Kathleen Fourte (MISI XD group EA) and I attended the Food & Drug Administration’s Public Hearing on the Promotion of Medical Products using the Internet and Social Media Tools. MISI had insights to share from countless contextual inquiries and usability tests with patients, caregivers, and physicians (both primary care and specialists). We wanted to demonstrate how these people’s needs and perceptions shape the experiences they seek when they interact using social media tools. We further wanted to note how core experience design principles can help address questions being asked regarding how pharmaceutical companies should handle key information when interacting with their audiences in the social media space. More »

