ISMPP Highlights
Medical Writer Joint Position Statement Available in Multiple Languages
In January 2017, AMWA, EMWA, and ISMPP released their Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers. One year after its release, the Joint Position Statement is now available in seven languages…
Educational Series on Data and Financial Transparency Now Available
ISMPP is pleased to announce the availability of the Educational Series on Data and Financial Transparency, developed by the ISMPP Global Transparency Committee. This Educational Series was “designed to educate members…”
“Good Practice for Conference Abstracts and Presentations” Preprint Available for Comment
Recently, a group of medical communication professionals, which included several ISMPP members, developed and submitted a preprint to PeerJ Preprints. The preprint, titled “Good Practice for Conference Abstracts and Presentations: GP-CAP,” endeavors to…
Message from Our Leadership
Robert J. Matheis
ISMPP President and CEO
News and Trends
Online Medical Publishing and Social Media: Reaching Your Audience in 2018
We’re glued to our technology, right? We’re never far from a smart phone, tablet, e-reader, or laptop. We work online and in e-rooms and clouds. We IM someone who’s running late for a TC. Even our healthcare professionals (HCPs) are likely to…
Close Your Eyes and Make a Wish – Publication Professionals Edition
Holiday time means many things, among them, making lists: shopping lists, gift lists, things-I-need-to-do-before-the-holidays lists, people-I’m-thankful-to-have-in-my-life lists… so why not a wish list for Medical Publication Professionals!? With that in mind…
Medical Writer Acknowledgment: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in Practice
Several guidelines have been instrumental for implementing practices to fairly credit contributors to the development of medical/scientific manuscripts, including those individuals who frequently do not satisfy traditional authorship criteria (eg, statisticians, laboratory technicians, and professional medical writers)…
What Would You Do?
In our role as medical publication professionals, we may occasionally encounter situations in which it is not obvious how to ensure good publication practice. Have you ever wished you could consult the ISMPP membership for guidance when these situations arise? Here’s your opportunity!
What Would You Do? is a section of The MAP that presents case scenarios as an educational tool for medical publication professionals. The section provides a case scenario to ponder, and readers are invited to participate in a poll by selecting one of the listed solutions. Readers can also submit their thoughts on the scenario anonymously. The poll results, plus educational insights, are posted in a later issue for readers to digest.
POLL: Manuscript Review by Non-English-Speaking Authors Raises Concerns
You are providing medical writing support on a manuscript for which all non-industry authors are from a non-English-speaking country. The manuscript is written in English, but it is clear from the kick-off call that very few of the non-industry authors have a good understanding of English…
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