ABOUT ME.
MORE THAN 25 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY.
With more than 2 decades of medical writing experience, I’ve written in a variety of therapeutic areas and in a wide range of media. My portfolio includes
- Abstracts and posters
- Advisory board materials
- Continuing medical education materials
- Journal supplements
- Newsletter and newsmagazine articles
- Patient education materials
- Publication plans
- Sales training materials (print and digital)
- Scientific manuscripts
- Scientific meeting coverage
- Slide decks
- Website content
RARE DISEASE EXPERIENCE.
RARE DISEASE
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE.
I’ve written about the genetic origins of and treatments for some of the more than 6,000 rare diseases that have been identified, including
- Achondroplasia
- Congenital generalized lipodystrophy
- Hereditary angioedema
- Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
- Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
SALES TRAINING EXPERIENCE.
With an extensive portfolio of sales-training programs, I can help you create home-study and live training to ensure your sales team is up to speed before and after product launch. Moreover, I know what it takes to get sales-training content through the medical-legal review process.
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.
I do more than write. I perform gap analyses and environmental scanning and use this information to help clients plan strategy and develop tactics to communicate key messages to target audiences—through publications, KOL identification and development, advisory boards, and peer-to-peer activities, to name a few.
WRITING FOR CONSUMERS AND PROFESSIONALS.
I can write for professionals as well as consumers. In fact, consumer-facing health and medical writing is one of my specialties. I have proven ability to review, interpret, and summarize medical information for lay readers.
COMMITMENT TO ETHICAL STANDARDS.
I adhere to the highest ethical standards and practices in the industry and I advise writers new to the profession to adhere to these standards as well. Read about the standards I follow.
COMMITMENT TO THE PROFESSION.
Becoming a skilled medical writer involves commitment to professional development and an ongoing desire to expand your knowledge base and learn new skills. Consequently, I attend conferences and take online education courses to ensure I give my clients the highest quality services.
In addition, I’m committed to sharing what I know about medical communication with other writers. I am the coauthor of The Accidental Medical Writer and the author of Nude Mice and Other Medical Writing Terms You Need to Know. Check out some other resources I developed:
Here are a few additional trainings I developed and presented:
- Make Your Freelance Business a Perpetual Feast. Peer review-selected session at the 2016 AMWA Medical Writing & Communication Conference
- What Should I Charge? Peer review-selected session at the 2014 AMWA Medical Writing & Communication Conference
- How to Write a Manuscript from a CSR. Peer review-selected session at the 2013 AMWA Medical Writing & Communication Conference
LONG-TERM INVOLVEMENT WITH AMWA.
LONG-TERM
INVOLVEMENT
WITH AMWA.
INVOLVEMENT
WITH AMWA.
I joined the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) in 1993 and found my professional home. I’ve been involved with AMWA at both the local and national level. I’ve been the Social Media Section Editor of the AMWA Journal since 2009. I have served on the AMWA Executive Committee since 2013 and was elected a Fellow of AMWA in 2016. I was the 2018-2019 AMWA President.