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Writing in Groups
When manuscripts are written in groups, it is typical for each author or team member to write one section. When the sections are all written, the team comes together to read and make the manuscript into one voice. While this is one way to write manuscripts in groups,...
Ethical Standards in Medical Publication
This year I will be co-teaching Ethical Standards in Medical Publication with Cindy Hamilton. As we prepare our course materials, I want to share the most common issues in scientific papers with you. They are: plagiarism, duplicate publication, redundant publication,...
Reducing Reliance on PowerPoint Slides
At the national conference, Eric Bergman, author of 5 Steps to Conquer 'Death by PowerPoint,' presented an open session that stood the concept of PowerPoint presentations on its head when he pointed out that audience members do not have the cognitive ability to...
Know your Strengths and Weaknesses
As I just mentioned, the early part of the year is a good time to honestly evaluate your strengths and weaknesses. Do your current projects take advantage of your strengths? Do they allow you to work on your weaknesses? Remember-- Everyone has strengths and...
The RIGHT Way for Handling Ethical Issues
Whenever we deal with an ethical issue it is good to have a format to approach these issues. A few years ago I worked with American Medical Writer Association (AMWA) colleagues to develop a framework for dealing with ethical issues, and I want to share it with you. We...
Plagiarism is more than you think!
With all the shenanigans going on in Washington, it is fitting to write a newsletter tip on another ethical topic, plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as the appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit (Office...