Applied Medical Writing and Editing

This course builds on the knowledge gained in the Spectrum of Medical Writing course and introduces the student to some of the more complex topics in writing and editing scientific and medical materials. Topics include: choosing the best format for the topic, research report, clinical study report, grant proposal, review article, book chapter, poster, slide presentation or other; conceptualizing the topic, organizing the material, composing, drafting and revision; version control; manuscript preparation and submission; the editing of numbers, numerals, and units of measurement including SI units; tables and figures, and P values; drugs and equipment; organisms and pathogens; and nomenclature used in oncology, cardiology, and pulmonology. In addition to completing AMA-supplied homework on these topics, students will visit corresponding websites each week to complement their knowledge.

The Spectrum of Medical Writing and Editing (FPM-40653) must be completed prior to enrolling into Applied Medical Writing and Editing.

Course Number: FPM-40652
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Medical Writing

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6/21/2021 - 9/3/2021

$550

Online

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  156750

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Paillard, Florence C, Scientific and Medical Writer for the biopharmaceutical industry

  Florence Paillard is a scientific and medical writer for the biopharmaceutical industry. Working within R&D, clinical and marketing fields, she acquired experience in writing many types of documents, from scientific and review papers to regulatory documents to marketing communications. She is currently a free-lance scientific and medical writer.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Sauer-Gehring, Michelle

  Where did the Ph.D come from? Michelle Sauer Gehring completed her undergraduate and graduate training at Texas A&M University. She focused the majority of her attention on miRNA expression and canine models of disease. She worked as a postdoc at Baylor College of Medicine before joining the faculty of the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston (UTHealth) where the majority of her work focused on trauma and transfusion medicine. So in short, she LOVES genetics and clinical trials (especially the ethics side of those research fields).   Where did the ELS come from? While at UTHealth, Dr. Sauer began her formal training in medical writing and received her BELS certification (ELS) in 2011. Since that time,  she has continued to work in the academic sector...Read More

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Simcoe, Donna

  Donna Simcoe has 20+ years of publication management and medical writing in the pharmaceutical industry. She holds two master's degrees in biomedical writing, biotechnology and an MBA, as well as being a certified medical publication professional (CMPP). Her industry career includes roles of increasing responsibility in publication strategy, planning and medical writing at Cephalon (now Teva), Wyeth (now Pfizer), AstraZeneca and Cadence (now Mallinckrodt). Simcoe has managed publication programs across 10+ therapy areas. She is an author of nine articles, four posters and two oral presentations and has provided medical writing support for 18 journal articles and 31 conference posters. Simcoe is an active member of the International Society of Medical Publication Professionals (ISMP...Read More

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Jacobson, Anne

  Anne Jacobson is a medical writer and scientific director who specializes in developing scientifically rigorous content for continuing medical education (CME) and continuing professional development (CPD) activities. For nearly 20 years, she has partnered with global CME providers and medical societies to design, develop, and evaluate hundreds of certified CME/CPD activities. Most recently, Anne was honored by the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) with the 2021 William Campbell Felch Award for Outstanding Research in Continuing Education for her work on a quality improvement project focused on addressing racial disparities in cancer care. Anne is a Distinguished Member of ACEhp, a certified healthcare CPD professional (CHCP), a certified professional...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 6/28/2021.
  

• NOTE:

• DATE & LOCATION:

  6/21/2021 - 9/3/2021
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.