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44 - MDC - Medical Sciences and Clinical Research
MDC 401 - Effective Medical Writing and Transcription
| Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDC 401 | 15 April 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| MDC 401 | 13 May 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| MDC 401 | 10 June 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| MDC 401 | 08 July 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| MDC 401 | 05 August 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| MDC 401 | 02 September 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| MDC 401 | 28 October 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| MDC 401 | 25 November 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| MDC 401 | 23 December 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
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Course Description
In medical writing, it is important to deliver accurate documents in timely manner that adhere to the highest ethical and scientific standards. This course provides an overview of how to present product information clearly and concisely for targeted audiences. It teaches participants how to control sentence structures for precise delivery of data and how to increase clarity and effectiveness.
Course Objectives
- Exploring the meaning of medical writing
- Learning how to write documents that meet the company’s goals and objectives
- Understanding the importance of publishing as an essential part of therapeutic product position
- Writing an abstract or manuscript
- Creating effective data displays
- Understanding the role of the writer in producing and issuing documents
- Discussing the best ways to manage the review process
- Providing and receiving feedback in useful way
- Reaching concurrence in the review process
Who Should Attend?
- Those new to the discipline who wish to understand the scope of medical writing
- Medical writers, reviewers of medical documents
- Clinical research managers and associates
- Regulatory affairs professionals
- Project physicians and medical monitors
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
Getting to Know Medical Writing
- The scope of medical writing
- Effective medical writing
- The writer's role
- Assessing the audience
- Identifying and placing key messages
Medical writing Regulation
- INDs/IDEs
- Clinical protocols and amendments, and study reports
- IBs and product labels
- NDAs/BLAs/PMAs
- Annual reports
- Product labeling
- Abstracts and posters for scientific meetings
- Manuscripts for publication in scientific journals
Day 2
The Clinical Study Report
- Using templates
- Purpose of each section
- Clarity and consistency in writing
Writing for Publication
- Publishers' requirements for manuscripts
- Standard manuscript elements: abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, and discussion
- Abstracts and posters for professional meetings
- Preparation, review, submission, acceptance, revision, publication
- Identifying key information and paring the language
Day 3
Controlling the Sentence
- Objectivity and tone
- Fundamentals of sentence construction
- Controlling voice for readability
- Select punctuation
Day 4
Achieving Flow and Cohesiveness
- Writing effective paragraphs
- Using transitions
- Effective data displays
- Using style guides for consistent medical writing
- Overcoming writer's block and finding time to write
Day 5
Managing the Review Process
- Charting the process flow
- Establishing metrics for managing regulatory submissions
- Putting a disclosure process in place
- Effective review practices
- Managing disparate comments from reviewers
