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Patient education accessibility - Volume 24, Issue

Patient education that overcomes literacy barriers supports quality care. This article provides an overview of health literacy, describes the concepts of readability and accessibility, and discusses how to empathise with the patient's experience and…

The role of health literacy in the healthcare decision-making process - Volume 31, Issue

Health literacy is defined as “the knowledge, motivation, and competence to access, understand, appraise and apply information to make decisions in terms of healthcare, disease prevention, and health promotion” according to Quaglio et al.5 Poor…

Editing for writers who have English as an additional language - Volume 27, Issue

Editors of English are typically met with expectations to make a quick fix of documents that need more radical changes than authors think. As editors, we should convey how we work to improve readability, and either adjustor gain acceptance for our…

Clinical Evaluation Reports from the medical writer’s perspective! - Volume 26, Issue

Abstract Clinical evaluation is a structured ongoing procedure to collect, appraise and analyse clinical data pertaining to a medical device. The clinical data include current knowledge of the condition to be treated, published literature about the…

Early benefit assessment of new drugs in Germany: Framework for submission of dossiers by pharmaceutical companies - Volume 22, Issue

For the early benefit assessment of new drugs in Germany, medical writers are involved in the preparation of dossiers submitted by pharmaceutical companies to the main decision-making body of the German statutory healthcare system, the Federal Joint…

If a misinformed voice speaks out in the wilderness and no one refutes it, does it make a sound? A call to advocacy - Volume 22, Issue

The pharmaceutical industry has been a soft target for many years. Attacks by journalists, politicians, and the lay public tend to be triggered by publications with which professional medical writers are associated. Fault is found, either in the…

A picture is worth a thousand words - Volume 29, Issue

As modern medical writers, we face a changing communication landscape greatly altered by the arrival of the internet and the rise of social media. This article provides insights on how to keep pace and what options you have to make your…

Learning and teaching clinical writing - Volume 22, Issue

Clinical writing, a specialised type of medical writing, refers to the types of writing health professionals use on a daily basis such as medical charts and forms. It requires knowledge of both formal and informal medical language and culture. An…

Honing your proofreading skills - Volume 27, Issue

As part of their role, medical writers andeditors are expected to be excellentproofreaders with the ability to identify andremedy mistakes such as grammatical,spelling or formatting errors. This articledetails the steps that can be taken with…

AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers - Volume 26, Issue

This joint position statement of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), and the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) describes the appropriate role of…

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Medical Writing is a quarterly publication that aims to educate and inform medical writers in Europe and beyond. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, and all issues include feature articles and regular columns on topics relevant to the practice of medical writing. We welcome articles providing practical advice to medical writers; guidelines and reviews/summaries/updates of guidelines published elsewhere; original research; opinion pieces; interviews; and review articles.

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