Healthcare Communications Association (HCA)

🗓️ FREE Webinar for HCA Members 🕒 Monday, 14th October | 12:30 PM BST Join us for an insightful panel discussion titled "use MY data - to help others and help me", hosted by use MY data, the only independent patient movement in the UK advocating for the use of patient data to save lives and improve healthcare outcomes. use MY data envisions a future where every patient in the UK willingly contributes their data to support medical research and improve their own care. Their mission is to be the Trusted Voice for patients and the public in all decisions about the use of our data for research and healthcare improvements. Hear directly from use MY data members on their impactful work, the importance of using patient data, and how it shapes the future of healthcare. 🎤 Speakers include: • Richard Ballerand - Partner at Axolotl & Digital Health Engagement Advisor • Chris Carrigan - Data Adviser to use MY data & part of the Secretariat • Ceri Steele - Cancer survivor advocating for patient data use after her own diagnosis • David Snelson - Advocate for health data sharing, with personal experiences navigating chronic conditions Don’t miss this opportunity to understand why the use of patient data is essential for improving healthcare! 🔗 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3Xqyfn3

Are you interested in starting your career in Healthcare Communications? Use our list of organisations to help your job search! Start browsing now: https://bit.ly/4a8zX0W #HealthcareCommunications #PharmaCareers #MedComms #LifeSciences #GraduateJobs

Great opportunity to hear about the updates to the code of practice in a free webinar organised by Peter Llewellyn Still time to sign-up. Details in post below...

Looking for some lunchtime inspiration to boost your next campaign? 🎥 Join us on Tuesday, 26th November at 12:30pm for a special session titled: "Lunchtime Inspiration in Using the Moving Image: Creative Cram!" 🌟 Hosted by Matt Day, Creative Director at LIQUONA, this session will uncover the keys to using moving image creatively to make your campaigns stand out. Matt will share a planning framework and dive into real-world examples (from both inside and outside healthcare) where creativity made all the difference. 💡 You’ll also discover the latest tech tools—including Animation, Virtual Reality, Interactive Web Apps, AI, and social media—that can help you drive engagement and value for your organisation or clients. It’s a whistle-stop tour but expect to leave with new ideas buzzing! 🐝 This event is FREE for HCA members—do not miss the opportunity to learn from an industry expert and elevate your creative approach! 🔑 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4du29gk

Our recent HCA Business Partnerships report is the subject of an insightful article from our CEO Mike Dixon in this month's PME. Click here to read in full: https://bit.ly/3BmRZk7

Join us throughout October in support of Global Diversity Awareness, Black History and Health Literacy Month Join us during October’s Global Diversity Awareness, Black History and Health Literacy Month to explore diversity and inclusion and our individual and collective roles in ensuring our sector, and our work, is welcoming to all. Leading up to and during October, we will be holding events, self-guided programmes, and the launch of a new inclusive events guide. On Thursday, 26 September, at 12:30pm, we will be hosting a live webinar in collaboration with 90TEN to lead us into Global Diversity Awareness Month with a session titled 'Better representation of who? Learnings from diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives'. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4eb4blW Throughout October: Diversity in Communications • Each week in October we will publish a short video and fact sheet exploring 4 poignant topics: Anti-racism, Racial Literacy, Diversity, Representation that will be visible here: https://bit.ly/3BkLOgg Diversity in Communications has been developed by the HCA in partnership with Mearns & Pike Ltd Also, during October (dates TBC): Week commencing 14th October: Launch of a guide to inclusivity and accessibility for live events in medical communications • Launch of a new HCA guide providing practical tips and best practices for how to improve inclusivity and accessibility for live events in medical communications, produced in association with Oxford PharmaGenesis Week commencing 21st October: Shared Experience event: Health literacy and accessibility in partnership with 90TEN • The third in our series of patient-focused panel discussions #TogetherForBetter #DEI

🚨One week to go until our second webinar session in collaboration with 90TEN!🚨 In this lively panel discussion, our expert speakers will delve into crucial topics on community engagement and DEI, with a special focus on the healthcare and pharma industries. 👉 HCA Members can sign up for FREE here: https://bit.ly/4eb4blW

🗓️ FREE Webinar for HCA Members 🕒 Monday, 14th October | 12:30 PM BST Join us for an insightful panel discussion titled "use MY data - to help others and help me", hosted by use MY data, the only independent patient movement in the UK advocating for the use of patient data to save lives and improve healthcare outcomes. use MY data envisions a future where every patient in the UK willingly contributes their data to support medical research and improve their own care. Their mission is to be the Trusted Voice for patients and the public in all decisions about the use of our data for research and healthcare improvements. Hear directly from use MY data members on their impactful work, the importance of using patient data, and how it shapes the future of healthcare. 🎤 Speakers include: • Richard Ballerand - Partner at Axolotl & Digital Health Engagement Advisor • Chris Carrigan - Data Adviser to use MY data & part of the Secretariat • Ceri Steele - Cancer survivor advocating for patient data use after her own diagnosis • David Snelson - Advocate for health data sharing, with personal experiences navigating chronic conditions Don’t miss this opportunity to understand why the use of patient data is essential for improving healthcare! 🔗 Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3Xqyfn3 #useMYdata #PatientData #HealthcareInnovation #HCAWebinar #DataForGood #PatientAdvocacy #MedicalResearch

🌳 Did you manage to join the first Under the Tree session: Introduction to Stress? 🌳 We are delighted to be supporting this initiative together with Seijaku. For those unable to attend, during this session, the trainer spoke about what stress is, the science behind it, and how it impacts our physical and mental health. They also offered practical tools and moments of personal reflection to help us better understand and manage our own unique relationship to stress. You can watch the session here: https://lnkd.in/e6hZTbt8 Visit the campaign hub to download the FREE materials (handout and presentation): https://lnkd.in/eGYzsGiD 'Introduction to Stress' was the first session of a series of eight aimed to help you GROW STRESSWISE™. The next session taking place on 18 September 12.15 UK Time (55 minutes) is called 'Rewiring Our Stress Response'. Please visit the schedule to select this session, and any other sessions from the series, that you would like to join: https://bit.ly/3MewiF7

🚀 New Report Launch: Optimising Business Partnerships in Healthcare Communications 🚀 At the HCA, we’re excited to announce the launch of our latest initiative aimed at optimising business partnerships in healthcare communications. We’ve been working closely with key stakeholders in what we call the Partnership Triangle, including business partners (marketing, medical affairs, advocacy, policy, market access, communications), procurement, and agencies. 🎯 Through collaboration with individuals from biotech, mid-size, and large pharma companies, as well as agencies of all sizes, we have uncovered critical insights about stakeholder Purpose, Perception, and Process. Our Q2 meetings revealed fundamental challenges each group faces, and now, we’re taking the next steps to share these findings and build sustainable solutions together. 🤝 Members can check out the first report from our Q2 discussions here: https://bit.ly/3XzJ9Ir Thanks to Annabelle Sandeman - Strategic Advisor, Sabrina Gomersall - POP Health, Laura Wilson - Bedrock Healthcare Communications. If you are part of the Partnership Triangle, we invite you to join us in this important initiative! For more details, email us at [email protected]. 📩 #HealthcareCommunications #BusinessPartnerships #HCA #Collaboration