D.A.R.T Macros for Pharmaceutical and Regulatory Technical Writing with MS Word

The D.A.R.T.(Document Authoring and Readiness Tool) system of integrated MS Word macros does not offer any “structural authoring” functionality like some other Word macro systems do. For example, in my own field, “single s ourcing” is an important feature that saves untold hours by generating different deliverables from the same single source file. However, D.A.R.T. provides formidable standardization for text,…

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Plain Writing for Medical Insurance Policies — A Growth Field for Technical Writers

Introduction Without plain writing, medical insurance policies can be torture to read and understand. Example Please read the following description of “Primary Care Health Program” and see if you can understand anything: ——————————————————————- “The following rules determine which is the “primary” program: a) If the other program is not primarily a dental program, this program…

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Facts About Medical Transcriptionists

Introduction A medical transcriptionist writes Medical Transcriptions (MT) which is a technical communication niche in high demand, in all countries with a well-established medical and judicial system. Market Needs a Medical Transcriptionist Whether the population is getting old as in Western countries or young, as in the rest of the world, the doctors need to…

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American Medical Writers Association

If you are a technical writer specializing on medical and pharmaceutical copy you might consider becoming a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). They’re about to hold their annual conference down in Dallas, TX on October 22nd. Here are some of the AMWA membership benefits: * Career development at all expertise levels *…

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