President’s Message - Volume 33, Issue

Welcome to the latest issue of Medical Writing. Following our record-breaking Spring conference in Valencia, Spain, which saw an unprecedented number of attendees, I am both humbled and excited to address you as the new President of EMWA. The…

Snapshots from EMWA's 57th Conference - Valencia - Volume 33, Issue

The European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) 57th Conference May 7 –11, in Valencia, Spain, was an illustrious gathering that brought together medical writers, editors, researchers, and professionals from across Europe and beyond. The conference…

Regulatory writing - Volume 21, Issue

The EMA, the FDA, and Health Canada head to head A recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine carried an article comparing the regulatory review times of novel therapeutics by three different regulatory agencies (FDA, EMA, and Health…

Gained in Translation - Volume 24, Issue

Editorial Welcome to the Translation Section editorial! What we call ‘lay-friendliness’ is a key characteristic of Patient Information Sheets (PIS), which are tightly regulated on a European level to guarantee a comprehensible document that…

Shawn McKown

Sara Stein

The ABCs of paediatric plain language summaries - Volume 30, Issue

Plain language summaries need to be written at a proficiency level of 2 to 3, which roughly corresponds to a 6th grade to 8th grade reading level. Writing these for paediatric audiences brings even greater challenges. For communication to be…

Shaun W. Foley

Faiza Khadim Arain

Simin Khaleeluzzama Takidar