Reports from the spring conference in Barcelona: EMWA social events programme - Volume 27, Issue

We invited EMWA members to report on the medical device symposium and selected Expert Seminars during the spring conference in Barcelona, held in May 2018. We hope that this initiative will help to keep EMWA members up to date with our fast changing…

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…

Manuscript Writing - Volume 21, Issue

Help, I can't shorten my abstract! Oh yes you can! (Part 1 of 2) Abstracts are perhaps the most important part of a manuscript because they are often the only part that is read and used as an information source. They are also used by readers…

Manuscript Writing - Volume 21, Issue

Help, I can't shorten my abstract! Oh, yes you can (Part 2 of 2) Abstracts may be the most important part of a manuscript because they are often the only part that is read and used as an information source, and because they are also used by readers…

Medical Devices - Volume 27, Issue

The good news first: Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) are basically the same in both the medical device and the pharmaceutical sectors. There are the general quality of life tools such as the EQ-5D or the Short-Form Survey questionnaires (e.g. SF-12,…

AI language models are transforming the medical writing space – like it or not! - Volume 32, Issue

Whether you’re an early adopter, an occasional user, or yet to acknowledge its transformative potential, artificial intelligence (AI) – specifically generative AI applications underpinned by large language models – is undeniably shaping our present…

Post-approval regulatory writing - Volume 23, Issue

In this issue of Medical Writing - Volume 23, Issue

Some of you might remember the old days when writing was done with a typewriter, spreadsheets were big pieces of paper, and slides were printed on film. Thanks to computers, these are old memories, and we can all be much more productive. Software…

The Regulatory Public Disclosure Special Interest Group - Volume 27, Issue

Who are we and what do we do ? The Regulatory Public Disclosure Special Interest Group (RPD SIG) was first conceived in December 2015 and is a group of EMWA members supporting other EMWA members. The RPD SIG objective is: “to provide a forumfor the…

Social media and altmetrics: The pharma perspective - Volume 30, Issue

The increased prevalence of healthcare-related social media and other web-based communications has generated interest in tools that measure the attention and engagement of published content. In the context of medical research publications, the use…