Carola Krause

Contributions

Outgoing President's Message - Volume 31, Issue 2

Dear friends, colleagues, and EMWA members, despite the global COVID-19 pandemic and the war in the Ukraine, EMWA’s financial situation and membership numbers remained stable over my term of presidency. In fact, membership numbers slightly…

Feature infographic - EMWA's commitment to sustainability - Volume 31, Issue 1

In May 2019 EMWA established a Sustainability Special Intrest Group (SUS SIG). The SUS SID aims to bring sustainability goals into EMWA as an organisation and helps disseminate information for medical writers and medical communicators on being more…

The past - the present - the future - Volume 31, Issue 1

Dear colleagues, friends, and EMWA members,Happy 30th EMWA anniversary!We have an exciting new year ahead of us. To celebrate EMWA’s 30th anniversary, we will take a deep dive into EMWA’s history, celebrate our present accomplishments, and aim to…

#EMWATogetherApart - Volume 30, Issue 4

Dear colleagues, friends, and EMWA community, We hope you all had an exciting and educational 52nd EMWA conference. On behalf of the EMWA Executive Committee, I had great pleasure in welcoming you to the first Hybrid Opening Conference Day on…

President's Message - Volume 30, Issue 3

After several lockdowns, “everyday” life is beginning to return, although COVID-19 continues to be a destructive force in many parts of the world. In Germany, where I am currently located, COVID-19 cases have been rather low (with occasional…

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 30, Issue 2

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…

From EMWA's new President Carola Kraus - Volume 30, Issue 2

A year of EMWA firsts has passed and while we are still not in a post-pandemic phase, one can see that our profession has regained its momentum. In the past, you might have experienced the need to explain to family members and friends what “medical…

EMWA’s newest special interest group: Sustainability SIG - Volume 29, Issue 2

In 2015, the United Nations set 17 Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs, Figure 1) as a “universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030”.1 Central to these SDGs is planetary…

Out on Our Own - Volume 25, Issue 4

In this edition of OOOO, we are pleased to bring to you four diverse and thought provoking articles, and some practical tips. We thank you for your contributions and once again invite you to submit any articles that you wish to share with your…

In the Bookstores - Volume 25, Issue 1

In The Elements of English Editing: A Guide - line to Clear Writing, authors Lee Ann Weeks and Ann Bless have combined their 50 years of experience to create a concise, 71-page book which introduces readers to the language editing process. This book…