Results of the 2017 EMWA salary survey - Volume 27, Issue

EMWA conducted its first salary survey in 2006 to which 145 employed EMWA members responded.1 The survey was repeated in 2012, with 320 members responding.2 A third survey was conducted in 2017 and is reported here. Although separate surveys were…

From the Editor - On social media: Once a passive observer – now an active user - Volume 30, Issue

It is with great pleasure that I write my first editorial for this amazing issue on social media. The idea of this issue came to me in 2019, inspired by two special colleagues.

I had social media accounts even before I became a medical writer. I rec…

Out on Our Own - Volume 26, Issue

Greetings, readers.For freelancers, receiving feedback is an important process for building a mutually productive relationship with a client. Positive feedback serves to encourage and helps develop core strengths, while constructive criticism is…

Challenges of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey to inform working practices - Volume 30, Issue

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic working practices changed for members of the medical communication community. We devised a multifactorial online survey to better understand the impact of these changes. Of the 759 respondents, 85% had a positive…

Out On Our Own - Volume 23, Issue

Making the leap to become a freelancer is daunting enough, but once established how do we ensure our business has staying power? Thank you to our experienced freelancers who share their top tips for longevity. Never let it be said that OOOO is…

Time to make it shorter: Plain English in our context - Volume 24, Issue

Plain English in medical and scientific writing is not one-size-fits-all, because audiences differ. Advice on writing plain English abounds. In 1946, George Orwell, best known as the author of 1984, formulated a much quoted, compact set of rules for…

In the Bookstores - Volume 21, Issue

A useful reference for writing pharmacovigilance documents Like other areas of medical writing, pharmacovigilance (PV) medical writing has many detailed regulations, guidance documents, and templates associated with it. As such, there is a…

Abstracts from the EMWA Spring Conference Poster Session - Volume 32, Issue

At the 2023 EMWA Spring Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, EMWA hosted a poster session. There were posters related to many aspects of medical writing or of relevance to medical writers. The poster session presented an excellent way for…

Abstracts from 44th EMWA conference Poster session - Volume 26, Issue

At this year’s Spring Conference in Birmingham, UK, EMWA held its second annual poster session. Six poster presentations were selected from abstracts submitted to the Educational Committee. Abstracts could be on any subject related to medical…

Regulatory Matters - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editors: Clare Chang, Zuo Yen Lee  Briefing documents: Facilitating health authority interactions Author: Clare Chang  Briefing documents, essential for facilitating interactions between pharmaceutical companies and health authorities…