Out On Our Own - Volume 24, Issue

Editorial

All of us are aware by now that we can't live without technology and not only at work. With advice, aids, appliances and apps in abundance, we are at the point where we can't see the wood for the trees. Thank goodness we have advice from M…

Social media scheduling: How not to spam your followers - Volume 30, Issue

Social media is, today, an indispensable part of networking and business. However, many professionals are still learning how to navigate the sea of social media. Big companies have a dedicated department, but small businesses, entrepreneurs, and…

The needs assessment in continuing medical education - Volume 23, Issue

The needs assessment component of a continuing medical education grant proposal document describes why a specific programme should be developed. Medical writers frequently play a central role in producing the needs assessment as an important first…

The PROMIS of electronic patient-reported outcomes - Volume 27, Issue

Paper-based questionnaires are in widespread use for patient-reported outcomes, but they can be an inefficient way of collecting patient data. Electronic patient-reported outcomes are of wide interest and have the potential to drastically change…

Medical Devices - Volume 28, Issue

Digital health is touching many aspects of the medical device world. Here Beatrix Doerr provides her perspective on the ways digital health and artificial intelligence have touched the medical device world and have already changed the way healthcare…

HIV vaccine clinical trials: An overview - Volume 27, Issue

More than 30 years after the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus as the agent that causes AIDS, an effective vaccine against this deadly disease has yet to be developed. The pathway to the development of a vaccine has been riddled with…

Mentor vs. line manager: Differences and similarities - Volume 30, Issue

A good mentor may be a good line manager in a business setting and vice versa, but there are some key differences: mentors are more skill-oriented, while line managers are more goal-oriented. People who are both good line managers and mentors are…

The value of registry data in the clinical evaluation of medical devices - Volume 29, Issue

Medical device manufacturers must continuously evaluate all clinical data available for their products marketed in Europe. With the European Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 coming into force in May 2021, manufacturers are required to assess…

Scientific advice procedures in the EU – an overview ofthe regulatory background - Volume 29, Issue

The prerequisite for obtaining marketing authorisation is an appropriate and robust data package that demonstrates a medicinal product’s quality and its efficacy and safety in the proposed indication. Pharmaceutical companies can face regulatory…

Software for translators - Volume 23, Issue

In recent years, a myriad of software has revolutionised the translation sector. This article presents a series of translation tools commonly used in the translation industry, depicting their main features and the way they have transformed the…