ACTION POINTS
- Scope of the report
- Pharmaceutical companies should take the demands of oncologists into
consideration when developing their oncologist-targeted websites. By
providing oncologists with relevant health information in a convenient and
efficient format, companies can enhance their branding efforts
- Online resources experiencing significant demand from oncologists in the
US and Europe include health information websites, online continuing medical
education, eSampling and eDetailing. All online services provided should be
aligned with the overall marketing strategy and effectively integrated with
each othe
REACHING ONCOLOGISTS ONLINE
- Introduction
- Characteristics of oncologists and their online behavior
- What types of health information are oncologists looking for?
- Internet-based activity of oncologists
- Usage frequency of online and offline health information channels
- Time spent visiting a health website
- Online concerns of oncologists
- Information of greatest value to oncologists
- Online Continuing Medical Education
- Online Forums
- eDetailing
- eSampling
- Information on clinical trials
- Comparative clinical trial data
- Clinical trials for participation as investigators
- Online disease management and compliance tools
- Patient-Oncologist Interaction
- Demand from patients for online services
- Demand from patients for specific medications
THE FUTURE DECODED
- Outlook for oncologist-facing websites
- Clinical trial information
- Outlook for oncologist-facing online services
- Online continuing medical education
- eSampling
- eDetailing
- Online strategies to reach oncologists and build brand equity
APPENDIX
- List of figures
- Methodology
- Physician Insight Survey 2004
- How to contact experts in your industry
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: In the US and Europe, the majority of surveyed oncologists
search for information on specific drug treatments
- Figure 2: When looking for health information, drug-specific websites
are the most 'frequently' used online channel among oncologists in the
US, France, Spain and the UK
- Figure 3: Oncologists in both the US and Europe typically spend a
significant amount of time on a health website in a single visit
- Figure 4: Across the surveyed geographical markets, time issues are
the greatest factor preventing oncologists from using the Internet to
find health information
- Figure 5: Pharmaceutical sponsorship is a factor affecting the
decision of a significant portion of oncologists in Spain and the UK to
not use a particular website to find health information
- Figure 6: On average, drug information is the type of information
considered the most valuable in the US and Europe
- Figure 7: Half of surveyed oncologists in the US spend 5-9 hours per
month partaking in CME classes
- Figure 8: None of the surveyed oncologists access online continuing
medical education programs on a daily basis
- Figure 9: The demand to participate in online continuing medical
education programs is high among oncologists in both the US and Europe
- Figure 10: The frequency of online forum usage is greater among
oncologists in the US than their counterparts in Europe
- Figure 11: Forty-three per cent of oncologists in the US would like to
participate in physician online forums in the future
- Figure 12: A significant portion of oncologists in both the US and
Europe see the value that eDetailing services can add to the detailing
process
- Figure 13: Eighty-six per cent of surveyed oncologists in the US and
88% in Europe have participated in an eDetailing session
- Figure 14: In the US, over half of the surveyed oncologists affirmed
that they would like to use eDetailing in the future
- Figure 15: All surveyed oncologists from the US and Europe receive
samples from sales representatives
- Figure 16: All surveyed oncologists from the US, Italy, Spain and the
UK use eSampling to some extent
- Figure 17: The majority of surveyed oncologists in both the US and
Europe expressed the desire to use eSampling in the future
- Figure 18: A significant portion of surveyed oncologists in the US and
Europe use the Internet to search for comparative trial data on a
frequent basis
- Figure 19: All surveyed oncologists from the US and Europe use the
Internet to look for information on clinical trials to potentially
participate in as investigators
- Figure 20: The majority of surveyed oncologists in both the US and
Europe would like to use the Internet to look for information on
clinical trials to potentially participate in as investigators
- Figure 21: The demand among surveyed oncologists to use the Internet
to monitor their patients in the future is high in both the US and
Europe
- Figure 22: The majority of oncologist in all surveyed markets stated
that the number of patient requests for specific online services has
either increased or remained the same
- Figure 23: The majority of oncologists in all surveyed markets cited
that the number of patient requests for specific medications or
treatments has either increased or remained the same
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