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Medical writers are catalysts in knowledge translation by Ruth Hadfield, PhD Recently I watched Simon Sinek’s inspiring TedTalk about how great organisations ‘Start with Why’. It got me thinking. I love being a freelance medical writer. I really enjoy researching the medical literature and working on a wide variety of topics and I have no doubt that […] Read More
I have compiled the following list of international medical conferences & congresses being held in Australia in 2024. If you would like your medical conference added to this list please contact me at ruth@mediwrite.com.au. As an experienced medical writer I can provide conference services such as news articles, meeting minutes, day summaries, live social media […] Read More
Editors and reviewers are the gatekeepers between your academic manuscript and getting published. These are the people you need to convince (and not annoy or offend) to ensure success. The three most common reasons for accepting a manuscript that is given by reviewers are that the work is: Timely and relevant to a current problem […] Read More
What does a medical writer do? Medical writing is a term that encompasses a wide range of tasks from journalism and blogging through to writing highly specialised regulatory submissions for approval of a new drug or medical device. Very few medical writers cover the entire spectrum of medical writing, most specialise in a subset. Other […] Read More
‘Pearl growing’ (also known as ‘Citation mining’ or ‘Snowballing’) is an effective approach to systematic literature searching which helps to ensure that all relevant literature has been identified. All three names hint at the iterative process involved – a grain of sand in an oyster grows slowly, layer by layer, into a pearl – one […] Read More
I recently had an enquiry from a potential new client asking for a quote to edit an 80,000 word book manuscript. They commented: “I think we would need you to read the full manuscript and edit, but also make suggestions for appropriate structure etc. I am not sure about the labels for each type of […] Read More
By Ruth Hadfield, PhD Scientific advances in the understanding of COVID-19 Since coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19 or 2019-nCoV)/severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 over 900 academic research articles have been published. For clinicians already working at the frontline it is a daunting task to keep track […] Read More
I have compiled the following list of oncology conferences being held in Australia & New Zealand during 2020. If you would like your conference included in this list of oncology conferences please contact me. This is a free service. As an experienced medical writer, I can provide professional services for your medical meetings including record […] Read More
A new HRT study has been published in top medical journal The BMJ. (1) Once again the news headlines are screaming out a warning to women who are prescribed HRT. “Long term use of hormone therapy linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk,” claims the title of the press release. “Absolute risk is small but women should […] Read More
International medical conferences being held in Australia in 2019 I have compiled the following list of international medical conferences & congresses being held in Australia in 2019. If you would like your medical conference added to this list please contact me at ruth@mediwrite.com.au. As an experienced medical writer I can provide conference services such as […] Read More