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RESEARCH
Survey Results: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical 
Communicators � Ann Winter-Vann and Cynthia L. Kryder

RESEARCH 
Editing by the Book: Lessons From Technical Editing Texts
� Tom Lang

FEATURE - SCIENCE SERIES  
Sepsis and Septic Shock: Knowns and Known Unknowns
� Paul C. Dolber

SOUNDING BOARD 
Two Easy, Essential Proscriptions in the COVID-19 Era:  
Locking Down Clarity and Respect � Mary E. Knatterud 

PRACTICAL MATTERS 
Free Advice for Freelancers: Become the Medical Writer Your 
Client Needs � Jen LiMarzi

FREELANCE FOCUS
Brian Bass, Lori De Milto, Cathryn D. Evans, Gail V. Flores, and 

Phyllis Minick

What do you feel will be the long-term consequences for 
freelancers as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)?

Have you had to implement measures to bolster your income 
until corporate clients adjust to the effects of COVID-19?

What are some changes or trends that you have seen in your 
freelance business opportunities as projects are delayed/
postponed/reworked?

AROUND THE CAREER BLOCK 
The Rise of the Messy CV: Are Life Sciences Companies  
Finally Starting to Value Professionals With Diverse and 
Nontraditional Career Paths? � Rosalie Harrison

CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
 
REPRINT
Catching the Wave of Lifestyle Medicine � Maria Carolina Rojido

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Contents
 EDITOR James R. Cozzarin, ELS, MWC

 MANAGING EDITOR Jennifer Workman

 SECTION EDITORS

 Around the Career Block Lauren McMahon, PharmD  

 Media and Technology Tara Ann Cartwright, PhD

 Practical Matters Qing Zhou, PhD, ELS

 Regulatory Insights Jennifer Bridgers, MS, MWC

 Science Series Paul C. Dolber, PhD

 Social Media Jennifer Minarcik, MS

 Statistically Speaking  Thomas M. Schindler, PhD

 Everyday Ethics  Julie Ravo, BA, MA

 Members Matters   Govindi (Jaya) Samaranayake, PhD 

 REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS

 Freelance Focus Ruwaida Vakil, MSc 

  Brian Bass, MWC

  Melissa L. Bogen, ELS

  Sherri Bowen, MA, ELS

  Lori De Milto, MJ

  Cathryn D. Evans

  Gail V. Flores, PhD

  Phyllis Minick
  

 In the Service of Good Writing Laurie Endicott Thomas, MA, ELS

 EDITOR AT LARGE Haifa Kassis, MD

 EDITOR EMERITUS Lori L. Alexander, MTPW, ELS, MWC 

 EDITOR IN MEMORIAM Ronald J. Sanchez 

 2019–2020 PRESIDENT Ann Winter-Vann, PhD 
 2019–2020 BOARD LIAISON/ 
 AT-LARGE DIRECTOR  R. Michelle Sauer Gehring, PhD, ELS, CRA 

 2019–2020 STAFF LIAISON Shari Rager, MS, CAE

 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Susan Krug, MS, CAE

 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amy Boches, biographics

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 145 CREATIVE WRITINGS 
  Overhead:"Code Blue at Nursing Station 2!  
  Intubation!" � Jodi-Ann Edwards

146 IN THE SERVICE OF GOOD WRITING 
  Choose the Right Verb, and Don’t Smother It 
  � Laurie Endicott Thomas

148 CONFERENCE PREVIEW 

  Coming to a Device Near You—AMWA’s First  
  Ever Virtual Annual Conference � Elise Eller

 

 149 2020 McGovern Award Recipient:  
  Lisa Sanders, MD, FACP � Ann Winter-Vann

150  2020 President’s Award Recipient: Joan Affleck,  
  MBA, ELS � Ann Winter-Vann 

  

 150 AMWA Names Fellows for 2020 � Karen Potvin Klein

152  AMWA NEWS
From the President � Ann Winter-Vann

Slate of Candidates for 2020–2021 Election 
� Gail V. Flores

AMWA Education at Your Fingertips  
� Lori L. Alexander

157  INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS
 

  

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