Regulatory Writing - Volume 21, Issue

The European Medicines Agency looks to the future At the end of 2010, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a road map that laid out a ‘strategic vision for the operation of the European Medicines Agency’ from 2011 to 2015.1 According…

Regulatory Writing - Volume 22, Issue

The European Medicine Agency's draft policy on the publication of clinical trial data for consultation (POLICY/0070, EMA/240810/2013) is causing quite a stir. The draft policy provides for the publication of large parts of the clinical study reports…

EMWA news - Volume 21, Issue

News from the EMWA Website Manager   New role At the recent EMWA conference held in Cyprus, I assumed the position of EMWA Website Manager. While this is a daunting task, it is a challenge I am pleased to take on. To ensure that I was in a…

Out On Our Own - Volume 24, Issue

None of us like to think of getting older, and retirement may seem like a long way off for many. However, planning for your pension is critical if you want to ensure greater financial freedom without the need to take on so much work later in life.…

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 30, Issue

Greetings from the croft! I think it’s a neat coincidence that I have the pleasure to write my first editorial to this edition of The Crofter in the Medical Writing special issue on mentorship. I don’t have an official mentor but ever since I…

English Grammar and Style - Volume 25, Issue

Good Writing Practice Writing abstracts for congresses (2) Tables and Figures Unlike manuscript abstracts, congress abstracts may often include tables or figures, or both. Many congresses allow these to be submitted alongside the abstract text,…

Erratum - Volume 23, Issue

The WebscoutKarin Eichele   http://journal.emwa.org/regulatory-writing-basics/the-webscout/ We would like to acknowledge an error in the above section in Vol. 23 No. 2. The correction has been made to the online version of the article. The…

Out On Our Own - Volume 24, Issue

Editorial

All of us are aware by now that we can't live without technology and not only at work. With advice, aids, appliances and apps in abundance, we are at the point where we can't see the wood for the trees. Thank goodness we have advice from M…

President's Message - Volume 26, Issue

Dear EMWA Members, What an exciting and proud moment this is for me to serve as President of an association that I have seen grow in professionalism over the years since first be - coming an EMWA member in 1996! We have come a long way since those…

Out on our own - Volume 25, Issue

Editorial This is the last OOOO edited by Kathryn White and Alistair Reeves, with Sam Hamilton in the background. After many years all three stepped down from their freelance advocate activities at the conference in The Hague, and have handed the…