2nd International Congress on Medical Writing
EDC , Center for Diabetes Education
In Collaboration with
World Association for Medical Editors WAME
European Medical Writers Association EMWA
&
The Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors EMAME
March 5 – 7, 2015
Ajman , UAE
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Message from the EDC , Center for Diabetes Education , European Medical Writing
Association EMWA & World Association for Medical Editors WAME
On behalf of the EDC, Center for Diabetes Education, European Medical Writing Association
EMWA and World Association for Medical Editors WAME, it gives us great pleasure to
welcome you to the 2nd International Congress on Medical Writing, March 5 – 7, 2015, in
Ajman, UAE. You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to join your colleagues and worldrenowned experts for the latest medical and technical information on Medical Writing. The
program will focus on cutting-edge research and evidence-based strategies to optimize medical
writing. This forum will also be an excellent opportunity for the exchange of ideas and
experiences with your colleagues from the Middle East.
Medical Writing continues to be a global issue, especially in the era of the evidence based
medicine. So the need for an overview of the medical writing industry and also get to know the
various ways and tools you may use to achieve good quality Medical Writing.
The European Medical Writing Association EMWA and the World Association for Medical
Editors WAME support this meeting. Our long-term plans include encouraging research into
medical editing, developing world-wide standards for medical editing, providing educational
workshops and meetings in various parts of the world, and fostering regional development of
medical editor groups.
We look forward to welcoming you at this exciting educational event.
Lorainne Ferris, MD
President, World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
Julia Donnelly, MD
President , European Medical Writing Association EMWA
Mahmoud Ibrahim, MD
Director , EDC , Center for Diabetes Education
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General Information
Venue:
Kempinski Hotel Ajman,
Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Language:
The official Language of the conference is English.
There will be no simultaneous translation.
Visa Requirements:
All passengers travelling to the United Arab Emirates must be in possession of a
valid passport, valid for at least six months from the date of entry into the United
Arab Emirates. All delegates will require an entry visa before their arrival into the
United Arab Emirates. The only exceptions are nationals of the Gulf Co-operation
Council States and nationals from the countries listed below:
Europe: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Monaco, Norway,
Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican
City.
North America: USA
Pacific Rim: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Malaysia, South Korea. For more information please contact: Department of
Naturalization and Residency PO Box 4333 Dubai
Tel:+971-4-3980000 Fax: +971-4-3981111
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dnrd.ae
For Visa purposes, an Invitation Letter from the Conference organization may be
downloaded and personalized.
The Invitation Letter will print with the congress letterhead and will include an
electronic signature.
It should be accepted as an official document.
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Please Note:
Invitation Letters imply no obligation by the congress to cover registration fees,
accommodations, travel expenses or any other costs associated with participation
in this meeting.
The congress is not able to contact UAE Embassies or Consulates on behalf of
any individual attempting to gain entry into UAE to attend the Congress.
Currency:
The official currency is the United Arab Emirates dirham (UAE). Exchange rates
for foreign currencies are publishing daily.
For the exchange rates, check the website www.xe.com
Climate:
The UAE has a sub-tropical, arid climate. May to September is summer, when temperatures range
between 40C and 48C. However, during the winter months, temperatures range from 10C to 30C.
Rainfall is predominantly in the winter and amounts to some 13cm annually.
ACCREDITATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Certificates of attendance issued by the EDC, Center for Diabetes Education,
European Medical Writing Association EMWA and World Association for Medical
Editors WAME will be given to the attendees along with CME hours if approved.
Program
Day 1, Thursday, March 5th 2015
09:00 – 12:00 Registration
12.00 – 12.30 Opening, take your light Lunch
12.30 – 13.30 Medical Writing Players
 World Association for Medical Editors WAME Tom Lang USA
 European Medical Writing Association EMWA Julia Donnelly UK
 The Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors EMAME
Farhad Handjani Iran
 EDC , Center for Diabetes Education Mahmoud Ibrahim USA
Learn how to benefit from the services of the above organizations even if you are
not a member
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13.30 – 14.15 Basics and advances of Statistics in Medicine
Tom Lang
USA
14.15 – 14.45 Writing a Program for Diabetes Screening
Jaakko Tuomilehto Finland
14.45 – 15.00 Break
15.00 – 16.30 Workshop: Publication Ethics
Speakers:
Tom Lang
Farhad Handjani
USA
Iran
Farhad Handjani (35 minutes):
Informed consent
Assent
Institutional Review Boards
Patient Confidentiality
Animal Research
Trial Registration
Tom Lang (35 minutes):
Authorship
Plagiarism
Duplicate Publication
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Divided Publication
Image Manipulation
Framing
Predatory Open Access Journals
Question & Answers (20 minutes)
14.30 Reception
Day 2, Friday, March 6th 2015
09:30 – 11.00 Training Session I
Chairperson:
Bashair Mussa
UAE
Creating an impact with posters, How to write a Good Poster?
Speaker:
Julia Donnelly UK
Topics:
 What are posters?
•What makes a memorable poster?
•Planning your poster
•Writing a poster
•Poster layout
 What creates an impact?
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Most common complaints
Planning your poster
Poster text -general rules
Poster content
Software options
11:00 – 12.30
The impact of medical publications on science, doctor’s career and the pharma industry
11.00 – 11.30
Scientometrics: impact factor, H index and more
Debate between editors and authors:
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The view of an editor
The view of an author
Shaukat Jawad
Pakistan
11.30 – 12.00 Pro and cons of peer reviewing, new evidence
Medical journalism, between difficulties and opportunities
The view of the pharma industry
Paolo Pozzilli
Italy
12.00 – 12.30 The view of the doctor
Key issues to consider before paper submission
How editing improves the quality of manuscripts
Different article types in medical journal: how to discern
Tips to get your paper published
Tom Lang
USA
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12.30 – 14.00
Prayer , Lunch
14.00 – 14.20 Academic Writing and Publishing: An Overview
Bashair Mussa UAE
14.20 – 14.40 Conducting randomized clinical trial in clinical practice: UAE experience
Amena Sadiya UAE
14.40 – 15.00 Medico legal Reports
Shaukat Jawad
Pakistan
15.00 – 15.20 Writing a manuscript from A to Z ( case study )
Nader Lessan UAE
15.20 - .15.30 Discussion
15.30 – 16.30 Training Session II
How to write a Good Poster? Case Studies
Speaker:
Julia Donnelly UK
Feel free to submit your own poster in advance to be discussed in this session
16.30 Break
Day 3, Saturday, March 7th 2015
09.30 – 10.30 Oral Session
09.30 – 09.45 Burgeoning of Pharmacy Related Open Access Journals from
India
Habeeb Ibrahim Abdul Razack, Sam Mathew, Abdul Razack, Prasanth Viswanadhan Vasantha
India
OR-3
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09.45 – 10.00 Outsourcing Medical Writing Services
Julie Edwige Virginie De Wever, Julie De Wever, Martine Abi-Khalil Lebanon
OR-1
10.00 – 10.15 34 Years of Cardiac Surgery Reflected in One Journal: Impact
of Bibliometric Analysis.
Markus K Heinemann, Marian M Tolksdorf Germany
OR-2
10.15 – 10.30 A decision-support tool to determine the authorship in clinical
publications.
Sam T Mathew, Habeeb Ibrahim Abdul Razack, Prasanth Viswanadhan Vasantha
OR-4
India
10.30 – 11.30
Special Panel Discussion
Online Health Information
Chairperson:
Tom Lang
USA
Panelists:
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Julia Donnelly
Farhad Handjani
Shaukat Jawaid
Gamela Nasr
UK
Iran
Pakistan
Egypt
Topics:
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WHO code of ethics
Minimal technical skills
Proper indexing
Open access manuscripts
Skills of Searching Online Databases
How to manage the search engines
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