Partnership & Interaction with Colleagues Across Functions
7 March 2012
12:00–1:30 pm EST
Regulatory professionals are positioned to play major leadership roles on drug development teams. They interact with all functions and play key roles in most written and oral communication associated with filings and approvals. Nevertheless, in many companies these key players are not able to translate these advantages into leadership positions within the company. One path to changing this is to develop finally honed communication skills.
In this webcast, participants will learn principles and practices for establishing departmental training programs that can enhance partnerships and performance. In addition, they will learn how to construct personal and professional development programs that lead to improved communication skills and to an improved perception of the individual regulatory professional and his or her importance to the development process. Improved communication skills will also allow participants to assume a more integral role in contributing to the creation of regulatory documents and presentations.
Learning Level(s): Basic and Intermediate:
Learning Objectives:
Upon the webcast's conclusion, you should be able to:
- Design a department training program
- Design a personal and professional communication development plan
Who Should Attend
- Regulatory professionals who want to expand their influence
- Those who want to improve their cross-functional partnerships
- Regulatory professionals who want to improve their cross-function influence
- Individuals who want to improve their communication skills
Speakers
Michael Vivion, PhD, executive director, ECG
Michael Vivion is currently a communication coach, trainer and consultant for doctors and scientists preparing for key scientific meetings, in particular FDA Advisory Committee meetings and EMA oral explanations. Vivion was formerly global head/strategic communications Roche Global Regulatory Affairs Basel. He was part of a team that trained more than 700 bench scientists in scientific thinking and writing. This team also undertook document quality assessment of over 70 FDA NDA assessment reports.
Olivia Stockard, president, Stockard-Elmer & Company Inc
Olivia Stockard is the president of a New York-based training and communication consulting firm. She specializes in helping companies design and instruct internal training programs. Stockard is the author of The Complete Business Writing Kit, Write Right: Insure Your Success, Writing For Accounting Professionals and The Course Developer’s Handbook. Stockard served as senior training manager for Hoffmann-La Roche in the Global Regulatory Division. She holds a PhD in English from New York University and an MA in English from Bryn Mawr College.
Cost
Live Webcast Only: Members: $195 USD (Free on-demand recording with purchase of live); Nonmembers: $245 USD
Webcast On-demand Recording Only: Members: $295; Nonmembers: $345 USD
Live Webcast/On-demand Bundle: Nonmembers: $395 USD
Cost is per site - unlimited participants!