Whitsell Innovations, Inc. to attend and present at the 2020 American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Medical Writing & Communication Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Chapel Hill, NC – September 2020 – Whitsell Innovations, Inc. to attend and present at the 2020 American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Medical Writing & Communication Conference.
Whitsell Innovations, (WI), Inc., is pleased to announce that our President, Robin Whitsell, and 11 of our writers will be presenting at the 2020 AMWA Medical Writing & Communication Conference, Trends and Opportunities for Medical Communicators, October 20-22, 2020.
This year’s conference will be the organization’s first virtual event, and promises to provide a warm and welcoming environment with an accessible, engaging, and valuable learning experience. This year, WI’s own Elise Eller, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, is the chair of the Annual Conference Program Committee. “This has been quite a journey,” says Dr. Eller. “We have had to pivot from our usual in-person conference to our first-ever virtual conference. While it’s disappointing that we won’t be able to see our friends and colleagues in person, a virtual conference offers opportunities for a greener, more accessible event. And we’ve made sure our virtual conference focuses on what we value most from our conferences: education and networking.”
AMWA President and WI Senior Writer and Manager, Ann Winter-Vann, PhD, is also enthusiastic about this year’s virtual event. “AMWA has put together an exceptional program for its first-ever virtual conference, with engaging plenary speakers, a broad range of educational sessions, and live roundtable and networking sessions that will allow attendees to engage directly with each other,” says Dr. Winter-Vann. “Although I will miss seeing so many friends and colleagues in person this year, I appreciate the fact that the virtual conference is accessible to those in the medical writing community who have not been able to travel to the conference in years past.”
The WI presentations at the AMWA 2020 conference include:
- Robin Whitsell, BA, BPh, Medical Writer and Consultant, is presenting “Knowing Which Button to Push: Communicating the Value Proposition of Medical Writing” in the Career Development focus area.
- Melissa Christianson, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, is presenting “Tricks and Tips for Time Management” in the Core Knowledge/Skills focus area.
- Melissa Christianson, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, is presenting “Strategies for Effective Risk Communication” in the Health Communication focus area.
- Katie Bates, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, Irene Papanayotou, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, and Maureen Piotrowski, MBA, Medical Writer and Consultant, will have a poster on display, “The Evolution of Clinical Trial Design with Advances in Personalized Medicine.”
- Bryce Marquis, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, will have a poster on display, “The Role of the Medical Writer in the FDA’s Complex Innovative Trial Designs Program.”
- Julie Hurt, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, will be moderating a roundtable discussion, “Clinical Evidence and CER Strategies in an MDR-Compliant Landscape” in the Regulatory Writing focus area.
- Jenni Pickett, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, will be moderating a roundtable discussion, “The Times They Are A Changin’: How to Manage Change Effectively in Every Role” in the Career Development focus area.
- Cody Nichols, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant, will be moderating a roundtable discussion, “Transitioning to Full-Time Regulatory Writing” in the Career Development focus area.
- Mary Ellis Bogden, BA, Senior Writer and Manager, and Jane White, BS, Quality and Publishing Manager, will be moderating a roundtable discussion, “Developing and Retaining the Seasoned Writer” in the Career Development focus area.
- Beth Knight, PhD, Medical Writer and Consultant at WI will be moderating a roundtable discussion, “Trust Me on This: How to Build Client Trust” in the Career Development focus area.
In total, 30 employees from WI will be attending the meeting. WI will be a Celebratory Sponsor of the event and will host a Virtual Conference Showcase.
AMWA supports professional medical communicators. It provides educational resources for medical writing, offers opportunities to expand medical writing professional networks, and hosts professional development workshops and seminars, including the annual conference.
Next year’s meeting will take place October 27-30, 2021 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Il.
ABOUT WHITSELL INNOVATIONS, INC.
WI is a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) certified woman owned full-service medical and scientific writing company headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Contact: info@whitsellinnovations.com
Website: www.whitsellinnovations.com
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