Namrata Singh

Contributions

Introducing EMWA’s new AI Working Group - Volume 32, Issue 3

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad umbrella term that refers to the use of computer algorithms to perform tasks that typically require human-like intelligence, such as reasoning, learning, decision-making, and perception. The new EMWA AI…

The freelance medical writer and the medical writing agency: A symbiotic relationship - Volume 32, Issue 2

The medical writing industry is evolving. With a growing demand for competent and experienced medical writers in both the product industry (pharmaceutical, biotechnology-related, and medical technology-related) and service providers (clinical…

Results of the 2021 EMWA salary and compensation survey - Volume 31, Issue 4

In 2021, EMWA members were asked to participate in a survey about their current salary and compensation. The survey included questions on some of the factors that typically influence earnings, such as education, geographic location, level…

New documents required by the medical device regulation - Volume 29, Issue 3

This article introduces four documents associated with the new Medical Device Regulation 2017/745: the clinical evaluation plan, post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF) plan and PMCF evaluation report, and the summary of safety and clinical…

Writing lay summaries: What medical writers need to know - Volume 27, Issue 2

Lay summaries are critical for building publictrust in clinical research and therefore forrecruiting patients. They are also an importantpart of efforts to improve data transparency.Due to new global regulations, lay summarieswill soon probably…

Registration and ethics committee approval for observational studies: Current status and way forward - Volume 26, Issue 3

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have always been recognised as the highest level of evidence in medical research. However, they cannot address the questions that one comes across in real-world clinical practice. Observational studies can answer…

Covering a medical advisory board meeting and creating the report or publication: The role of the professional medical writer - Volume 25, Issue 4

Medical advisory board meetings are anintegral part of the healthcare and, inparticular, the pharmaceutical landscape.These meetings serve to identify knowledgegaps in a specific therapeutic area and tosuggest measures that could be implementedand…