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  • ARF CULTURAL EFFECTIVENESS COUNCIL

On November 1, 2022, the ARF Cultural Effectiveness Council hosted a discussion on ways that brands have gained an edge by focusing their insights and subsequent marketing on traditionally under-represented communities.  Speakers from General Mills, Vevo, and muliti-cultural agency Alma shed light on the kinds of research they find helpful in uncovering valuable inclusive insights and the potential rewards of this strategy.  They cited examples of those insights and discussed the societal trends that underlie them. The session was moderated by Council Co-Chair Janelle James of Ipsos.

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Pharma Council FutureHealth Podcast/Webcast Series: Trends in the Patient Journey: What to Expect in the Next 3-5 Years

February 27, 2022 — Episode 5: Visions for the Future of Patient Experiences in the Technoverse, a conversation with Dr. Maura Scott, the Persis E. Rockwood Professor of Marketing and Dr. Martin Mende, Jim Moran Professor of Business Administration. Both are from Florida State University’s College of Business.

COVID has impacted our lives in many ways, including increasing our reliance on technology. We now do virtually what we couldn’t do in person. In healthcare, virtual care for non-urgent visits not only increased but, according to a study by the Cleveland Clinic, most patients were happy with the results. This episode looks at how advances in technology can go beyond telehealth and explores visions for the future of the patient experience in the “technoverse” with two professors who have devoted years of study to its development,



Pharma Council FutureHealth Podcast/Webcast Series: Trends in the Patient Journey: What to Expect in the Next 3-5 Years

March 24, 2022 — Episode 6: Data Exhaust: What Health Signals are Being Generated Digitally and How Can We Use Them to Improve Outcomes , a conversation with Chris Neuner, Chief Strategy Officer at Pulsepoint Inc.

In this information age, patients are often surround by too much information. With the billions spent on digital ads, and amidst all the clutter, brands can find it challenging to connect to potential customers. The solution may lie in abilities to mine data. And how life science companies use data to coordinate communication and care with both patients and physicians. We cut through some of this clutter to look at data exhaust: what health signals are being generated digitally and how to use them to improve outcomes.


Pharma Council FutureHealth Podcast/Webcast Series: Trends in the Patient Journey: What to Expect in the Next 3-5 Years

April 28, 2022 — Episode 7: The Empowered Patient Journey (pt 1), a conversation with Nina Wachsman, CEO/Co-Founder of Know Rare.

Over the last couple of years, the pandemic has evoked massive disruption to all part of our lives, including our healthcare system, and this has drastically changed today’s patient journey. In the first of our two-part series, the Empowered Patient Journey, guest host Kelly Lundquist, Senior Vice President and Head Of Health Strategy North America at Havas Media, and CEO/Co-Founder of Know Rare Nina Wachsman discuss how the confluence of these behavioral changes by both patients and brands is giving rise to heightened patient expectations when it comes to healthcare.

Guest: Nina Wachsman, CEO/Co-Founder of Know Rare

For more information on Know Rare, check out our site: www.knowrare.com
To contact us please reach out to Liz Kay, Business Development and Partnerships: Liz@knowrare.com


Pharma Council FutureHealth Podcast/Webcast Series: Trends in the Patient Journey: What to Expect in the Next 3-5 Years

May 25, 2022 — Episode 8: The Empowered Patient Journey (pt 2), a conversation with Nina Wachsman, CEO/Co-Founder of Know Rare.

The COVID pandemic, which hit us in March 2020, has changed our lives in many ways, including how we deal with healthcare. In the second of our two-part series, the Empowered Patient Journey, guest host Kelly Lundquist, Senior Vice President and Head Of Health Strategy North America at Havas Media, interviews a panel of experts on how patients can navigate the complex healthcare system to find the right doctors, support groups and care that works for them.

Guests:
Nina Wachsman, CEO/Co-Founder of Know Rare
Rob Weker, patient and cancer survivor
Patrick Howie, Founder and CEO of MediFind


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