Medical communications - Health promotion - Health service research
I find the most effective ways to communicate with your patients: health communications and patient engagement. Ten years research investigating patient preferences and health service design. 30+ health promotion campaigns for the European Commission, Terrence Higgins Trust and ACON.
Winning team for the British Medical Journal Innovation Award 2018
Scroll down for examples of Medical Communications, Health Promotion and Health Service Research; and see my CV here
“The judges were incredibly impressed with the work done to identify what would actively engage hard to reach patients… a whole new approach”
- Judges Comments: British Medical Journal Innovation Award
Medical Communications
Working with you to bridge communications between patients and your networks, services and products.
I bring experience from across patient advocacy groups, public relations, health promotion and health service research.
Development of Patient Advocacy Groups (PAG)
PAG empowerment course design
Concept and content for print and online patient resources
KOL market research: surveys, interviews and advisory/stakeholder meeting
Development and chairing of advisory/stakeholder meetings
Medical/civil society liaison
Development of marketing messages and media relations for medical device tech
Consultation with affiliate staff on development of strategic plans
Development and delivery of Research Awards to industry and academia
Reporting and presentations
Completed M4RD ‘Rare Disease 101’ - 2022.
See Medical Communications for recent examples of my work with patient groups, client’s advisory groups and market research
“Alex – the excellent facilitator. Thanks for your calm, engaging approach and thought provoking questions”
- Ellie Lasman: Four Health
Patient/service information - Health promotion campaigns
Delivering information and motivation to your target audience - I produce effective and engaging communications - From theory and concept through to design management
Health promotion and behaviour-change resources
Service/treatment information
Development and promotion of testing services (esp. near-patient and home testing)
Service directories
Infection outbreak information
Partnership development of information for clinical settings
Counselling and behaviour-change workbooks
Marketing and public relations
Sexual health promotion campaigns
LGBT community liaison
Design and set-up of services
See Health Promotion for examples of my work in campaigns and service development
“This is an important paper... suitable for publication as written”
- First reviewer’s comments: British Journal of General Practice
Writing for Research
Working collaboratively with commercial, clinical and academic partners, I write health research content from governance applications and participant recruitment materials through to reporting
Governance applications and compliance (R&D, Ethics, Sponsorship)
Protocol development
Survey design
Participant information and consent
Participant recruitment
Service/treatment information for patients
Development and promotion of testing services
Understanding patient preferences for health service design
Qualitative data-collection and analysis
Plain language summaries
Reporting and dissemination
See Research for examples of past studies, publications and conference presentations
Contact
Feel free to contact me with any questions via this form, or direct email/phone:
Email
AlexPollard007@gmail.com
Phone
+44 (0)7803 570 232