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amwa-240	Moran, Rebecca	Inclusive Language: Best Practices and Practical Applications for Medical Writers and Editors: Open Session Report	2023	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1477	58	34	HOW TO START USING INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE To start using inclusive language, the speakers encour- aged all medical writers to ask themselves the following questions when writing or reviewing documents: is the ter- minology or language used relevant, accurate, inclusive, respectful, and thoughtful?2 If it does not meet all 5 criteria, Hicks asked writers to consider whether it belongs in the document at all, and if so, can the language be massaged to meet these criteria? ISSN 2163-5315 AMWAJournal.org 24 Speakers Leila Emery, MA Senior Medical Editor/RTI-HS Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC Joyce Clark Hicks, BA Senior Medical Editor/RTI-HS Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC By Rebecca Moran, MD Medical writers are uniquely positioned to help address inequities and bias in medical research and reporting by adopting best practices for use of inclusive language.	cache/amwa-240.pdf	txt/amwa-240.txt