Contents V35 N1 SPRING 2020 36 20 AMWA POSITION STATEMENT AMWA Position Statement on Legislation That Negatively Affects the Livelihood of Freelance Medical Communicators 2019 CONFERENCE COVERAGE Freelance Forum: Seasoned Freelancers Jam in San Diego � Brian Bass, with commentary from Melissa L. Bogen, Sherri Bowen, Lori De Milto, Cathryn D. Evans, and Ruwaida Vakil Swanberg Award Address: Expanding Horizons as a Medical Writer � David B. Clemow Walter C. Alvarez Award Address: Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence � Daniel J. Siegel John P. McGovern Award Address: Reluctant Advocacy � Paul Offit Open Session Reports: • Influence of Leaders and Servant Leadership • Effective Mentoring of Medical Writers: Principles and Practice • How to Check Consistency and Enforce Your House Style: Using PerfectIt in Regulatory Submissions and Publications • Sharepoint to the Rescue! Using Sharepoint as a Tool to Manage Medical Writing Teams and Client Partnerships • Augmenting Medical Writing With Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Generation • Reporting Drug Metabolism in the Age of Precision Medicine • You Can Find A Diamond in the Rough: Medical Writing Opportunities in Rare Diseases • Text Recycling in Scientific Research Writing: Findings From the Text Recycling Research Project • Using Narratives to Improve Health Literacy and Communicator Credibility • Predatory Publishing: Update on the Current Environment 3 4 8 13 20 24 13 Welcome to this special issue, highlighting some of the excellent content presented at the annual Medical Writing & Communication Conference in San Diego . . . and more! Contents EDITOR James R. Cozzarin, ELS, MWC MANAGING EDITOR Jennifer Workman SECTION EDITORS Around the Career Block Lauren McMahon, PharmD Media Reviews 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 Melory Johnson, VN REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS Freelance Forum Brian Bass, MWC Melissa L. Bogen, ELS Sherri Bowen, MA, ELS Lori De Milto, MJ Cathryn D. Evans Gail Flores, PhD Debra Gordon, MS Phyllis Minick Ruwaida Vakil, MSc, Editor 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 Michelle Sauer Gehring, PhD 2019–2020 STAFF LIAISON Shari Rager, MS, CAE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Susan Krug, MS, CAE GRAPHIC DESIGNER Amy Boches, biographics EDITORIAL OFFICE: ManagingEditor@amwa.org. Instructions for authors available at: www.amwa.org/journal. ADVERTISING: Contact marketing@amwa.org or (240) 239-0940. All advertising is subject to acceptance by AMWA and should be for products and services relevant to professional medical communicators. AMWA is not responsible for the content of advertising and does not endorse any advertiser or its products or services. SUBSCRIPTION: The AMWA Journal is published quarterly. Subscription is included with AMWA membership. Nonmember subscriptions cost is $75 per year. CONTACT: American Medical Writers Association, 30 West Gude Drive, #525, Rockville, MD 20850-4347. Phone: (240) 238-0940; Fax: (301) 294-9006; Email: amwa@amwa.org. The AMWA Journal is in the MLA International Bibliography and selectively indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) print index and the CINAHL database. The opinions expressed by authors contributing to the Journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of AMWA or the institutions with which the authors are affiliated. The association accepts no responsibility for the opinions expressed by contributors to the Journal. ©2020 American Medical Writers Association. All rights reserved, worldwide. ISSN 1075-6361 AMWA JOURNAL MISSION STATEMENT In support of the mission of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) and to advance the broader profession, the AMWA Journal publishes content that reflects the interests, concerns, and expertise of medical communicators. Its purpose is to inform, inspire, and motivate medical communicators. M O R E V35 N1 / 2020 35 PREVIEW Note from the AMWA Writing Committee Authors of the AMWA-EMWA-ISMPP Statement on Predatory Publishing � Barbara C. Good, Mary Kemper, and Donna Simcoe 36 FEATURE Survey Says! The Business and Money of Freelance Medical Communications � Erik MacLaren 41 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 42 REGULATORY INSIGHTS Communicating Real-World Evidence for Regulatory Purposes: The RIGOR Checklist � Mary Rofael and Aaron Csicseri 47 AMWA NEWS From the President � Ann Winter-Vann Annual Business Meeting Cover photos: EPNAC.com mailto:ManagingEditor@amwa.org http://www.amwa.org/journal mailto:marketing@amwa.org mailto:amwa@amwa.org http://www.epnac.com