Communication & training -

Advisory boards

Organisation and full operational support including scientific report preparation of:

advisory boards
panel discussions, professional evaluations
individual discussions with experts in the relevant field
discussion panels based on prepared literature reviews
investigator meetings
Delphi panels (anonymous questioning of experts in order to predict the long-term trends in scientific research and development)
Oxford-style debates

The above services can be provided with direct input from the commissioning party or exclusively by representatives of Proper Medical Writing.

The expert meeting preparation service includes the following stages:

problem definition and precise identification of the subject range, as well as the specific questions and issues to be addressed
identification of experts, preparation of a proposed list of experts, and deciding on the final choice of experts working with the client
identification of information sources
selection of the most efficient means of information acquisition (e.g. advisory board, panel discussion)
logistics and content-related preparation for an advisory board or panel discussion
summary, analysis and synthesis of the acquired information
preparation of a report or minutes
preparation of a publication

Training

Since 2007, Proper Medical Writing has organised workshops and conferences, during which over 1000 people have been trained, both in Poland and abroad. We organise tailored training events, adjusted to the participant expectations as well as open sessions aimed at physicians, scientists, investigators and pharmaceutical companies (marketing, medical, clinical, drug registration and safety departments).

Our training is performed in an objective manner and characterised by high-quality content.

We currently offer courses on:

presenting medical data at scientific meetings
medical writing (how to write a scientific paper)
clinical trial documentation
scientific publishing
clinical statistics for non-statisticians (how to read and understand statistics)
oral presentation skills
research grants
critical appraisal of published papers
critical appraisal of study proposals
clinical study design, statistics & PROs
medical writing and communication for medical affairs
evidence-based medicine
searching information in medical databases

Training is an effective way to broadening your range of key knowledge and skills, and serves to support the scientific developments pertaining to clinical trials, including postmarketing surveillance. Training topics include substantial issues regarding scientific work. Courses include introductory topics, such as methodology of writing scientific papers (English and Polish), to more advanced subjects, including the process of publication in high-impact journals and statistics used in research and scientific papers. We also focus on topics often omitted from such comprehensive training, but equally important to professional success, such as public speaking (basic and advanced levels), presentations, and conference posters (concept, project, printout). We care about the interactive nature of our trainings. This is why training groups are kept small and workshops (practical activities, exercises, and case studies) make up more than half of our courses.

Our lecturers are authors of multiple publications and specialists with extensive experience in scientific presentation at multinational conferences, symposia, and other meetings, as well as in academic writing, the art of presenting and preparation of formal medical documentation. The core of our Medical Writing training program was developed in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Locke, former editor of the British Medical Journal (1975 - 1991), doctor and educator, and author and reviewer of many texts on medical journalism. Since 2009, our primary lecturer has been Dr. John Carpenter, a professor at the University of Manchester, board member of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), and co-author of the European guidelines for peer-reviews in medical papers

Medical communication

manuscripts
conference reports
monographs
commentaries
presentations
posters
patient information
educational articles for patients
content for medical (including product-specific) websites
lay summaries

We also do:

medical database searches
medical writing for the internet
administration of health-related websites
(production and managing of the content, searchengine optimisation, usability optimisation)