Tweeting publications: A short DIY guide to Twitter copywriting for medical writers - Volume 30, Issue

The reach and impact of social media have made this communication channel the latest in a number of multidimensional communi - cation tools to be employed in health research. Social media has become a com - muni cation tool to reach various…

Localisation of promotional materials for pharma - Volume 33, Issue

Unwarranted changes by the client, lengthy approvals, and multiple rounds of revision – localisation of promotional materials for pharmaceutical companies can become a nightmare if the localisation specialist is unaware of heavy regulations in the…

Regulatory writing for rare disease: An interview with Kelley Hill - Volume 34, Issue

Over her 40-year career, Kelley Hill has become regarded as an industry expert in strategic, high-quality, and impactful regulatory writing, especially in the rare disease space. Now enjoying a slower pace of life having retired in 2023, she has led…

Medical Devices - Volume 30, Issue

Hello, medical device fans! Social media is increasingly integrated into all aspects of our daily lives, even for many of you non-digital natives (myself included). In this issue, we look at how the medical device industry is beginning to utilise…

Position Statement - AMWA-EMWA-ISMP Joint Position Statement on Medical Publications, Preprints, and Peer Review - Volume 30, Issue

In medical publications, just as in research and development, quality depends on the expertise and integrity of researchers/authors as well as qualified peer reviewers and journal editors. However, the laborious and time-consuming process of the…

Harold Swanberg, MD: Why and how EMWA should remember him - Volume 32, Issue

Before the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) and the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), there was the Mississippi Valley Medical Editors Association (MVMEA). Most medical writers are unaware of the history of MVMEA and of how it…

Freelancing - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Adriana Rocha Navigating my freelance journey while driving EMWA freelance activities Author: Laura A. Kehoe I didn’t plan to become a medical writer, but then again who does? It wasn’t, at the time, a career on the list of things…

In the Bookstores - Volume 21, Issue

A personal view incorporating the insights of a UK-based book group Henrietta Lacks was a 31-year-old African American who died in 1951 from cervical cancer. Her biopsied cancer cells were taken without her permission, propagated seemingly forever…

Getting Your Foot in the Door - Volume 30, Issue

No setback comes without a blessing Like many things in the professional world, I got to know more about medical writing and see it as the next step in my professional life, thanks to a connection. A friend of a friend was a native Spanish speaker…

Social Media - Volume 30, Issue

Social media

“For many people, the internet can feel like a lonely place. It can feel like… a big, endless, expansive void where you can constantly call out to it but no one’s ever listening. But… I found, in sharing my feelings with the void, event…