Steven Walker

Contributions

Changes to working practices in medical communications during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from two surveys - Volume 31, Issue 3

Successive waves of COVID-19 have altered opinions and working practices. We conducted a survey in early 2020 among 759 members of the medical communications community, recruited via our network, seeking their experiences, opinions, and insights.…

Challenges of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey to inform working practices - Volume 30, Issue 1

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…

An introduction to medical affairs for medical writers - Volume 28, Issue 4

The role of medical affairs in pharmaceutical and medical device companies is gaining prominence. Medical writers will increasingly find themselves supporting medical affairs activities or, indeed, transitioning to jobs within medical affairs…

Writing for medical devices compared to pharmaceuticals: An introduction - Volume 26, Issue 2

Abstract The inherent differences between medical devices and drugs have implications for clinical research and medical writing. In view of the current move to more stringent regu - latory requirements for the medical device industry, an increasing…

Getting Your Foot in the Door - Volume 26, Issue 1

In this edition of GYFD, we are happy to present to you two great contributions. Danae Rokanas shares with us some interesting statistics and important lessons learned from the first Live Internship Forum (IF) inMunich. In the second piece, St…

EMWA News - Volume 26, Issue 1

Time to say goodbye.As I will step down from my role as EMWA’s Public Relations Officer in May 2017, I will no longer be on top of the EMWA news and will, therefore, step down from my role as section editor. It is with great pleasure though that I…

Lessons from building an accredited medical conference: Design and delivery - Volume 25, Issue 4

Participation in meetings and events by healthcare professionals is part of their continuing professional development, and it is a requirement for organisers to gain accreditation for continuing professional development in order to attract…

Writing for pharmaceutical or medical device companies: A survey of entry requirements, career paths, quality of life, and personal observations - Volume 25, Issue 2

The spectrum of medical writing activities across the pharmaceutical and device industries is vast. We conducted a limited survey of medical writers predominantly working in industry or for agencies to learn of their personal and professional…