AMWA – EMWA – ISMPP Joint Position Statement on Predatory Publishing - Volume 28, Issue

The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), and the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) recognise the challenges to scientific publishing being posed by predatory…

From academia to freelance medical writing: Navigating the transition - Volume 32, Issue

Academics who have transitioned to medical communications (MedComms) find that there are many parallels between the two fields, leading to fulfilling and rewarding careers. Many of the skills honed in academia such as research, technical writing,…

Writing for lay audiences - Volume 24, Issue

For most of us, medical writing is highly technical. We prepare regulatory or clinical documents or write materials targeted to medical doctors. Medical writing for lay audiences is different, and it does not come naturally to most of us because…

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…

Trial Trivia - Volume 32, Issue

We all know there is nothing trivial about clinical trials. But let’s have some light fun and the try answering the short quiz about the topic.

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The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 32, Issue

Sustainable supply As medical writers/ communicators who provide services to pharmaceutical companies, we are part of a pharmaceutical company’s supply chain. In this issue, we follow-up on EMWA’s November 2022 Expert Series Seminar (ESS) on…

Translating medical devices: A rule-driven game - Volume 33, Issue

Translation for medical devices often presents a unique set of challenges arising from the products’ complex natures and associated regulatory requirements. Beyond medical expertise, linguists – from translators and editors to bilingual quality…

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editors: Louisa Ludwig-Begall, Sarah Kabani How close are we to sustainability? Author: Catarina Leitão I have always loved nature. When I was a kid, I preferred watching wildlife documentaries to cartoons. Those documentaries taught me…

The medical writing landscape in China - Volume 28, Issue

The Chinese medical regulatory writing and medical science writing landscapes are chang - ing rapidly. Changes in regulatory reforms continue as China further strives to align its pharmaceutical industry with the world, which necessitates…

Pharmacovigilance - Volume 31, Issue

The Pharmacovigilance section of this issue is related to the first Meet & Share online event held in December 2021 by the EMWA Pharma - covigilance Special Interest Group (PV SIG) – with more than 70 attendees! Tiziana von Bruchhausen (editor)