AMWANW 2011 Events

Chapter Meeting Held October 1, the Crab Cracker, Kirkland, WA

Sandra Ripley Distelhorst presented Writing Evidence-Based Patient Content; we had plenty of laughter and networking opportunities at our favorite lunch spot.

Chapter Get-Together Held in Portland August 31

A “Coffee and Dessert” informal gathering of the Northwest Chapter was held at President Genevieve Long’s home.

Talaris Annual Symposium

June 4, 2011. AMWA Northwest Chapter Annual Professional Development Symposium at Talaris

Over 50 AMWA members and other medical communicators (from as far as Montana and Africa) attended the 2011 Symposium at Talaris Conference Center in Seattle. Four Credit Workshops and four Enrichment Sessions were offered. See photos from the symposium here.

March AMWA Northwest Chapter Meeting: March 26, 2011

Green Lake Library, Seattle

Tom Lang presented his PQRST approach to communication design: a set of questions to be considered when preparing written communications. Detailed in Tom’s book, How to Write, Publish, and Present in the Health Sciences, it is the culmination of his 30 years as a technical communicator and his graduate studies in communication.

January AMWA Northwest Chapter Meeting, Green Lake Library, Seattle

Bioinformatics and Its Importance to the Medical Writer

Speakers from the NWABR  (Northwest Association for Biomedical Research) group spoke about bioinformatics and how it influences medicine, and hence, medical writing. Topics included ethical issues related to bioinformatics and NWABR educational programs, including the NWABR Bioinformatics Program.