Medical Writing Preclinical Studies Out on Our Own

Volume 26, Issue 4 - Preclinical Studies

Out on Our Own

Abstract

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 season. This is the question Belinda Cabral, our Berlin-based EMWA colleague, asked herself after she started her freelance consultancy and found herself working all kinds of hours. Many of us, especially in our early days in freelancing, have perhaps gone through such a period where every client was welcome and we were loath to say no to a project. While such a situation is exciting and challenging in the beginning, it can eventually spiral into a stressful situation due to the pressure of multiple deadlines and a heavy workload. In her article, Belinda shares with us certain techniques that she practices in order to strike a healthy work-life balance that allows her to enjoy her downtime just as much she enjoys her freelance business. 2017 has indeed been an eventful year for EMWA’s Freelance Business Group, and quite a few initiatives have been rolled out to enhance the benefits we offer to our freelance members. And I have taken the opportunity to share these with you in a brief recap.

Many thanks to all of you who have contributed to OOOO; your articles are indeed insightful and of immense help to your fellow freelancers. I would also like to reiterate my request to all our readers to continue submitting your articles and sharing your thoughts with us.

Season’s greetings and good luck for 2018!
Satyen Shenoy

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Profile: An interview with Steven Walker
Getting Your Foot in the Door
In the Bookstores
Journal Watch
The Webscout
Good Writing Practice
Medical Communications
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Raquel Billiones

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Evguenia Alechine

Jonathan Pitt

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Victoria White

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Anuradha Alahari

Jennifer Bell

Nicole Bezuidenhout

Claire Chang

Barbara Grossman

Sarah Milner

John Plant

Sampoorna Rappaz

Amy Whereat

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Daniela Kamir

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Jennifer Bell

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Nicole Bezuidenhout 

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Somsuvro Basu

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Ana Sofia Correia 

Gained in Translation

Ivana Turek

Getting Your Foot in the Door

Wendy Kingdom / Amy Whereat

Good Writing Practice

Alison McIntosh 

In the Bookstores

Maria Kołtowska-Häggström

Lingua Franca and Beyond

Maddy Dyer

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Lisa Chamberlain-James

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Payal Bhatia

Medical Devices

Evguenia Alechine

My First Medical Writing

Anuradha Alahari

News from the EMA

Adriana Rocha

Out on Our Own

Tiziana von Bruchhausen

Pharmacovigilance

Clare ChangZuo Yen Lee 

Regulatory Matters

Sam Hamilton

Regulatory Public Disclosure

Claire Gudex

Teaching Medical Writing

Louisa Ludwig-Begall / Sarah Kabani

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications

Louisa Marcombes

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Phil Leventhal

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