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Understanding Knowledge Management
Knowledge management: buzz word or key tool to developing corporate
capability? There is no question - knowledge management is essential
if an organisation wants to develop and lead its market. |
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Information for Overseas
Candidates
An information package for overseas candidates has now been added
to the web-site. |
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A Day in the Life of a Clinical
Research Associate
An informative article about the responsibilities of a Clinical Research
Associate. |
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Reviewing Clinical Papers |
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Leveraging Australian Pharmaceutical
Expertise to Enhance Regional Capabilities
There is a significant focus on the developing markets of Asia by
Australian companies. It is appreciated that Australian expertise in
marketing, health economics, medical information, regulatory, and clinical
research can be leveraged to the regional organisation’s advantage. |
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Mergers in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Managing
the Cultural Change
The effective post-merger integration of employees from two companies is
a difficult, complex and delicate issue that needs to be carefully managed.
When two companies merge there should be much attention given to cultural
integration. |
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Building Trusting Relationships with Investigators
Building relationships with key study staff are essential to the success
of any clinical trial. As CRAs, how often have you asked yourself the
following questions. |
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Competitive Strategy in the Pharmaceutical Industry
An important and sometimes overlooked factor that distinguishes one company
from another in the pharmaceutical industry is strategic planning. This
article aims to provide information to assist managers during their business
planning sessions. |
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Strategy in Medical Information Services: Where
and How to Add Value
Strategy is a plan that integrates a department’s major goals, policies
and actions . It considers such aspects as ‘Where is the Medical
Information unit today’? ‘Where is it going in the future’?
and ‘What is required to get there’? Competitive strategy focuses
on the differences among firms: ie how can we perform better than our rivals;
how can we add more value to our organisation than our competitors. |
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Guidelines for Becoming a Pharmaceutical Sales
Representative
You may be considering a new career as a pharmaceutical sales representative.
The key areas that we will be considering when reviewing your initial application
include: Click here to read the details. |
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How to retain staff
Staff turnover can be disruptive, expensive and affect team morale. You
have spent time recruiting committed and talented employees and your
department cannot afford to lose them. So how can you keep them? |
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What is corporate affairs?
Corporate Affairs is a growth area in the healthcare sector. Increasingly
companies are hiring corporate affairs managers to set up departments, or
restructuring their traditional functions to include defined Corporate Affairs
responsibilities. |
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Medical Marketing
The Australian healthcare system will undergo significant changes over
the next few years. The anticipated changes to its structure together
with the health care reform initiatives will result in companies rethinking
how they conduct their businesses. Fundamental to this change will involve
developing an understanding of the needs of the end-consumer in the market
- the patient. Gathering complete and accurate information on the patient's
characteristics can be used as a strategic marketing tool. |