Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 30, Issue

December is traditionally a time of reflection, with an old calendar year drawing to a close, a new one just around the corner, and many of us planning to spend the festive period with friends and loved ones. On top of that, 2021 brings to a close…

President's Message - Volume 23, Issue

Dear medical writers, Having embarked upon my year-long journey as president of EMWA, this is my first opportunity to update the members about the achievements, plans, and aspirations of the outgoing and new Executive Committee (EC). The…

What every medical writer needs to know - Volume 23, Issue

A medical writer is never done with learning. In the fast-paced world of online communications, learning means getting involved in the digital environment and using tools like social media, websites, and blogs to enhance your online presence and…

Datavision™ – What do medical writers need to know? - Volume 23, Issue

Datavision™ is a publication planning software tool that is widely used across the healthcare industry to manage publication programmes. Medical writers are one of the key Datavision user groups, and need to know how to use the elements of the…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

I know all the stereotypes about vets. We work as clinicians as seen in All Creatures Great and Small and are intrinsically motivated to help every animal we cross. And yes, that is partly true. There are three major pillars in which vets can work.…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

Why re-invent the wheel? There are inventions and lessons learned that we can implement from human medicine. We herein report an easy option to acquire routinely collected data to foster research as already practiced in human medicine.

Teaching Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 30, Issue

The placebo-by-proxy effect – another argument against homeopathy

Chances are you know about the placebo effect. There are many variables to study,1 but in general, the placebo effect means that if you believe in a positive outcome of a drug, you wi…

Writing for the internet - Volume 29, Issue

Writing for online sources requires a slightly different skillset than writing for print publications. Authors need to be aware of their potential audience’s interests. This article explains how avoiding typical online mistakes, and both knowing and…

Ethical challenges in acknowledging professional writing support - Volume 29, Issue

Professional medical writers have an important role in facilitating the accurate and timely dissemination of medical and scientific data. This support should be appropriately acknowledged in peer-reviewed publications, but guidance on how to…