Medical writing at the management level - Volume 28, Issue

Discussion with writers from all walks of life and from across the globe has revealed that we have all come to our chosen career through different pathways. Furthermore, writer jobs are highly variable; two medical writers may have completely…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

Like many medical writers, I started in another career first. For me, it was practising veterinary medicine in a clinic, then going into clinical research in humans, and then on to medical writing. Designing clinical trials, sample size…

President's Message - Volume 24, Issue

Dear EMWA Members, When we surged en masse onto the dance floor at the Dublin Conference Spring Dinner, supercool ceilidh band ‘Perfect Friction’ were astonished, wondering ‘…what are these medical writers all about?’ We certainly breathed life…

An introduction to little-known aspects of nonclinical regulatory writing - Volume 26, Issue

Nonclinical evaluation is a key component of drug development. Traditionally, scientists have prepared much of the written regulatory documentation, with dedicated nonclinical writing being a niche profession. This is changing – the demand for…

Connecting the dots across the writing continuum - Volume 32, Issue

A medical writer has a unique opportunity to be involved with documents across the various stages of a product’s lifecycle. At the start of their careers, writers typically specialise in documents that are created in a particular phase of drug…

Medical Communications and Writing for Patients - Volume 30, Issue

Dear All,

As I write this, at least some of us are likely to still be in some form of lockdown or quarantine. I pray that you and your families are all managing to stay as sane as possible, and I sincerely hope that you all stay safe and healthy.

I…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 32, Issue

Abstract Human medicine has recently seen a move away from the paternalistic patient-physician paradigm course to a collaborative one, where “shared decision-making” is a core principle. No longer a passive bystander, where their case management is…

The freelance medical writer and the medical writing agency: A symbiotic relationship - Volume 32, Issue

The medical writing industry is evolving. With a growing demand for competent and experienced medical writers in both the product industry (pharmaceutical, biotechnology-related, and medical technology-related) and service providers (clinical…

Insulin biosimilars - Volume 28, Issue

Insulin was first purified in 1921 by Frederick Grant Banting and Charles Herbert Best at the University of Toronto. Soon after, the benefits of using insulin to treat diabetes was discovered, the patent was sold to the University of Toronto for $1,…

Improving patient communication by writing with empathy - Volume 21, Issue

Medical writers’ texts are either written for specialists or for non-professionals such as patients and their relatives. Medical writers whose work is intended for patients cannot merely impart facts. They also need to demonstrate that they…