About the Author
My name is Mark Senak. I’m a lawyer and I work at the international communications firm FleishmanHillard in New York. For the past several years, I have been consulting with pharmaceutical and biologic companies that are engaged in the process of bringing new drugs to market. I have also worked extensively with an array of medical societies and patient organizations providing strategic communications counsel and media training.
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Sebelius in – Now Give Us Hamburg Stat! The Swine Flu Outbreak Waits for No Senate.
Time is racing against politics which is racing against time. Yesterday the Senate finally confirmed the appointment of Kathleen Sebelius as HHS Secretary and she resigned her post as governor of Kansas. Given the unfolding events from last week … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
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Are Increased Foreign Inspections of Plants the Answer to Better Risk Management?
This week, Senators Kennedy and Grassley announced that they were reviving a legislative proposal from the last Congress that would increase the ability of the FDA to conduct foreign inspections of manufacturing facilities for drugs and devices where components are … Continue reading
Posted in Proposed Legislation
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This is Not a Drill – What the Mexican Swine Flu Outbreak Means for Public Health and the Pharma Industry
For many years now, public health officials have been watching with worry for signs that the Avian flu virus might leap from birds to humans and become transmissible in a way that brings the onset of a flu pandemic not … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis Communications, Current Affairs
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Weekly Roundup 4/24/09
I have not had a case of blog-fade, I am merely incredibly busy of late, which has made posting a challenge. Many mornings lately have involved 4:30 AM wakeups. You know how it is. There is comfort in unusually beautiful … Continue reading
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Will the Real FDA YouTube Channel Please Stand Up?
In addition to the confusion sown by FDA's recent regulatory actions, there is digital confusion of another sort regarding the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA appears to have more than one YouTube channel with varying degrees of information and … Continue reading
Posted in FDA Image, New and Social Media
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