The Write Stuff Archive

The Write Stuff Archive

The Write Stuff was the name of EMWA’s journal starting in 1998 and up until the name was changed to Medical Writing in 2012. This archive contains issues of The Write Stuff dating back to 2002.

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Out on Our Own - Volume 30, Issue

We have finally reached an era where talking about our mental health is no longer a taboo, it’s just taken a pandemic for us to do so! Life has dramatically changed in the last 18 months and mental stressors are even more apparent

The Webscout - Volume 21, Issue

Cannabinoids in oncology: more than a palliative Usually you have chemotherapeutics and biologicals in mind when you are talking about oncology. Would you have thought of cannabinoids? I don't think so but for decades, cannabinoids have been known…

President's Message - Volume 29, Issue

As I write this, 2020 is drawing to a close. Although it has been an enormously challenging year, I want to take a moment to recognise a high point – the successful completion of EMWA’s first virtual conference. What a milestone and major…

Medical Communications - Volume 25, Issue

Anyone working in pharmacovigilance (PV) will already have spent many months working their way through the ever changing updates and reforms to the Risk Management Plan (RMP), and the newly legislated RMP summary. Those not working in PV will…

Non-interventional Post-Authorisation Safety Studies (NI-PASS): A different type of report - Volume 23, Issue

Although Post-Authorisation Safety Studies (PASS) have been around since 2001, most regulatory writers would have been unaware of their existence until the recent changes in European regulations, which include mention of these studies as part of…

Publication management software for medical writers - Volume 29, Issue

Managing a complex publication plan for several products or indications with overlapping timelines can be challenging. Publication management software solutions are available to support the medical writer in planning, writing, approving, and…

EMWA News - Volume 28, Issue

On July 29, EMWA, together with the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) and the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), issued a joint position statement on the dangers of predatory publishing (see p. 34 of this…

Clinical trial results disclosure on ClinicalTrials.gov and EudraCT - Volume 27, Issue

The range of clinical trial results informationthat must be made publicly accessible is everincreasing both in the United States and theEuropean Union. This brings a number ofchallenges, not least maintaining consistencyacross the publicly available…

Medical communication writers: Who are they and what do they do? - Volume 25, Issue

For many EMWA members, the meaning of medical communications is a bit hazy. In this issue, we have invited various medical communications specialists to explain who they are and what they do. Their articles will illustrate a few of the varied angles…