Tom Drake, Director

Tom Drake

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Tom Drake, MA, CMPP

Tom has been involved in medical communications for over twenty-five years. In 1990 Tom founded and launched the healthcare trade publication, Product Management Today (PMT). He was publisher and editorial director for its first six years. As PMT’s editorial director, he worked with several the founders of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Tom has been involved in most areas of medical communications including: global publication planning, continuing medical education, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Real-World Evidence (RWE), Market Access, thought-leader development and digital and web-based communications. He has been an active member of ISMPP since 2008, was chair of the ISMPP-U committee in 2015 and remains a committee member. Tom is also an active member of AMWA, ISPOR and the recently formed, MAPS (Medical Affairs Professional Society).

In 2014 Tom launched the Global Outcomes Group, an independent agency supporting HEOR/RWE and Medical Communications for the bio/pharma and medical device industries. Tom has partnered with Dr. Patti Peeples, CEO of Healtheconomics.com, to develop and deliver live HEOR/RWE Writer workshops and webinars over the past two years.