Press releases
Press Releases are presented in reverse date order, and are clustered under the year of release.
2011 Releases
April 4, 2011: ISMPP Advocacy in Action Day targets US policy makers
The International Society for Medical Publication
Professionals (ISMPP) is taking their education program to the US congress. Ongoing misrepresentations in the media have prompted us to
organize the first ever US ISMPP Advocacy in Action Day as part of the 7th Annual ISMPP Meeting,
to provide a forum for two-way debate, connect ISMPP members to their own legislators and enable
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March 10, 2011: Futurist Jim Carroll to Open 7th Annual Meeting
Jim Carroll, one of the world's leading futurists and an expert on trends and innovations, will kick off the 7th Annual Meeting of The International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), April 4-6, 2011, Arlington, Virginia, USA. This opening keynote session, A View Toward 2020: What Should Medical Publication Professionals Be Doing Now?, is the ideal start to the meeting, “Anticipating Change in Medical Publications: Leading Now for the Future.”
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February 7, 2011: ISMPP Launches New Website
January 2011 heralds the launch of the new and improved ISMPP website. The new HTML-based site is designed for enhanced “search engine optimization” (SEO), and has been expanded to allow richer and more accessible content to accommodate the needs of our growing organization. The new site will be maintained by ISMPP staff to allow more timely information updates. We are constantly looking to improve communications among our 1,000-strong membership, and anticipate that future improvements will consider, among other things, the adoption of social networking elements within the site more -->
January 19, 2011: ISMPP Membership Passes 1,000
Membership of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) surpassed the 1000 mark in December 2010. ISMPP was formed in 2005 with the aim of advancing the medical publication profession through education and advocacy; driving integrity, excellence, and transparency in medical publications; and leading the establishment and adoption of medical publication standards and best practices click here.
2010 Releases
December 3, 2010: ISMPP Releases Updated Code of Ethics
Although not accompanied by a formal press release, ISMPP today announced an update to its Code of Ethics. While the ethical principles underpinning the medical publication profession have not changed since the Code of Ethics was first released in 2007, the Ethics Committee determined that the document could be strengthened by making some key changes, including a more definitive and positive tone and general strengthening of some key principles. To view the new code, please click here.
July 29, 2010: MPIP Initiative Announced
ISMPP and the Medical Publishing Insights and Practices (MPIP) initiative launches a new website that presents valuable resources to assist authors better select and submit manuscripts to peer-reviewed medical journals more -->
Read more under Initiatives > MPIP.
July 19, 2010: ISMPP Reiterates Progress in Medical Publications
In response to United States Senator Charles Grassley's recent report entitled "Ghostwriting in Medical Literature" ISMPP reiterated its support for full disclosure and acknowledgement of all contributions to medical publications more -->
May 6, 2010: ISMPP Endorses Transparent Writing Collaboration
ISMPP endorsed the recently adopted Code for Interaction with Companies announced by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), representing over 30 member organizations. While recognizing the role pharmaceutical and device companies play in developing and marketing products to help patients live longer and healthier lives, CMSS has appropriately issued the voluntary code to help ensure medical society interactions with industry meet the highest ethical standards as they relate to transparency and independence more -->
April 21, 2010: New Member Benefits Unveiled
ISMPP announced the addition of an advocacy program and also the release of ISMPP News Network (INN) at the 6th Annual Meeting more -->
April 19, 2010: Dr. Mark B. McLellan Opens 6th Annual Meeting
Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, The Brookings Institution; Former Head, US FDA; Former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, opened the meeting with a special keynote address highlighting the importance, value, and relevance of medical publications in medical research and healthcare delivery more -->
Earlier Releases
December 14, 2009: ISMPP Announces First European Meeting
On January 20th 2010, the inaugural European meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) will be held at the Royal College of Physicians in London, UK. More than 100 attendees are expected at this prestigious event, providing a new forum for publication professionals, editors, publishers, medical writers and medical agencies to discuss the changing world of medical publications and the impact of guidelines and regulations such as GPP-2, FDAAA and impending clinical trial disclosure legislation in Europe (BMJ) more -->
November 30, 2009: ISMPP Announces Publication of GPP2 in BMJ
Good Publication Practice 2 (GPP2), a key guidance document for the publication of company-sponsored medical research, has been published online today by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) more -->
October 5, 2009: ISMPP Supports Best Practices and transparency in Medical Publications
The mission of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) is to advance the medical publication profession through education and advocacy. The organization believes that to correct the growing misperceptions in the medical literature and lay press around a number of critical issues involving medical publications, such as the perception that all medical writing is performed by “ghostwriters,” it is critically important for ISMPP to advocate faster adoption of standards and best practices more -->
July 7, 2008: ISMPP Appluads AAMC Clarification on Ghostwriting
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently approved guidelines, “Industry Funding of Medical Education” (www.aamc.org/industryfunding) not only addresses funding of medical education, but also provides guidelines to help medical schools and teaching hospitals better manage their relationships with industry. An important element of these guidelines is the clear separation of ghostwriting versus transparent writing collaboration in scientific publications more -->
