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Regulatory Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluetoad.com\/publication\/?m=15327&amp;i=672887&amp;p=34&amp;ver=html5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cClearly Better \u2013 Study underlies the importance of clarity in doctor-patient communication\u201d<\/a> \u2013 2020 \u2013 <em>Quirk\u2019s Marketing Research Review<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.healio.com\/doi\/10.3928\/24748307-20180327-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Silent Majority: Limited Health Literacy Participants Missing from Market Research\u201d<\/a> \u2013 2018 \u2013 <em>HLRP: Health Literacy Research<br \/>and Practice <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1551741117308331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cPatient counseling materials: The effect of patient health literacy on the comprehension of printed prescription drug information\u201d<\/a> \u2013<br \/>2018 \u2013 <em>Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluetoad.com\/publication\/?i=441559&amp;article_id=2895943&amp;view=articleBrowser&amp;ver=html5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAn Incomplete Diagnosis: Low health literacy and its impact on market research\u201d <\/a>\u2013 2017 \u2013 <em>Quirk\u2019s Marketing Research Review<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsuworks.nova.edu\/tqr\/vol18\/iss41\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cPrototype modeling vs. Item response theory \u2013 A paradigm shift for measurement professionals\u201d<\/a> \u2013 2013 \u2013 <em>The Qualitative Report<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsuworks.nova.edu\/tqr\/vol17\/iss14\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLanguage Symmetry: A Force Behind Persuasion\u201d<\/a> \u2013 2012 \u2013 <em>The Qualitative Report<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nsuworks.nova.edu\/tqr\/vol15\/iss5\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Four Key Factors That Drive Successful Decisions\u201d<\/a> \u2013 2010 \u2013 <em>The Qualitative Report<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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Some of the industry meetings at which Sommer\u2019s subject matter experts have shared their points of view include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2021 Intellus Worldwide Summit \u2013 Presented Session<\/li>\n<li>2020 Intellus Worldwide Summit \u2013 Presented Session<\/li>\n<li>2018 Intellus Worldwide Institute \u2013 Moderated Speaker Panel<\/li>\n<li>2017 PMRG Connect meeting \u2013 Presented Session<\/li>\n<li>2017 IHA Health Literacy Conference \u2013 Presented Research Poster<\/li>\n<li>2016 IHA Health Literacy Conference \u2013 Presented Research Poster<\/li>\n<li>2016 MRA\u2019s Insights &amp; Strategies Conference \u2013 Presented Breakout Session<\/li>\n<li>2015 PMRG Institute \u2013 Led Round Table Discussion<\/li>\n<li>2014 PMRG Institute (Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group) \u2013 Presented Keynote Session<\/li>\n<li>2008 GlaxoSmithKline Investigator Meeting \u2013 Presented Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment Strategy<\/li>\n<li>2000 SER 3rd Annual Meeting \u2013 Presented Session<\/li>\n<li>1999 18th Annual Epidemiological Research Exchange \u2013 Presented Session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Current &#038; 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