Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS#MedicalResearchers, #MedicalEditors, and #MedicalWriters: Check out MoRE Consensus Definitions, a #glossary of new #terminology used in #clinical #studies. Published here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2835400. My info source: issue 192 of newsletter from https://www.theaccidentalmedicalwriter.com/about/.
#MedicalEditors and #MedicalWriters), if you're a member of the American Medical Writers Association, please take the organization's #survey on how #generative #ArtificialIntelligence is changing how you work, wherever you are on the spectrum of #GenAI usage. AMWA will send you a link to by email.
#MedicalEditors and #MedicalWriters: A July 18 post on the website of the American Medical Writers Association provides alternative resources to counter the disappearance of #DEI #health #data. You don't have to be an AMWA member to access the site's post. https://blog.amwa.org/navigating-the-disappearance-of-dei-in-health-data #AMWA
#MedicalEditors, #MedicalWriters, and #scientists: Website maintenance on the US National Library of Medicine data center is coming up July 25 and may last 24-plus hours. https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2025/07/08/ncbi-website-maintenance-july-26th/
NCBI Website Maintenance - Beginning July 25th - NCBI Insights
On Friday, July 25th, starting at 9:00 PM EDT, we’ll be performing essential maintenance on the NLM data center. This upgrade is critical to ensure the continued reliability and stability of our services. We anticipate this planned outage will last 24 hours or more. During this time, users may experience interrupted access or degraded performance … Continue reading NCBI Website Maintenance — Beginning July 25th →
Scientific WorldOptimizing the Medical Writing Process for Faster, Flawless Results
Let's explore how to streamline your medical writing workflow for speedy and compliant submissions.
#MedicalWriting #RegulatoryWriting #ClinicalResearch #FasterSubmissions #MedicalWriters #ScientificWriting #MedComms #HealthcareProfessionals #PharmaLife #LifeSciences #MedicalContent #WritingTips
https://www.scientificworldinfo.com/2025/07/how-to-streamline-medical-writing-process.html
#MedicalEditors, #MedicalWriters, and #scientists: You may want to know about a possible alternative to #PubMed as a backup when you're creating or #editing #ReferenceLists. https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/115790
#MedicalEditors, #MedicalWriters, & the general public: Go to the bottom of the page at www.kff.org/about-us/ to sign up for #news updates on US #healthcare topics & US #HealthPolicy. Its major program areas are policy #analysis, #polling, #journalism, #PublicHealth information campaigns, and #health #misinformation & #trust. #AmEditing
Attention all #freelance #medical #communicators (#MedicalEditors and #MedicalWriters): Monica Nicosia, PhD (owner, Nicosia Medical Writer LLC) wants you to take the 2024 Freelance Medical Communicator Tools of the Trade Survey: https://s.surveyplanet.com/7r30rh40 . #SelfEmployment #survey
2024 Freelance Medical Communicator Tools of the Trade Survey
**Survey tentative closing date:** Friday, March 1, 2024 **Who is running this anonymous survey?** I am Monica Nicosia, PhD, (Owner, Nicosia Medical Writer LLC) a freelance medical writer with 27+ years experience in medical communications. To find out more about me visit my website (https://nicosiamedicalwriter.com). If you have questions about this survey, send me an email at: monica at nicosiamedicalwriter dot com. **What is the history of this survey?** This is the third time I have conducted this anonymous survey. The first time was in 2016 when 300 participants completed the survey (see Nicosia M. Results from the 2016 Freelance Medical Communicator Tools of the Trade survey. AMWA J. 2017;32:105-112). The second time was in 2018 when 262 freelancers completed the survey and received the results. **What is the purpose of this survey?** The purpose of this survey is to collect data about the software/apps and other digital tools that freelance medical communicators use in their daily work. Once analyzed, this information will help current and new freelancers expand and upgrade their own digital toolboxes. **How will you use the survey data?** I will analyze the anonymous data and report the results of my analysis in a journal article and/or conference presentation. I will send a pdf copy of summary findings to all survey participants who, at the end of the survey, provide their email address for this purpose. These email addresses will not be shared or used for any other purpose. **Who should participate?** You are eligible to participate in this survey if you are currently working as a freelancer (ie, self-employed) medical communications professional (eg, medical writer, medical editor) anywhere in the world. **How long with the survey take?** The survey will take 7-12 minutes to complete. **Note: ** The red asterisks indicate mandatory questions. Thank you for deciding to take this survey!
For new #freelance #editors, here's an article from #amWriting with tips on #tracking your working #time. It was written for #MedicalWriters and #MedicalEditors, but the information can help you if you #edit in other arenas. https://blog.amwa.org/tips-from-the-experts-on-freelance-time-tracking
Renshaw01Tips on writing an introductory paragraph
#sciencewriters #medicalwriters #STEM
[NOTE, this is as seen on Twitter, and was developed by Dr Asad Naveed]
Are you stuck in your research paper's introduction paragraph again?
Here is a 3-step framework on how to write a compelling introduction section of your paper (see diagram):
1. Attention (labelled orange):
Write about what is known.
Define the problem and grab your reader's attention with a quote, or a statistic.
2. Connection (labelled light blue):
Write about what is unknown.
What is yet to be found?
3. Thesis (labelled dark blue & purple):
Write about how you will fill the gap and your rationale, purpose and hypothesis.
A well-written introduction can set the stage for your research and establish context and relevance.
This approach allows you to start broadly and narrow down as you progress.
Eventually, this framework will keep your reader engaged from the very beginning.
It'll also act as a roadmap guiding the reader through your argument.
If you want to see more tips like this and you have a blue bird account, look for: @dr_asadnaveed