LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Welcome to the second and final edition of PIPELINE for 2022, the publication of which was delayed due to a struggle in getting enough articles for this edition. There is no PIPELINE without articles, and we encourage more volunteers from the membership to contribute to PIPELINE on any topic of interest as we do our best to deliver new editions throughout the year.

This post-conference edition of PIPELINE feels like a breath of fresh air as we have decided to steer away from Brexit and COVID-19 talks, both of which clearly had a significant impact on the way we work and operate in PIPA and within the industry.

Back to normality after COVID meant that we were able to return to an in-person event for our 2022 PIPA Annual Conference which was held at the Hogs Back Hotel on 28th and 29th September. The traditional 2-day format of conference was graced by some very experienced speakers who delivered an interesting and topical programme of sessions; there were joint pharmacovigilance and medical information plenary sessions followed by PV, MI and Code Compliance presentations and workshops running in parallel. Suzie Lavington gave an excellent presentation on ‘Rising Stronger from Mental Health to Mental Wealth' which was a great start to the day and really set the tone for the whole conference. As always, we had our exhibitors in person with lots of interactions with the delegates. The overall feedback from conference was very positive with delegates happy to have met in person. The focus for next year’s conference is to include more global content in the agenda topics. We want to take this opportunity to congratulate Pooja Shah and Chris Isaacs who were announced as the new President and Vice President of the Association, and we wish them the very best in their roles as we operate under their leadership. We are also delighted to announce that Jessica Morris from PrimeVigilance won the prize draw for completing the conference feedback questionnaire.

In sport, England topped their group in the 2022 World Cup and made it to the quarter finals where they met with France for an epic match. At the time of this publication, the World Cup in Qatar would have ended. Did France win their second World Cup title in a row?

Going back to this edition of PIPELINE, we are delighted to present the first president’s report from our new lead, Pooja Shah. We have topical articles relevant to medical information, Code Compliance and Pharmacovigilance.

We hope 2022 provided you with opportunities for career development and further training. Here at PIPA, the training working party work tirelessly to examine all our courses and identify a broader knowledge need for members to suit all career paths. Talking about career paths and developments, the results from the 2022 PIPA Salary Survey carried out in May 2022 provided some interesting insights into the roles within the pharmaceutical industry held by our members. The survey was completed by 122 respondents of varying ages and years of experience within the industry, representing a good mix when it came to comparing salary.

PIPA’s free webinars and discussion forums are a chance to reach the wider membership, exchange ideas and discuss questions/ topics of interest from other members. We encourage members to attend the webinars and contribute in some way or the other by interacting and making suggestions for future topics.

As always, feedback from the membership is welcomed and we encourage you to interact with us and the wider PIPA membership via our online platforms below:

Official PIPA Website: https://www.pipaonline.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pipa-pharmaceutical-information-andpharmacovigilance-association/

We hope to see you online at one of our events in the near future. If there is anything you would like to see PIPA get involved with or do, please do get in touch at pipa@pipaonine.org

We encourage more members to contribute to PIPELINE and make suggestions on topics for articles. Please contact us at journaleditor@pipaonline.org if you would like to contribute or make suggestions for the next edition.

Written by Dora Amene PIPELINE Co-Editor