The Essential Guide for Medical Communications
What you'll learn
- Entering the world of Medical Communications
- Research for Medical Communications
- Medical Writing
- A Career in Medical Communications
- Medical Communications roles
Requirements
- No experience is required
Description
The Essential Guide to Medical Communications
Are you ready to step into the dynamic and rewarding world of medical communications? Whether you're an aspiring medical writer, a healthcare professional exploring new opportunities, or someone intrigued by the field, this comprehensive course is your perfect starting point.
Medical communications plays a vital role in the healthcare industry, bridging the gap between complex scientific information and diverse audiences, including healthcare providers, regulatory bodies, and patients. From crafting educational materials for doctors to developing regulatory documents for drug and device approvals, this field offers diverse and lucrative career paths.
By enrolling in this course, you’ll gain a strong foundation in the principles and practical skills of medical writing and communication, empowering you to confidently pursue a career in this growing industry.
Who Should Enrol?
This course is designed for:
Healthcare Professionals: Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and allied healthcare workers exploring new career paths.
Scientists and Researchers: Professionals eager to translate their expertise into impactful communication.
Aspiring Medical Communications Professionals: Individuals looking to enter the field of medical writing and communications.
Why Take This Course?
By the end of this course, you will have:
A comprehensive understanding of the medical communications landscape.
Practical skills in medical writing for various audiences and purposes.
Confidence to pursue roles in medical communications, medical writing, or related fields.
An Introduction to Medical Communication: Roles, Career paths and trends
Discover the fundamentals of medical communications and explore exciting career opportunities. This section will cover:
What is Medical Communication?: Understand its importance in bridging healthcare and audiences.
Key Industry Roles: From medical writers to editors, explore diverse job opportunities.
Career Paths: Learn about medical education, journalism, freelancing, and corporate roles.
AI in Medical Communications: Explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the industry and its impact on your role.
Career Prep: Tips on preparing for interviews and building a successful career.
In introduction to Medical Writing: Scientific Writing and improving readability
Master the technical and practical skills to produce clear, precise, and impactful scientific content. You’ll learn:
Effective Scientific Communication: Techniques for writing clear, concise, and audience-friendly materials.
Academic Writing: Structuring and creating papers for publication in scientific journals.
Conference Materials: Designing impactful posters and delivering engaging presentations.
Accessibility in Writing: Ensure your content is easy to understand for diverse audiences.
Medical Communications: Drugs, Medical Devices and Regulatory writing
Delve into the regulatory and compliance aspects of medical writing for pharmaceuticals and medical devices. This module includes:
Drug Development: Understand the journey from discovery to market approval.
Pharmaceutical Compliance: Learn about safety, efficacy, and the role of regulatory writing.
Regulatory Documents: Gain insight into critical documents like clinical study reports and submission dossiers.
Medical Devices: Explore the unique challenges and requirements of writing for medical devices.
Whether you're transitioning from healthcare, entering the industry as a newcomer, or expanding your professional skill set, this course provides invaluable insights and guidance. Start building a meaningful and fulfilling career in medical communications today!
By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to pursue a successful career in medical communications or medical writing.
Start your journey today and unlock new opportunities in this exciting industry!
Who this course is for:
- Healthcare professionals: Doctors, pharmacists, and allied health workers exploring careers in medical writing or healthcare communication.
- Scientists and researchers: Academic or industry professionals transitioning to regulatory communication or medical education writing.
- Aspiring medical communications professionals: Newcomers seeking roles in medical writing, regulatory affairs, or scientific communication.
Instructor
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 11 Reviews
- 33 Students
- 1 Course
Steven is a gifted medical writer, researcher and educator. He has degrees in medicine, education, and clinical oncology. During his training, Steven spent time in the UK, USA, and Germany. He leads the team at Stgilesmedical in London and Berlin. The focus of his activity is in supporting patients and healthcare professionals through effective delivery of health information.
Current interests include medical & regulatory writing, medical devices, developing short health-related films, teaching and delivering impactful meetings. Steven is a member of EMWA and a tutor at the University of Applied Sciences (Apollon Hochschule).
The Stgilesmedical Team is proud to provide pro-bono support for various non-commercial education and research activities. Examples include looking after attached Imperial College London students, delivering a series patient-orientated meetings and managing a nationally-funded project looking at ways to optimize palliative care in the last 90 days of life (the HOLISTIC Study).
Since the start of the pandemic, Steven has been helping a group of some 30 organisations, charities and learned societies under the umbrella of the RCGP End of Life Care Think Tank in their efforts to optimize palliative care. This has culminated in the production of two acclaimed films. We are particularly proud of a film on the challenging topic of palliative care for people who are homeless
Stgilesmedical have also created an initiative called ‘Forgotten patients, overlooked diseases.’ Our multidisciplinary membership primarily from the UK and Germany is keen to support patients and their families who find themselves ‘lost’ by the healthcare system. They may have a rare but often swiftly identifiable disease. They may have a common, often straightforward to manage condition, but have been misdiagnosed or mislabelled. The aim of this group is to give these patients a voice.