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DIA Clinical Forum 2011

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We’ll be exhibiting at the DIA Clinical Forum in Basel on 12-14 October. If you’re going to be at the conference, please come and see us on stand 25. If you’re not going to be there, we’ll do our best to keep you up to date with all the fun if you follow us on Twitter (@dianthusmed).

Medical writing training, October 2011

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Adam Adam set up Dianthus Medical in 1999. He is an experienced medical writer and statistician, has a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in medical statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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We are pleased to announce that our 1-day introduction to medical writing training course will next run on 7 October 2011. Places are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment. Details here.

EMWA conference 2011

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The EMWA conference in Berlin is nearly upon us, and I’m thoroughly looking forward to it. I’ve rather foolishly agreed to teach 3 workshops this time round (mainly about statistics), so I shall be working hard, but I’m sure it will be fun nonetheless. Always great to catch up with fellow medical writers from around Europe over a beer or two! Do come and say hello if you’re going to be there.

ICR conference 2011

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We’ll be exhibiting at the ICR conference in Brighton on 21-22 March. Come and see us on stand 40! If you can’t make it, you can follow our news from the conference on Twitter. Follow us at @dianthusmed, or follow the hashtag #ICR2011.

New podcast from the Institute of Clinical Research

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The Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) have today launched a new monthly podcast, which looks at news from the world of clinical research, and I’m delighted to say that I was a co-presenter of the first episode, along with Andrew Smith from the ICR. The podcast is not intended as a comprehensive news roundup (the ICR website does that job nicely), but a chance to have a more in-depth look and a bit of a chat about a few of … Continue reading →

Medical writer vacancy

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Adam Adam set up Dianthus Medical in 1999. He is an experienced medical writer and statistician, has a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in medical statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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We have a vacancy for a medical writer to join our team for maternity cover. Please note that the job will be for a fixed-term contract for approximately 6 months, although it is possible that the position could subsequently become permanent if circumstances permit. The role will involve writing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals, clinical study reports for drug regulatory purposes, and a healthy variety of other documents. Relevant experience would be useful, but not essential, as full training … Continue reading →

Evil Big Pharma

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Adam Adam set up Dianthus Medical in 1999. He is an experienced medical writer and statistician, has a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in medical statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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Last week, I featured on a podcast called The Pod Delusion, where I discussed the evidence on whether Evil Big Pharma really are as evil as they are made out to be. Many of the accusations of evildoing on the part of Big Pharma are based on anecdote, but what does research evidence show? Listen here to find out. My piece starts about 33 minutes into the podcast.

European Statistical Forum

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Adam Adam set up Dianthus Medical in 1999. He is an experienced medical writer and statistician, has a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in medical statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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I shall be speaking at the European Statistical Forum in Verona later this week, about the role of medical writers in reporting clinical trials. It’s a topic close to my heart, about which I have spoken many times before, but usually to audiences of medical writers. It will be nice to speak to a different audience and make the statistical community more aware of some of the issues of publication ethics.

EMWA conference in Nice, day 1

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I’m typing this from my hotel room at the EMWA conference in Nice, as the first full day of the conference draws to a close. The journey here yesterday afternoon did not go smoothly, but at least I got here in the end, and I resisted the temptation to send any tweets about blowing up Heathrow Airport to vent my frustration with the delays. I was just in time for the opening lectures, the first given by Helen Baldwin, former … Continue reading →

Autumn EMWA conference now open for booking

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I’m pleased to see that the next EMWA conference, which will take place in Nice in November, is now open for booking. Nice is a lovely city, so it should provide a great environment for a couple of days of meeting other medical writers from around Europe. I’ll be teaching 2 workshops this time round, one on basic concepts of clinical study design (a nice gentle introduction, aimed at those new to clinical research) and a more advanced one on … Continue reading →