EMWA’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) - Volume 26, Issue

The EMWA SIGs allow EMWA and its members to contribute to important conversations around topics that we know will impact on our industry in the coming years. You may have colleagues interested in joining the EMWA SIGs to debate, and share best…

Medical Communications - Volume 22, Issue

Having left the office for 5 days to go to the EMWA Spring Conference, I returned to the obligatory email avalanche. While it was mostly junk (and unfortunately still no ‘congratulations on winning the lottery’ message…), there were some messages…

The evolving landscape of medical education in oncology - Volume 21, Issue

The field of oncology is continuously evolving. The way in which cancer is diagnosed, staged, and managed has changed so much in the last decade, and awareness of the need for a ‘personalized medicine’ approach to patient management is growing. In…

Medical Devices - Volume 29, Issue

May 2020 was set to be a busy month for medical device writers in Europe. The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) was to take effect on May 26, and we were anticipating lively discussions on the final MDR preparations with our fellow writers at the…

President's Message - Volume 29, Issue

What a busy time! The EMWA Professional Development Committee, the Conference Team, and the Executive  committee are working very hard on organising the virtual conference in November, which we hope will be a unique experience for you. The…

Out On Our Own - Volume 23, Issue

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 30, Issue

Crofting is a sustainable way of living It is cold and grey, and the wind is strong this morning, carrying a dash of rain. The crofter wakes up early. There is a sick sheep in need of care. A cow should give birth at any moment. There is a storm…

Statistics for medical writers - Volume 25, Issue

Until recently, statistics was a subject that I avoided at all costs. I found it difficult to understand and boring, and for years I swore that I would never learn about or be interested in statistics. (By the way, I also swore that I would never…

Master protocol studies: Embracing the “new normal” - Volume 30, Issue

In a post-pandemic world, master protocol studies will be an integral part of the “new normal” for clinical research and play an important role in providing actionable data to support health policy and resource allocation. Medical writers and study…

Medical Communications - Volume 26, Issue

Dear all,The legal side of our job is something that most of us usually give little thought to. We assume that as scientists, we are automatically on the “right side” and therefore pretty bulletproof. Why should the law affect us, as longas we have…