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‘Supplier diversity’ is a business practice that encourages diversity in the supply marketplace by encouraging the purchase of goods and services from businesses owned by, or that assist, under-represented groups  (Diversity Council Australia, 2023). Implementing a supplier diversity model may be a catalyst for a mindset shift that has the potential for broader positive impacts.

A study on vaccine uptake among elderly care residents in Australia reveals crucial insights and opportunities for improving immunization rates. We congratulate authors Stephen Wiblin, Yuen Lai, Natalie Soulsby, and Jodie Hillen on the publication of their study, ‘Vaccination in Aged Care in Australia: A Retrospective Study of Influenza, Herpes Zoster, and Pneumococcal Vaccination‘ in Vaccines.

What makes for fun? For Tim and Leanne at WriteSource Medical fun means all things data! Most recently that included training in Viedoc study build design. The WSM DM team are now fully fledged Viedoc certified designers and are ready to provide all encompassing support for your research project using the Viedoc eClinical suite. What do we like about Viedoc?

What is supplier diversity? ‘Supplier diversity’ is a business practice that encourages diversity in the supply marketplace by encouraging the purchase of goods and services from businesses owned by, or that assist, under-represented groups  (Diversity Council Australia, 2023). Implementing a supplier diversity model may be a catalyst for a mindset shift that has the potential for broader positive impacts.

The Annals of Internal Medicine have today published an article on Responding to Reviewers and Editors About Statistical Significance Testing. Attendees of any statistical training that I conduct, will already know my opinion on p-values and their merits and drawbacks. P-values in and of themselves provide very little information, rather they just dichotomize findings into ‘significant’ or ‘not significant’ along some fairly arbitrary line (usually, but not always, p<0.05).

What is search engine optimisation (SEO)? Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a set of techniques that can help your online medical writing rank higher in search engine results. As a medical writer, incorporating SEO techniques can help improve the visibility and accessibility of your content to a wider audience. What do I need to know about SEO in medical writing? Well written content that provides value to the user, ranks more highly than poorly written content.

What are infographics? The term infographics refers to a collection of images, charts and minimal text that provides a summary of a topic.1 Essentially, “an infographic uses visual cues to communicate information”.2 Why would I use an infographic? Our medical writers use infographics to break down complex topics.

Clinical trial evidence comes from a variety of sources. In Australia and New Zealand, a large proportion of that evidence comes from Clinical Trial Networks (CTNs). These groups of geographically dispersed and multidisciplinary clinical researchers play an important role in evidence generation, particularly for investigator-initiated trials.

What is clinical data management? Clinical data management involves the collection and management of data during a clinical trial. During clinical trials, large volumes of data are collected. The role of the clinical data manager is to ensure that the data you collect: is applicable to your research question correctly captures the patient journey during the study The clinical data manager develops and maintains the clinical database which is used to collect this information.

With any type of writing, it’s important to consider your audience. Medical writing is no exception. Some materials are written with medical professionals in mind, while others are written with consumers (or patients) as the main audience. Either way, the use of clear, concise language that is easy to understand is key to optimising engagement. What are some of the materials that are written for consumers?