Scientific Publications and Medical Communications

Write and manage manuscripts, abstracts, posters and medical communications materials to industry standards, ethically and in line with GPP 2022, ICMJE and the ABPI Code.

Who it’s for

Medical writers, medical affairs teams, medical science liaisons and researchers who need to publish, and anyone moving into a medical communications agency.

What you’ll be able to do

• Describe the publications and medical communications landscape
• Plan publications strategically across a product’s lifecycle
• Write manuscripts using IMRaD and the right reporting guideline
• Produce effective abstracts, posters and congress presentations
• Apply GPP 2022 and ICMJE authorship rules
• Manage journal submission and peer review
• Create compliant medical education and promotional materials, and plain language summaries

What’s included

• 8 in-depth modules, each with a structured lesson
• 8 module quizzes to check your understanding
• Worked examples and a practical exercise in every module
• About 40 hours of study, at your own pace
• Lifetime access, on any device
• Certificate of completion

How you study

Each module combines a structured lesson with a worked example, a practical exercise and key takeaways, followed by a short quiz. You need 70% to pass each quiz and can retake it as often as you like. Complete every module to finish the course.