From Portugal to the world: Leveraging remote medical writing for global impact - Volume 33, Issue

With the advent of the pandemic, global businesses in medical writing accelerated efforts to hire remote professionals across different countries. Portugal is a fruitful source of talent, yet it remains under-represented in the medical writing…

President's Message - Volume 32, Issue

Moving to the virtual space… EMWA’s fall conference was a virtual event, but with a twist – local hubs were established to permit a face-to-face experience for participants in Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, and Switzerland. In…

Out on Our Own - Volume 27, Issue

One of the main reasons why the Freelance Business Group (and the whole of EMWA as well) is thriving and growing is because of the number of our members who volunteer to carry out our activities and help in implementing new initiatives. Becoming a…

Modern mentorship: Developing medical writing mentor-mentee relationships in the virtual world - Volume 30, Issue

Mentorship is often viewed as a traditional personal relationship model, where the mentor meets face-to-face with a mentee within the same organisation or group.  However, I have been mentoring medical writers success fully for many years using…

Plain language summaries of clinical trial results: What is their role, and should patients and AI be involved? - Volume 33, Issue

Plain language summaries (PLSs) of clinical trial results are vital tools in the clinical development process for enhancing transparency and encouraging and facilitating patient engagement. The production of a PLS is now mandated in the EU for all…

A Virtual Workforce - Volume 31, Issue

Virtual workforce: A force to reckon with! - Volume 31, Issue

Medical Writing. 2022;31(3)2-3. https://doi.org/10.56012/asoq7198

Medical abbreviations with multiple meanings: A prescription for disaster - Volume 29, Issue

A partial list of medical abbreviations that have dangerous contradictory or ambiguous meanings is presented. The purpose of presenting this list is to sensitise healthrelated practitioners and medical editors to this problem. Suggestions are made…

EMWA News - Volume 30, Issue

Virtual conference planned for May 2021

As previously announced by EMWA President Beatrix Doerr, we will not hold a face-to-face meeting in May 2021, but instead a virtual conference. Here you will find everything you need to know to attend: https:/…

Leading a team virtually: A manager’s perspective - Volume 31, Issue

Remote working is the new normal since the COVID-19 pandemic, so learning to lead a virtual team successfully is now an essential core competency for organisational leaders. The transition from co-located teams to virtual teams has benefitted…