Testimonials From The Strategic e-Medical Affairs Course

Very interesting course that will be useful in my job. Good balance between presentations and discussion. Great expert, well prepared and engaging.

Gilead

Janniche Hammer, Director, Medical Affairs, HIV - Norway - December 2022 (face-to-face course)
On all levels there are very easily implementable quick wins to gain by attending this course and bigger ideas to take up in your day to day work. We were fed with real market data to support the study materials by Ben, who was a great presenter that allowed for open conversations and discussions by keeping a good balance between exercises and teaching. Glad I attended and would recommend to others. Thanks!

CSL Behring

Leen Hacour, Medical Affairs and Research Associate - Belgium - December 2022 (face-to-face course)
The course was perfectly organised and a highly professional experience with relevant content that was presented in a very engaging way!

Pfizer

Maja Strecker, Medical Scientific Relations Manager Hematology - Germany - December 2022 (face-to-face course)
I found this CELforPharma training on e-Medical Affairs very useful and I will be able to put the learnings in practice directly. Thanks to the team for the organisation.

Servier

Baptiste Morin, Global Medical Communication Manager - France - September 2022 (face-to-face course)
Ben is an exceptional speaker, with a wealth of experience. You can learn how to improve the way you reach your customers by maximising digital tools.

Novo Nordisk

Sofía Barreto-Pittol, Head of Medical Affairs (Diabetes) - Spain - September 2022 (face-to-face course)
A course that fulfilled me because it was well delivered by a motivating speaker and I learned from the first to the last minute of the course.

Biogen

Stephan Tomasovic, Sr Medical Manager – Medical Digital Engagement Manager - Belgium - September 2022 (face-to-face course)
Ben gave us some very informative, practical and useful insights during these 2 days. He is a great trainer. I also learned a lot from the experiences shared by the participants. I really valued this aspect of the course. Everything was organised very well thanks to the support of CELforPharma. Many thanks to you all for an enjoyable course!

Janssen

Inês Pinto, Manager, Regional Regulatory Affairs (currently doing an assignment in Global Medical Affairs) - Switzerland - March 2022 (live online course)
If you want a great overview of digital engagement with lots of guidance on how to reach the customer rather than disseminating data, this course is for you!

Theratech

Lowri Feeney, UK Medical Lead - United Kingdom - March 2022 (live online course)
The course was very interesting with a lot of data and relevant information.

Roche

Ekaterina Kravchuk, Medical Lead - Russian Federation - November 2021 (live online course)
Great workshop! I was very much engaged and the quality of the content and the presenter did a fantastic job of engaging with all of the attendees to be able to share best practices.

ALK

Lakshmi Sharma, Medical Lead UK and ROI - United Kingdom - November 2021 (live online course)
I highly recommend this course. The discussion on digital transformation and harnessing with medical affairs strategy was amazing.

BeiGene

Mutlu Gunenc, Director Digital Transformation - Switzerland - November 2021 (live online course)
The content & presentation by Ben is spot on. The course was very interactive, very focused on the subject and a real help for those who are thinking about e-Medical Affairs strategies.

Johnson & Johnson

Reshmi Pillai, Medical Affairs Lead - India - November 2021 (live online course)
Ben’s experience is gold! He is a true expert on e-Medical Affairs. He gave a good overview of all the relevant tools that exist and how to build a perfect omnichannel approach with finite budget. The interaction was great thanks to the break-out rooms and small group size. I really enjoyed this training, the online format, the company of the other attendees and the speaker. Massive thanks CELforPharma, keep doing what you are doing!

MSD

An-Sofie Schelpe, Medical Advisor - Belgium - October 2021 (live online course)
The content and topics discussed in this course were very relevant for me within the evolution towards more e-scientific content development and dissemination by medical. The course contains up-to-date insights and practical hands-on tips and tools which are ready for immediate adoption into my day-to-day job. Ben is a very passionate expert and managed to keep us all focused and participating, even in a virtual setting. For me, this was an outstanding online learning course, realised by the bold expertise of Ben together with the excellent service and logistical support from CELforPharma, thank you.

Amgen

Marij Verellen, Scientific Communications Manager - Belgium - October 2021 (live online course)
The course was interactive and useful. I have learned a lot from Ben and the participants. Ben is a great and professional trainer and has delivered the messages in a very clear and succinct manner. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn more about multi-channel innovative digital medical education strategies.

Kyowa Kirin

Lay Ean Tan, Medical Affairs Manager - Medical Education - United Kingdom - May 2021 (live online course)
Most useful and relevant!

medcept

Julia Gil Girol, Senior Medical Writer - Switzerland - May 2021 (live online course)
Very up-to-date and of high impact course with useful insights that can be easily implemented into my daily job role. I had a really positive online experience with this training and found that the expert showed great presenting skills, which helped to create an interesting and engaging 2 days. Well done to Ben and to CELforPharma!

Bayer Vital

Barbara Stollfuss, Head Medical Affairs Digital Strategy & Transformation - Germany - March 2021 (live online course)
I found the course very well structured and engaging. The expert gave concrete tools and examples for each topic and it was valuable to learn from other companies' practices within the group. Overall the course had great content, great speakers and great organisation and facilitating services from CELforPharma. Thanks a lot for the very nice training. It was a refreshing and inspiring experience!

Incyte Biosciences International

Dung Vu, Global Medical Communications Senior Director - Switzerland - March 2021 (live online course)
Loved how the presenter managed to keep a really good energy throughout the two-day training course. Professional team and good course with easy to implement learnings!

Takeda

Ellen Kampert, Medical Scientific Liaison Gastroenterology - The Netherlands - March 2021 (live online course)
Great course to learn more about strategic planning in eMedical Affairs.

Galderma

Inna Prygova, Global Head of Scientific & Medical Experts, Global Medical Affairs - Sweden - March 2021 (live online course)
Interactive with interesting content, practical knowledge & examples, really good trainers. Well prepared. I highly recommend the training!

Merck

Jacek Migdał, Patient Support Program & Nurse Education Project Manager - Poland - March 2021 (live online course)
It was a really valuable and enjoyable course, with a very engaging and enthusiastic teacher, which helped keep the energy going.

Galderma

Adaugo Onyeador, Medical Science Liaison - United Kingdom - December 2020 (live online course)
Amazing content, spectacular delivery, excellent interactions, outstanding preparation & logistics, excellent outcomes and extremely valuable knowledge!

Fresenius Kabi

Carlos Vasquez, Senior Education & Training Manager - Germany - October 2020 (live online course)
Very nice, interactive format, good content. By attending, you get practical exercises, a broad overview on best practices and pitfalls and also open discussion rounds. Well done!

Novartis

Martina Stiegler, Medical Scientific Liaison - Austria - December 2020 (live online course)
Ben is a great communicator, getting to the core of what is needed and what is valuable to know when working in MA and with a practical mindset to make the course relevant to the daily job of a MA professional.

GlaxoSmithKline

Emilio Santoro, Medical Affairs Principal Scientist - Switzerland - October 2020 (live online course)
Great and practical course. Very well run. Ben is an expert and engaging speaker.

Gilead Sciences

Tommy Gorgy, Associate Director, Medical Affairs - United Kingdom - December 2019 (face-to-face course)
Brilliant course to attend. All the time we need to be one step ahead of our competitors to be successful. So, attending this course will help you better understand and organise new types of digital activities.

Santen

Irina Romina, Medical Affairs Manager - Russia - October 2019 (face-to-face course)
The course helped me and my colleague determine clear next steps in progressing our digital strategy project. Discussions during the exercises helped us with some fresh ideas for tactics to incorporate into our digital plans.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Jaclyn Milovic, Associate Director Medical Information - United Kingdom - October 2019 (face-to-face course)
Excellent two days discussing future of e-medical - highly recommend to medical affairs today for some direction in this field.

Pfizer

Kate O'Callaghan, Medical Advisor - Ireland - October 2019 (face-to-face course)
Good introductory course on digital healthcare for Medical Affairs. The course is nicely interactive and many market research results are presented during the course. Very clear presentation!

Abbott

Andrea Morani, Medical Manager Digital Healthcare - Switzerland - March 2019 (face-to-face course)
For a very complete and good understanding of options, trends and how to apply in pharma when it comes to digital, it is a great course!

Boehringer Ingelheim

Rianne Schram, Medical Project Manager - The Netherlands - March 2019 (face-to-face course)
In 2 days, I got an insight of what awaits us in the next 20 years. Instead of feeling scared, we can learn to embrace the new technologies and apply them in the best way possible, for the best for pharma, physicians and patients.

Actelion Pharmaceuticals

Stefan Kolb, Senior Global Medical Director Specialty Care - Switzerland - March 2019 (face-to-face course)
Go digital!! Great experience!!

Merck

Ernesto Merino-Plaza, Associate Medical Director - Spain - March 2019 (face-to-face course)
This course is a must for anyone working in medical affairs and in pharma! The course brings you up to speed with the latest trends in digital strategy.

Bayer

John Wahba, Medical Advisor for Women's Health & Established Products - United Kingdom - December 2018 (face-to-face course)
Great introduction to the many technologies that I was previously unaware of but can now look to leverage to improve customer engagement and outcomes.

Sandoz

Nicholas Adomakoh, Medical Affairs Lead for Anti-infectives - Germany - December 2018 (face-to-face course)
This has been one of the most valuable + educational courses I have attended in a long time. So well facilitated, providing the right level of knowledge building, workshops, practical exercises & networking. Thanks for a great 2-days!

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Sejal Patel, Final Signatory/Medical Strat/Ops - United Kingdom - December 2018 (face-to-face course)
"The only constant is change", Heraclitus. Thank you for teaching us how to cope.

Medis Adria

Ada Adela Ostovic, Medical Science Liaison - Croatia - December 2018 (face-to-face course)
The 3 aspects I valued most in this course are (1) the use of case exercises, (2) the examples of innovation in this field, and (3) the structured approach to managing digital assets. Thank you!

Actelion

Christian Velten, Global Medical Project Manager - Switzerland - October 2018 (face-to-face course)
Great speaker with a lot of experience. Workshops are greatly conducted and will be useful for implementation in the company.

Eli Lilly

Christian Perrudet, Clinical Research Scientist Dermatology - Switzerland - October 2018 (face-to-face course)
I highly recommend this course because the action-oriented tools you learn are based on real data (e.g. equivalence map).

Aleris

Teresa Matérn, Marketing and Communications Strategist - Sweden - October 2018 (face-to-face course)
THE course to learn about digital strategies for medical affairs.

Gilead Sciences

Chris Robinson, Senior Medical Project Manager - United Kingdom - March 2018 (face-to-face course)
Very current and up-to-date facts & figures, good speakers. Networking was a key aspect to me!

Merck Group

Frank Buchholz, Associate Director Medical Information Operations - Germany - March 2018 (face-to-face course)
It was an excellent 2-day training, which provided me with many incentives and most importantly, specific steps to move forward. I would specifically go back and work on as many steps of the Multichannel TA eMedical Strategy as possible in order to maximize impact and support our strategic imperatives.

Novartis

Katerina Mantopoulou, Scientific Excellence & Operations Head - Greece - March 2018 (face-to-face course)
Very interesting course, good examples, highly relevant and optimal mix of presentation/discussion/group work!

Boehringer Ingelheim

Jennifer Haddon, TA Digital Excellence - Germany - November 2017 (face-to-face course)
Great content, relevant and current! The 3 most valuable aspects were: digital strategies, new emerging trends and real-world examples. I highly recommend this course for anyone looking to continually innovate within their Medical Affairs team.

Sanofi

Jennifer Vernazza, Director, Medical Operations & Strategic Projects - USA - November 2017 (face-to-face course)
Great course! I got what I expected and more! By attending, you’ll get an understanding of the environment, you’ll learn about strategy & tactics, and much more. Thanks!

Santen

Jukka Lokkila, Field Excellence Manager - Finland - November 2017 (face-to-face course)
Ben's practical knowledge was crucial for the success of the course. This course is more real life than theory which makes it stand out from the others.

Boehringer Ingelheim

Mohamed Meshref, Medical Director - United Arab Emirates - November 2017 (face-to-face course)
This course is useful both for newcomers recently introduced to digital and for more advanced executives. I highly recommend it!

Pfizer

Anna Salustowicz, Medical Team Lead - United Kingdom - May 2017 (face-to-face course)
For those naïve in the digital entourage and those already initiated, this course gives you both the very basics and a deeper dive in the practical aspects of putting the today’s digital tools to the service of our traditional Medical Affairs departments. An excellent start to expand the reach of our knowledge for the benefit of our clients and patients ultimately.

Eisai Farmacéutica

Lorenzo Orcajo Rincón, Medical Science Liaison - Spain - May 2017 (face-to-face course)
This was a very interesting and useful course. And the organization was perfect. Thanks!

AbbVie

Nadezhda Drokina, Medical Advisor - Russia - May 2017 (face-to-face course)
This was a true eye opener to the possibilities that are already out there. It will take time to realize all ideas and plans I got from the training but it will be a fantastic experience and a true journey.

Galderma

Sophie Johansson, Global Manager Medical & Scientific Information Medical Affairs - Sweden - May 2017 (face-to-face course)
Very complete and entertaining course. Besides the content, I particularly benefited from interacting with peers from other companies and sharing experiences – Thank you!

UCB

Dieter Fricke, EU Medical Education Manager Immunology - Germany - October 2016 (face-to-face course)
Excellent overview and starting point for designing a digital medical strategy and 5-year plan at the area and affiliate level – Thank you!

AbbVie

Marta Gunjaca, Medical Director Oncology, EEMEA Region - Croatia - October 2016 (face-to-face course)
Great course! - Pharma needs to catch up urgently and therefore all this is important to know.

Pfizer

Thierry Barten, Medical Scientific Relations Manager - The Netherlands - October 2016 (face-to-face course)
I really enjoyed and learned a lot from the 2-day e-Medical Affairs Course. I feel much better prepared for the upcoming medical planning, with now an e-medical part as well! Medical will have an increased influence on business strategy in the future and this e-medical course gives us a solid foundation for planning a digital strategy. I highly recommend your course!

Lilly

Tone Bertelsen, Medical Affairs Professional - Dermatology - Denmark - October 2016 (face-to-face course)
A good and insightful course full of provoking ideas to start or continue in e-Med Affairs.

Gilead

Frank Pistoor, Senior MS/MPM - The Netherlands - March 2016 (face-to-face course)
Good mix of experience and stories for a discipline which is very often underestimated. The trend is clear, Medical needs to start implementing [digital] as well.

LEO Pharma

Laura Berger, Medical Director - Switzerland - March 2016 (face-to-face course)
By attending this course, you receive an overview of the digital landscape in e-medical. I also highly valued the exercises. Excellent course, thank you!

Vifor Pharma

Gÿde Haeseler, Global Medical Affairs, Medical Education Nephrology Senior Manager - Switzerland - November 2015 (face-to-face course)
The first course of its kind that actually delivers on its promise to focus on medical affairs! Pragmatic, tangible and holistic thinking on digital, from strategy to implementation and to impact measurement.

Roche

Iliàs-Georgia Charlafti, Scientific Communications Excellence Leader - Switzerland - November 2015 (face-to-face course)
The content of this course was comprehensive and well balanced with appropriate quantities of theory and real life examples. Two days well spent!

AbbVie

Mitica Pusca, Medical Advisor - Romania - November 2014 (face-to-face course)
Excellent and concise training. Highly interactive, well-focused and balanced, and on top of that an excellent atmosphere!

Roche

François Lamour, Senior Clinical Scientist - Switzerland - June 2014 (face-to-face course)
This was a great course which provided a very comprehensive overview as well as a practical "how to" guidance.

Amgen

Martin Wright, Director Medical Communications - Switzerland - June 2014 (face-to-face course)
This course gave a clear overview of all the possibilities in e-medical. The expert knows what he's talking about. I would recommend it to my colleagues in the medical department!

Janssen

Chantalle Metekohy, Medical Affairs Officer Psychiatry and Diabetes - The Netherlands - December 2013 (face-to-face course)
Very nice course, a lot of material to digest presented in a nice way. I like the very visual slides that allow the speaker to walk the audience through the content. Size of the group was very good - it allows a good dynamic and easy interaction. All together: it was a very productive and useful meeting! Congratulations to the speaker and the organizers!

Eli Lilly

Silvio Calderara, Medical Education Manager - Switzerland - December 2013 (face-to-face course)