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Localisation of promotional materials for pharma - Volume 33, Issue

Unwarranted changes by the client, lengthy approvals, and multiple rounds of revision – localisation of promotional materials for pharmaceutical companies can become a nightmare if the localisation specialist is unaware of heavy regulations in the…

Medical journalism: Another way to write about science - Volume 24, Issue

True journalism differs from public relations and uncritically reproducing press releases. It involves doing background research into the context surrounding the finding being reported, seeking comments from independent experts, and highlighting the…

Artificial intelligence – will we be replaced by robots? - Volume 28, Issue

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly dominate the news with billions of dollars in funding invested to combine AI with machine learning and data science across many disciplines, including medicine and healthcare. Within the context…

Teaching Medical Writing - Volume 27, Issue

Since 2014, I have offered a four-day course on academic writing for qualitative health researchers at the University of Southern Denmark. I tell the participants, mostly PhD students with backgrounds in the health professions, that “learning to…

Pharmacovigilance - Volume 31, Issue

The Regulatory Expert Seminar session at the 2021 Spring EMWA Conference took us on an amazing journey through marketing authorisation applications from a regulator’s and medical writer’s perspective. One of the presentations focussed on the…

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 31, Issue

Greeting from the croft! During my non-linear career path, there has been one recurring theme that always rang true: “Context matters”. As a physical therapist working in a rehabilitation centre, understanding my clients’ social roles, home…

Clinical Investigations for Medical Devices - Volume 32, Issue

This article focuses on the medical device specific aspects of clinical investigations and does not aim to be a comprehensive introduction to clinical trials. We highlight the key differences to clinical studies of medicinal products in the…

Speaking your patients’ language – Is it really worth it? The impact of translation on multilingual patient education materials - Volume 33, Issue

This article discusses the role of translation and its impact on the success of patient education materials, particularly in the context of patient recruitment and retention for clinical trials. We examine how translation and localisation help…

Fake news and vaccination: How the Science Anti-Fake News team in Argentina is fighting the infodemic - Volume 31, Issue

At the outset of the pandemic, it became clear that misinformation (“fake news”) on COVID-19 was spreading rapidly. In this article, we discuss our efforts to combat misinformation by joining with researchers from various disciplines in Argentina to…

The unique challenges of clinical trials in rare disease: A regulatory writer’s perspective - Volume 32, Issue

Designing clinical trials in rare diseases comes with a specific set of challenges including limited knowledge around the natural history of a disease, small sample size available for trial participation, regulatory guidance that is not calibrated…

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