DIA 48th Annual Meeting
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Implementing Structured Authoring: Understanding the DITA Model and Its Applicability for Content and Metadata Management
Track : Track 06: Medical Writing and Medical Communications
Program Code: 309
Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM  EST
CHAIR :
 Michael Brennan, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC, United States
PRESENTER :
Bhanu Bahl, Sanofi, United States
Description
This workshop will describe the applicability of the DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) Model for the creation and management of pharmaceutical documentation. This workshop will describe the experience of different pharmaceutical companies to implement content design. **Due to workshop format, seating will be limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. The Pennsylvania Convention Center has stringent regulations on maximum room capacities, and they are strictly enforced. Once all seats are occupied, DIA will be required to close the workshop, and no more participants will be admitted. Interested attendees are encouraged to arrive at workshops early in order to ensure seating. Please note, as a workshop with interactivity, this event will not be recorded.

Learning Objectives:
Identify how to translate the concepts of DITA model/topic-based structured content into high value pharmaceutical applications
Demonstrate the business value of content
Identify the role of content design as the foundation of a successful implementation Describe a working prototype.