Health Care Journalists Coming to Town in April

The Association of Health Care Journalists will hold its annual meeting in Philadelphia in about 2 weeks. Click here for more information.

Thank You, Laure Perrier!

Hats off to Laure Perrier at the University of Toronto. Drawing on the university's Research and Development Resource Base, Ms Perrier provided me with a list of 7 recent journal articles and 19 seminal articles on the topic of needs assessment in CME around the world. I'll be tweeting more about these during March and April. Here's a hint of what's to come:

1) Educational needs of off-service residents in emergency medicine in Chicago
2) Faculty development in a Persian Gulf medical school
3) Educational needs of pharmacists in Doha, Qatar
4) Informational needs of NHL survivors and their physicians
5) Educational needs of primary care providers in Dublin, Ireland
6) Needs assessment as a strategic planning tool at a university in India
7) Educational needs of junior GPs in England

This list doesn't even include the seminal articles!

So if needs assessment in CME is your bag, stay tuned for fun!

Annual Princeton Conference -- Don't Miss It!

This year's annual Delaware Valley chapter conference in Princeton is shaping up to be another winner, thanks to veteran conference organizer Brian Bass and his team. 

15th Annual Princeton Conference

Hosted by American Medical Writers Association, Delaware Valley Chapter

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Plainsboro, New Jersey

Morning workshop titles:

1) Organizing the Medical Paper

2) Summarizing  Clinical Efficacy Data

3) Improving Question Writing in CME

Afternoon workshop titles:

1) Writing Abstracts

2) Summarizing Clinical Safety Data

3) Using EndNote to Manage References

Click here for more information and to register.

Networking Reception Next Week

March 16 Networking Reception

Come out and network with members of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting. 

Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar will be provided. Cash bar prices range from $4.00-$8.00. Bring lots of business cards to exchange!

For details and to register, visit www.amwa-dvc.org

Freelance Workshop is Next Month!

If you live in the Delaware Valley and you're interested in medical writing, be sure to attend the freelance workshop on Saturday, April 2 in King of Prussia. The event is hosted by the Delaware Valley chapter of the American Medical Writers Association. I will be moderating a discussion of professional credentials for medical writers. Hope you can join us!