Hi Reader

Last Wednesday I joined Annette Keith and Liz Stutz on a webinar hosted by Peter Llewellyn to discuss whether we are facing a new era in MedComms. You can watch the recording here – it was a lively discussion – but we had so much to say that we didn't have a chance to answer the many, many questions that came flooding in from the audience.

To put that right, we're having another go!

​You can join us on Friday 9th February at 11am UK time. We've collected the questions and comments that came through on the Zoom chat so we will answer those, but please bring along your questions on Friday. I think this discussion will be even more valuable now we've all had a bit of processing time!

I'm also spending some time processing the results of the #MedComms Freelancing Barometer 2024 survey. Have you had a look yet? It's fascinating stuff, and we're collecting comments, questions and reactions on LinkedIn.

While I'm particularly interested in the questions around training and support, I'm looking at the whole data set to prepare for another webinar, this time with Lisa Baker from Freelancers in Pubs and Laura Kehoe from EMWA's Freelance Forum.

We'll be joining Peter at 1pm UK time on Thursday 15th February, looking at the overall data, but also how the results break down for different groups of freelancers. It's sure to be a fascinating discussion, and again, bring along your questions!

Asking questions is such an important part of MedComms, and if you're new to the industry you're likely to have a lot. Some of them might be around the huge variety of abbreviations and acronyms that get bandied around.

If you've ever wondered what CME, CE and CPD mean, and what the practical differences between them are, you should listen to the recent podcast episode 'What the blazes is CME?' from Write Medicine with Alex Howson. It's part of her 'Monday Mentor' series, which helps take the mystery out of all things CME!

But if you have any other questions, you can always hit reply to this email. I'm happy to help!