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…

Medical Communications and Writing for Patients - Volume 30, Issue

Dear All, As I’m sure you are aware, EMWA’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) have been hard at work hosting “Meet & Share” sessions throughout the year. These sessions aim to encourage open and honest discussion between medical writers on a…

Quality assurance in medical translation - Volume 33, Issue

Quality assurance (QA) is an important part of the translation process; its ultimate aim is to ensure that a high-quality translation is produced. Traditionally, QA was very much a task undertaken by humans, but recent years have seen the advent of…

Medical Communications and Writing for Patients - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Lisa Chamberlain James Meet and Share session on protecting the public from undue harm during research studies (part 2): A report Author: Sampoorna Rappaz The Communicating with the Public Special Interest Group (CwP SIG) held in…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Louisa Marcombes Spotlight on www.LAS-interactive.de: Information for animal experimentation and a useful resource for veterinary medical writers Authors: Cemile Jakupoglu, Jennifer Freymann According to the EU Animal Protection…

AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers - Volume 26, Issue

This joint position statement of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), and the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP)    describes the appropriate role of…

French breast implants, the Medical Device Regulation, and a theoretical case study - Volume 26, Issue

Abstract The 2010-2011 Poly Implant Prothèse scandal triggered a review of the Medical Device Directive. This resulted in a new Medical Device Regulation that was approved this year. It contains many changes, and many questions will arise when…

Medical Communications and Writing for Patients - Volume 32, Issue

Introducing a new EMWA Special Interest Group: Communicating with the Public Contributors: Sampoorna Rappaz (author), Lisa Chamberlain James (section editor) The Communicating with the Public Special Interest Group (CwP SIG) held its first Meet…

Medical Communications and Writing for Patients - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Lisa Chamberlain James

Involving patients in company-sponsored medical publications: Learning from collaboration with a patient advocacy group to engage patient authors

Authors: Aki Yoshikawa, Atsuko Iwata, Miho Hatano, Yuko Koji…

Microediting – details matter Quality, authority, and reputation: The value of microediting - Volume 27, Issue

Microediting aims to ensure consistency aswell as accuracy within a document and across a document series. Also known as technical editing or mechanical editing, it is an important stage in editing, needed to gain and retain a reader’s interest and…