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The IFAPP Academy welcomes Ana B. Salgado as the new Director of Strategic Planning

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Ana B has extensive professional experience in Medical Affairs, Marketing, and senior Business Management. We look forward to her contributions to the sustained growth of the Academy and achieving our mission and goals.

Ana B. Salgado, IFAPP Academy Director of Strategic Planning

Dr. Ana B. Salgado is a highly motivated and energetic pharmaceutical business executive with extensive global experience.

A physician by training, after three years of practicing medicine in the emergency room setting, Dr. Salgado started her pharmaceutical career as Medical Affairs Manager in Roche- Colombia. Her high affinity for change and continuous learning took her career into marketing and the commercial business. She joined Pfizer, where she occupied positions of increasing responsibility in marketing at a country level (Colombia) and later, at regional (Latin America, Europe) and global levels. She worked on products and portfolios across several therapeutic categories including anti-infectives, anti-inflammatories, and neuroscience in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams around the world. Dr. Salgado was responsible for the launch of Celebrex in Latin America, several neuroscience launches in Europe (Zeldox, Relpax, Lyrica) and she led the Global Team for Aricept (in an alliance collaboration with Eisai – Japan).

Expanding her knowledge into the commercial business, Dr. Salgado served in business operations roles at regional and global level. She became the Chief of Staff for the Established Products/ Emerging Markets Business Unit at Pfizer, a business unit with a $25B yearly turnover. In these roles, Dr. Salgado led and participated in several large and complex corporate initiatives including the mergers of Pfizer with Warner Lambert, Pharmacia and Wyeth; several company reorganizations and the creation of the Established Products Business Unit. Before leaving Pfizer, Dr. Salgado led a global transformation to a customer centric – digitally enabled marketing model.

Dr. Salgado received her medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. She is currently pursuing a Certificate in Financial Planning.

ICPM 2018 presents the IFAPP Academy, Medical Affairs in Medicines Development, Program Graduates

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ICPM 2018 presents IFAPP Academy Graduates

What is ICPM?

The International Conference of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ICPM) is the largest event for the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP).

ICPM is held every two or three years and is aimed to provide state of the art information in key areas for our discipline and profession. ICPM 2018 was held in Tokyo, September 27th – 29th, (www.icpm2018tokyo.com) in collaboration with the Japanese Association of Pharmaceutical Medicine (http://www.japhmed.org) and brought together around 400 representatives from the pharmaceutical, clinical research, and regulatory arenas from all over the world.

ICPM 2018 presents the IFAPP Academy, Medical Affairs in Medicines Development, Program Graduates - IfappAcademy.org

Gustavo Kesselring, MD International Affairs, IFAPP

“Attending the International Conference of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ICPM) is an outstanding opportunity to learn about the news trends in pharmaceutical medicine and medicines development, besides networking with world class faculty from academia, pharmaceutical companies, and government officials in a friendly environment.

Since 2006, in Seoul, I have attended all ICPMs. Being in Tokyo this year, attending the latest ICPM, I am still thrilled about how Pharmaceutical Medicine can motivate people from all parts of the world to get together and discuss the Future of Medicines Development. Hope you don´t miss the ICPMs in the coming years.”

Dr. Marcos O. Perez III receiving his CMD Certificate

Dr. Marcos O. Perez III receiving his CMD Certificate

From left to right: Drs. Gustavo Kesselring, Warachal Eileen Faison (with CMD Certificate), and Honorio Silva

From left to right: Drs. Gustavo Kesselring, Warachal Eileen Faison (with CMD Certificate), and Honorio Silva

Dr. Honorio Silva Introduces the Graduates from the IFAPP Academy Program

Students graduating from the Program were invited to attend ICPM 2018 in Tokyo. Although not all of the students were able to make the trip for the ceremony, Dr Honorio Silva honored each of them through a presentation that included their pictures, job titles, and affiliations.

The students that were able to attend the ceremony were provided free admittance into the conference and presented with their Certificate in Medicines Development (CMD) during the awards ceremony, held the first day of the conference.

Want to learn more about the IFAPP Academy?

The International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP) Academy provides online Continuing Professional Development for Medical Affairs Professionals.

The IFAPP Academy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, develop, and implement educational activities that support Pharmaceutical Medicine by enhancing the knowledge, expertise, and skills of pharmaceutical physicians and medicines development scientists worldwide. Partnered with King’s College London, the Academy offers Professional Certification for students successfully completing the course.

Click here for more information! Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Cohort. Application deadline is Dec. 1st, 2018

Meet Dr. Sandra Bosold

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Get to know the students of the IFAPP Academy!

The IFAPP Academy is proud to highlight the achievements and successes of our current students and alumni.

We would like to introduce you to, Dr. Sandra Bosold, a current student of the IFAPP Academy/King’s College London, Medical Affairs in Medicines Development, Certification Program.

IFAPP Academy featured student: Dr. Sandra Bosold

What is your name and job title?

Dr. Sandra Bosold, Scientific Advisor PIH

What do you feel is your greatest achievement?

One daily achievement is to manage my job responsibilities and the activities and needs of my family. Due to the flexibility of my employer and the appropriate infrastructure, it is possible to balance both.

What is your favorite hobby and/or activity outside of your work?

Gardening and family.

What do you enjoy most about being a Medical Affairs Professional?

Working as a MAP you are at the interface between the medical/scientific world and the interests of a company. Scientific exchanges with HCPs, participation in conferences, and discussions with patients are at the center of our activities and make this job incredibly interesting.

What has been the most beneficial aspect of the IFAPP Academy Program?

Besides the well-structured and detailed lectures, the live webinars with the opportunity to discuss certain issues with top experts but also with the IFAPP colleagues are extremely valuable.

How has your view of the medical affairs profession altered and/or improved?

While going through the curriculum it became clear that Medical Affairs is at the center of all activities and cannot be underestimated. The discussions with KOLs, the insights into patients’ journeys, the scientific knowledge and the cooperation with academia are the foundation of our business.

Any additional comments that you would like to make about the Program?

I have greatly benefitted from the exchange with colleagues from all over the world. IFAPP’s program is a truly global one.

Thank you, Sandra! The Academy looks forward to seeing your many great achievements and contributions to the Medical Affairs arena.

Want to learn more about the IFAPP Academy?

The International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP) Academy provides online Continuing Professional Development for Medical Affairs Professionals.

The IFAPP Academy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, develop, and implement educational activities that support Pharmaceutical Medicine by enhancing the knowledge, expertise, and skills of pharmaceutical physicians and medicines development scientists worldwide. Partnered with King’s College London, the Academy offers Professional Certification for students successfully completing the course. Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Cohort. Click here for more information. Application deadline is December 1st, 2018.

Get to know the students of the IFAPP Academy

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Get to know the students of the IFAPP Academy!

Meet Maribel Tribaldos, Medical Head Vaccines at Sanofi Pasteur Pacific and Caribbean

The IFAPP Academy is proud to provide continuing professional development to Medical Affairs Professionals worldwide. This month, we would like to introduce you to, Maribel Tribaldos, a current student of the IFAPP Academy/King’s College, Medical Affairs in Medicines Development, Certification Program.

IFAPP Academy Feature Student: Maribel Tribaldos

What is your name and job title? Maribel Tribaldos, Medical Head Vaccines Sanofi Pasteur Pacific and Caribbean

What do you feel is your greatest achievement? From the professional standpoint, my greatest achievement has been to rapidly progress in my career while maintaining a work and personal life balance.

What is your favorite hobby and/or activity outside of your work? Reading and spending time with my family

What do you enjoy most about being a Medical Affairs Professional? The need of constant training and the strategic thinking needed for each product.

What has been the most beneficial aspect of the IFAPP Academy Program? Acquiring a knowledge that is very valuable for the job but is not easily available in the standard trainings.

How has your view of the medical affairs profession altered and/or improved? My view of medical affairs has improved, from a narrow perspective of a simple job description to a position that plays a paramount role in the products life cycle.

Any additional comments that you would like to make about the Program? I encourage all medical affairs professionals to enroll in this wonderful journey that will enrich your knowledge and advance your career.

Thank you, Maribel! The Academy looks forward to your continued success in the medical affairs arena.

Want to learn more about the IFAPP Academy?

The International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP) Academy provides online Continuing Professional Development for Medical Affairs Professionals.

The IFAPP Academy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, develop, and implement educational activities that support Pharmaceutical Medicine by enhancing the knowledge, expertise, and skills of pharmaceutical physicians and medicines development scientists worldwide. Partnered with King’s College London, the Academy offers Professional Certification for students successfully completing the course. Click here to learn more about the benefits of Professional Certification from the IFAPP Academy.

Get to know the students of the IFAPP Academy!

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Get to know the students of the IFAPP Academy!

Meet Asmaa Salah Abdel Khalek, a Clinical Trial Evaluator and Auditor at the EDA, the Egyptian Drug Authority.

The IFAPP Academy is proud to provide continuing professional development to Medical Affairs Professionals worldwide. This month, we would like to introduce you to, Asmaa Salah Abdel Khalek, a current student of the IFAPP Academy/King’s College, Medical Affairs in Medicines Development, Certification Program.

Asmaa Salah Abdel Khalek, Clinical Trial Evaluator and Auditor, EDA

What is your name and job title?

I’m Asmaa Salah Abdel Khalek, Clinical Trial evaluator and auditor at the EDA, the Egyptian Drug Authority.

What do you feel is your greatest achievement?

My greatest achievement could be simplified in my dream to improve the clinical trial regulation in my country, to cope with the international guidelines.

Currently, I’m working in the national NRA and due to my continuous search and education in the clinical research field, I can see a lot of obvious gaps in the regulations of the clinical trials in my country. I truly hope to be one of the team that will standardize and unify the clinical trial regulations which will have a great impact on the provided pharmaceutical services across all the different healthcare sectors. You start to improve the moment you figure out the weak points and work on them.

What is your favorite hobby and/or activity outside of your work?

My favorite hobby is walking in an open area, listening to my favorite music.

What do you enjoy most about being a Medical Affairs Professional?

First, it was a great honor for me to hear about the medical affairs professional degree provided by IFAPP. I’m totally interested in this specialty which is now the direction of all the huge pharmaceutical companies.  Working in a patient-centered approach, integrating the medical affairs specialists as key members along the entire product lifecycle.  Through a mutual collaboration with all the company staff, starting from studying the market to detecting the medical needs, aiming to meet these needs, then helping the academic scientists to deliver their basic research and input, to shift from bench to lab, and then the huge massive clinical trial initiation, and monitoring, regulatory approval and marketing authorization, marketing plan starting from studying the market, targeting the main stakeholder, positioning etc.…. followed by the post-marketing and outcome research studies that may help to support the product value. Medical affairs is a broad concept, it could be an MSL, CRA, marketing team, regulatory affairs and so much more.

This is a new direction with a great impact, improving the performance. And for me, I’m completely interested in the clinical research sections and regulation pre and post-marketing authorization.

What has been the most beneficial aspect of the IFAPP Academy Program?

The most beneficial aspect of the IFAPP Academy Program is its professional organization which truly helped me to make a complete picture of the medical affairs profession.  Also, the lecturers, listening to these lectures from professional professors who already have a great experience and are completely updated in that field was very helpful. Lastly, the rich content and the flexibility of the program.

How has your view of the medical affairs profession altered and/or improved?

The medical affairs profession altered to be patient-centered and improved to make a great progress across all the product lifecycle, integrating with all other sectors in the company.

Any additional comments that you would like to make about the IFAPP Academy/King’s College, Medical Affairs in Medicines Development, Certification Program?

I would like to say thank you to all the IFAPP team and the program director for their patience and the great support they presented to us in this great program.

Thank you, Asmaa! The Academy looks forward to seeing your many great achievements and contributions to the Medical Affairs arena.

Want to learn more about the IFAPP Academy?

The International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP) Academy provides online Continuing Professional Development for Medical Affairs Professionals.

The IFAPP Academy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, develop, and implement educational activities that support Pharmaceutical Medicine by enhancing the knowledge, expertise, and skills of pharmaceutical physicians and medicines development scientists worldwide. Partnered with King’s College London, the Academy offers Professional Certification for students successfully completing the course. Click here to learn more about the benefits of Professional Certification from the IFAPP Academy.

A historical reminder of the importance of Regulatory Affairs in Medicines Development

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A historical reminder on the importance of Regulatory Affairs in Medicines Development

As the IFAPP Academy is gearing up for students to start Module 5: Regulatory Affairs, Drug Safety, and Pharmacovigilance we are reminded of the importance of these regulatory bodies and the need for continued oversight in medicines development.  The FDA emphasizes this with a short video about what can happen when medicines are not being properly regulated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrYFbPf5qsM

Want to learn more about medicines regulations within medicines’ development?

The International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP) Academy provides online Continuing Professional Development for Medical Affairs Professionals.

The IFAPP Academy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, develop, and implement educational activities that support Pharmaceutical Medicine by enhancing the knowledge, expertise, and skills of pharmaceutical physicians and medicines development scientists worldwide. Partnered with King’s College London, the Academy offers Professional Certification for students successfully completing the course. Click here to learn more about the benefits of Professional Certification from the IFAPP Academy.

Get to know the students of the IFAPP Academy!

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The IFAPP Academy is proud to provide continuing professional development to Medical Affairs Professionals worldwide. To showcase our students and their achievements, the Academy is starting a new feature where we will highlight a current student or an alumnus of the IFAPP Academy each month.

This month, we would like to introduce you to, Olena Kurayeva, a current student of the IFAPP Academy/King’s College, Medical Affairs in Medicines Development, Certification Program.

Featured IFAPP Academy Student: Olena Kurayeva

What is your name and job title?

Olena Kurayeva, Western Belt PEH Medical Lead in Pfizer

What do you feel is your greatest achievement?

Being Pfizer Medical Lead, with close collaboration with National key decision makers to get the process of National antimicrobial stewardship program creation initiated

What is your favorite hobby and/or activity outside of your work?

Family, Reading, Jogging. I enjoy being with my husband and our daughter. This is where I charge my batteries and fuel my professional life.

What do you enjoy most about being a Medical Affairs Professional?

“Working as a physician in a premier innovative biopharmaceutical company in the upcoming era of Big Data medicine puts me in a unique position to link scientific and clinical results to patient outcomes.”

What has been the most beneficial aspect of the IFAPP Academy Program?

Flexible schedule-opportunity to study in the most convenient time and place, mature experts in different areas and nice delivery.

How has your view of the medical affairs profession altered and/or improved?

This program helped to identify more areas where I can make a difference as a Medical Lead, which results in bringing additional value to the company, and where my background is essential.

Any additional comments that you would like to make about the IFAPP Academy/King’s College, Medical Affairs in Medicines Development, Certification Program?

Thank you and keep going with the same spirit!

Thank you, Olena! The Academy looks forward to seeing your many great achievements and contributions to the Medical Affairs arena.

Want to learn more about the IFAPP Academy?

The International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP) Academy provides online Continuing Professional Development for Medical Affairs Professionals.

The IFAPP Academy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, develop, and implement educational activities that support Pharmaceutical Medicine by enhancing the knowledge, expertise, and skills of pharmaceutical physicians and medicines development scientists worldwide. Partnered with King’s College London, the Academy offers Professional Certification for students successfully completing the course. Click here to learn more about the benefits of Professional Certification from the IFAPP Academy.