 - Weston Golf & Country Club

“My definition of leadership is getting people to do what they don’t necessarily want to do—and have them enjoy the experience,” says Major-General (ret’d) Lewis MacKenzie. Whether they wanted to or not, the capacity crowd of over a hundred pharma marketers certainly gave every indication of enjoying the experience...


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Pharma and the Evolution of Social Media

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Mathew Ingram, Communities Editor, The Globe and Mail
Alon Marcovici, VP Digital and Research, Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium
Natalie Bourre, Founder, Marketing 4 Health Inc.

Thursday, May 7, 2009 - Lionhead Golf and Country Club

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How to Manage your Personal Brand

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Paul Copcutt, President, SquarePeg Solutions
Monday, April 6, 2009 - Lionhead Golf & Country Club

Paul Copcutt, founder of Square Peg Solution and Canada’s leading personal branding consultant, believes it is essential in today’s competitive marketplace to differentiate yourself by branding your unique qualities.

Download attachment(s): [ Paul's List of Web Links and Further Reading ]


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The changing dynamics of Canadian pharma

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Russell Williams, President Rx&D
March 5, 2009 - Lionhead Golf & Country Club

“Today is an historic day,” Russell Williams announced in his opening remarks to OPMA members and guests. He was actually referring to Andre Picard’s timely article in the Globe and Mail, 'Bloggers, there’s no Big Pharma conspiracy'. Exclaimed Williams, “We are making progress!"


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Market Access and Regulatory Creep

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Gerry McDole, Former President and CEO of AstraZeneca Canada
Monday, February 2nd 2009 - Weston Golf & Country Club

Gerry McDole has been in the industry for many years and with so many years of experience, he has been involved in reshaping the industry but also living through changes that have occurred – both good and bad. His talk provided insights from his wealth of experience and food for thought for all of us working in the pharmaceutical industry today and planning to do so for years to come.

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