Satyendra S. Shenoy
Contributions
Over the finish line
The remarkable success of EMWA’s 55th conference, held in Prague, seems as the perfect culmination of my one-year service as the EMWA president.
Medical Writing. 2023;32(2)5. https://doi.org/10.56012/mnre9850
Freelancing is becoming an increasingly popular option for medical writers and communicators, but it’s not as straightforward as finding a few clients and getting paid. There’s so much more involved. Freelancers are business owners and to be…
From scurvy to Covid-19: The role of clinical trials, and medical writing’s crucial role in the process
The medical writing community is intrinsically involved in regulatory documentation that spans the entire timeline of clinical research – from…
Medical Writing. 2022;31(4)6. https://doi.org/10.56012/nmbz4964
Medical Writing. 2022;31(3)6. https://doi.org/10.56012/ajdz4385
Dear EMWA friends and colleagues, as I draft this message, we are coming to the close of EMWA’s 53rd conference in Berlin, Germany. By all measures, it was a great conference with almost 400 delegates participating in our full programme…
It is a pleasure for me to share an article in this issue from our previous Out on Our Own (OOOO) section editor, Satyen Shenoy. For those that don’t know him, where have you been? Satyen, as he will describe, has been on the EMWA scene for many…
One of the main reasons why the Freelance Business Group (and the whole of EMWA as well) is thriving and growing is because of the number of our members who volunteer to carry out our activities and help in implementing new initiatives. Becoming a…
Greetings, readers.In this issue of OOOO, we start off with an important question – how do I prevent the risk of working too much? An apt question as we approach the end of the year, finishing up our projects and settling in to enjoy the holiday…
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…
Greetings, readers. As I write this, the EMWA spring conference is on the horizon and I hope I will have met as many of you as possible at the Freelance Business Forum in Birmingham. In this edition of the OOOO you will find two interesting articles…
What can I say? I am excited to be writing my first editorial as section editor of EMWA News. With Bea as my predecessor, I know I have some big shoes to fill and hope to be up to the task. In this issue, we share the latest news from our…
As a part of its initiative in forging alliances with associations that promote freelancing at a national level in Europe, EMWA has recently tied up with the Verband der Gründer und Selbständigen Deutschland e.V. (VGSD) which is based in Germany.…
In this edition of OOOO, we are pleased to bring to you four diverse and thought provoking articles, and some practical tips. We thank you for your contributions and once again invite you to submit any articles that you wish to share with your…
The theme for the FBF at the Munich conference was Out On Our Own but Not Alone. With an impressive attendance by more than 60 freelancers (FLs) from Europe and beyond, and also a special guest – Dr Andreas Lutz of the VGSD, a German association…
Editorial
Welcome to the OOOO section of Medical Writing.
Whilst members who attended the free lancers’ networking meetings in The Hague (November 2015) or Munich (May 2016) may have noticed the recent changing of the guard at the Freelance…
Editorial
In this issue, Satyendra Shenoy, a member of a few years from Mumbai tells us about the tribulations – if not trials – of realising his lifelong ambition to settle in Germany. What eventually made this possible was discovering, as a…