Mastering Medical Writing with AI: Insights from an Executive Director

Challenge

Dr. Ulrike Gottwald-Hostalek is an Executive Medical Director and Therapeutic Area Head at a leading global pharmaceutical company. She leads a team of Medical Affairs professionals, ensuring they remain up to date with the latest clinical trial results and consistently produce updated medical materials. This includes reviewing and synthesizing medical literature to support regulatory filings, publications, and internal communications. However, the sheer volume of medical data from sources like PubMed and ClinicalTrial.gov makes it challenging to stay current with key publications while meeting the fast-paced demands of various stakeholders.

“Everything has to be evidence-based, scientifically accurate, and balanced,” Ulrike explains. “With our fast-paced environment and tight deadlines, it sometimes can become difficult to keep track of the latest publications and compile comprehensive, high-quality documents quickly.”

Solution

To streamline her workflow, Ulrike uses AVAYL's MedPro platform, an AI-powered solution streamlining literature research, document generation and management designed for Medical professionals. She found that the system’s ability to automatically analyze external evidence data and uploaded documents to generate tailored text proposals significantly reduced the time spent on drafting complex medical documents.

“MedPro made my life easier by generating text proposals within seconds, based on the documents I uploaded. I could fine-tune them to my specific needs, but the system’s suggestions were already quite strong. It was a huge time-saver.”

MedPro enabled her to:

• Generate text proposals for complex medical documents with minimal input.

• Integrate references directly into the generated content, saving additional hours of manual work.

• Leverage AI to reduce the need for manual review of extensive medical literature.

Results

By integrating MedPro into her workflow, Ulrike could cut down the time spent on document creation by over 70%, enabling her to meet tight deadlines while maintaining scientific accuracy.

“I often need to prepare medical statements for various stakeholders, from local colleagues to health authorities. Before, it would take me one to two hours to draft these documents. With MedPro, I can now do it in just 10 minutes.”

Even with minimal initial training, Ulrike quickly saw the platform's potential across different document types. From medical reports to regulatory submissions, MedPro allowed her to manage a broad array of content.

Additionally, Ulrike highlighted MedPro’s intuitive integration with key medical databases like PubMed, which allowed her to quickly access and use the latest research.

Conclusion

For Ulrike, MedPro has become an indispensable tool for ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of their medical communications. By reducing the time spent on drafting documents and allowing her to focus on fine-tuning critical details, MedPro empowers her to maintain the highest standards of scientific rigor while meeting the growing demands of the pharmaceutical industry.

“I can only recommend MedPro to any Medical professional tasked with literature research and Medical writing. Invest a little time in setting it up, and I’m sure you’ll be as convinced by the results as I am.”