MEDICAL WRITING
20th November 2010, Wroclaw
This one-day training workshop has been specially developed for scientists and medical professionals in the healthcare system, academia and clinical departments of the pharmaceutical industry. It aims to teach you how to get your research published in peer-reviewed journals. It discusses in depth all the essential steps you will need.
CME points (punkty edukacyjne): 8.
(more) (agenda) (location)In this workshop we will examine the structure of manuscripts, and you will learn how to write abstracts, how the peer-review process works and how to write effectively in English. For example, you will learn what makes text easy to read, how to use paragraphs to get your message across, use and misuse of jargon and medical terminology – and what to do when you receive the referees’ comments.
The aim of this course is to provide professional support to authors and would-be authors of medical papers. Participants will acquire up-to-date information on the requirements for submitting articles, publication structure and common problems encountered by authors, plus some of the “tricks of the trade” that professional writers use.
The morning will consist of lectures followed by breakout sessions in the afternoon. In the breakout sessions, participants will work in small groups on real-life practical tasks designed to reinforce the messages contained in the lectures. In the small-group sessions you will work with our experienced trainers in an interactive manner.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is intended for healthcare professionals and researchers who need to write effectively and clearly in English:
- Physicians
- Medical and scientific research workers in universities, research institutes
- The pharmaceutical industry
This workshop offers basic introductory instruction and is aimed at those who are just starting to write papers in English, although those who have moderate experience of writing in English will also benefit. As the training sessions will be presented in English, attendees will need a basic understanding of spoken English.
By completing the course you will be able to:
- Write a structured abstract which meets the congress requirements and at the same time captures the critical points of your study, describes your results clearly and consistently, and raises interest
- Write a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal so that it has the best chance of being accepted by the editor and referees
- Write a covering letter
- Critically review a publication, point out the pitfalls and to come up with ideas for an improved version
- Write a response to the reviewers’ comments
- Prepare your bibliography using reference management software
CME points (punkty edukacyjne): 8.
Agenda
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08.00–08.15 |
Registration and morning coffee |
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08.15–09.00 |
Lecture 1 – The elements of a paper: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (IMRAD) |
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09.00–10.00 |
Lecture 2 – Writing in English: Common problems, what makes text difficult/easy to read, using paragraphs effectively, jargon and technical terminology |
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10.00–10.15 |
Coffee break |
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10.15–11.00 |
Lecture 3 – How to write abstracts and summaries, letters to the Editor, and covering letters |
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11.00–11.15 |
Coffee break |
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11.15–12.00 |
Lecture 4 – The editorial process: How a journal treats submitted articles, the peer-review process, why papers are rejected, what to do if your article is rejected/accepted, and how to response to reviewers |
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12.00–12.30 |
Lecture 5 – Managing bibliographies effectively – reference management software |
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12.30–13.30 |
Lunch |
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13.30–17.30 |
Workshops (including coffee breaks) Workshop 1 – Review a manuscript, identify its faults and suggest improvements Workshop 2 – Write an abstract, discuss the covering letter and respond to the referees’ comments |
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17.30–17.45 |
Closing remarks & certificates |
Workshop details
Review a manuscript (provided), identify its faults and suggest improvements
Participants will be divided into small subgroups. During the first part of the workshop each group will be given a manuscript to study and will be expected to highlight its strengths and weaknesses. With guidance from the workshop leader, participants will then suggest how to improve the manuscript. During the last 45 min each group will present their findings about the manuscript and the workshop leader will record and correlate the groups’ findings for a final summary.
Write an abstract; discuss the covering letter and respond to the referees’ comments
During the first part of the workshop, the groups will prepare an abstract from the provided manuscript and develop a covering letter for submission. The groups will then come together for a guided discussion of their work. The last 25 minutes of the workshop will be a guided group discussion of how to deal with the referees’ comments received, after a manuscript has been submitted for publication.
The trainers are researchers with many peer-reviewed publications, and professional medical writers, all with wide experience in data presentation at international meetings and writing scientific and medical papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
CME points (punkty edukacyjne): 8.
Venue
to be announced
