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ProScribe wins Best Original Research prize in US

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:24:00 GMT

ProScribe’s research on publication agreements and non-compliance with GPP2 attracted intense interest at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (Baltimore, MD; April 29 - May 1, 2013).

Beyond winning the “Best Original Research” prize, ProScribe’s research is a catalyst for sponsors to check publicly visible publication agreement information and quality control processes, especially for Asia-Pacific trials (40% of non-compliant agreements involved trials in this region).

Largest international study on publication agreements – surprising results

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:19:00 GMT

Ben Goldacre has stated that it is “...entirely normal for researchers and academics conducting industry-funded trials to sign contracts subjecting them to gagging clauses that forbid them to publish…”. Is this true?

The answer is now quite clear and can be found in the results from the largest study to date on publication agreements, which ProScribe has just completed. We will be presenting the results in the US and Asia-Pacific this year and also submitting a manuscript for publication. Please watch out for it!

Where can you find sushi served up with SPIRIT, Sunshine, and sensational research?

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:58:00 GMT

At ProScribe’s Annual Meeting!

In addition to refining their sushi skills at our Annual Meeting, ProScribe staff gave presentations on the increasing numbers of guidelines and regulations affecting medical writing (eg, SPIRIT, The Sunshine Act etc...). We also reviewed sensational results from our latest research project. The results, which will be presented in the Asia-Pacific region and in the US this year, have implications for sponsors, authors, professional medical writers, editors, and regulators.

BMJ values ethics and service of professional medical writers

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:28:00 GMT

During the ISMPP European Meeting (London; January 22-23 2013), the Deputy Editor of the BMJ, Trish Groves, highlighted how she and many other leading journal editors valued the ethics and services of professional medical writers.

Trish Groves, who was speaking at a “future of medical publication professionals” session chaired by ProScribe’s CEO, Professor Karen Woolley, challenged publication professionals to educate more authors about ethical publication practices. ProScribe is doing just that! We provide highly regarded medical writing courses and manuscript mentoring services to academics throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Three abstracts accepted at ARCS conference

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:00:00 GMT

ProScribe has had three abstracts accepted for oral presentations at the ARCS Annual Scientific Congress, Sydney, June 6-7:

Dr Julie Ely and Professor Karen Woolley: The yin yang of trust: Eight practical actions to enhance trust in clinical research from the Asia-Pacific region.
Dr Serina Stretton and Dr Rebecca Lew: What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate: how to improve your document review practices.
Dr Narelle Bramich: Free online tools for identifying therapeutic area experts and target journals – do you get what you pay for?

Thank you for another exciting year!

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 02:09:00 GMT

As 2013 beckons and the Year of the Snake will soon be here, ProScribe’s employees would like to acknowledge and thank our clients. We were honoured to work with you on many exciting projects – we will remember 2012 and the Year of the Dragon very well!

Editorial from ProScribe’s CEO surges to “top 5 most read” articles in Current Medical Research & Opinion

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Professor Karen Woolley and her co-authors from the Global Alliance of Publication Professionals have published a thought-provoking editorial that has drawn international attention to poor compliance with results reporting (eg, disclosure in clinicaltrials.gov; publication in peer-reviewed journals).

To read the editorial please click here.

Even Ben Goldacre has praised this editorial, which provides the first financial analysis of how to solve poor compliance. As compliance is 4-6 times worse for non-industry research (vs industry research), a cost-effective and timely solution is needed. This editorial details a very practical one!

European Medical Writers’ Association (EMWA) cites ProScribe’s research

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Last week, EMWA made a brief, but assertive, statement regarding the ethical practices of professional medical writers (we are NOT ghostwriters!).

The brief EMWA statement (see www.emwa.org) cited only four references, but two of these were publications from ProScribe. We are honoured that ProScribe’s research has proven useful to EMWA and to our profession. Our research program continues!

A great place for a career - internal promotions at ProScribe

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:20:00 GMT

Congratulations to Dr Luke Carey and Dr Serina Stretton - their careers at ProScribe are going from strength to strength!

Dr Luke Carey, a graduate of the ProScribe Academy training program, has impressed clients in the Asia-Pacific region with his regulatory and publication writing skills. Luke’s manager, Dr Rebecca Lew, is delighted to see Luke promoted from an Associate Medical Writer to Medical Writer. Dr Serina Stretton has excelled as a writer, mentor, and manager at ProScribe. She is greatly admired by clients and her fellow employees, and has handled increasing responsibilities with success (and a smile). Her promotion from Senior Medical Writer to Head of Medical Writing earlier this year was well deserved.

ProScribe shares Asia-Pacific expertise (and fortune cookies) with European pharmaceutical companies

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:00:00 GMT

ProScribe’s CEO, Professor Karen Woolley, was invited to share her insights on publication practices in the Asia-Pacific region at the CBI Global Publication Planning and Clinical Trial Registries Conference (Amsterdam, 11-12 June 2012).

Karen was also asked to be a panellist, representing a CRO’s perspective on data dissemination. As almost all conference attendees admitted that their knowledge of publication practices in the Asia-Pacific region was limited, there was much interest in the data and experiences (and fortune cookies) that Karen shared with the audience.

Strong interest in medical writing at the ARCS Annual Scientific Congress

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:19:00 GMT

Five ProScribe staff (Dr Julie Ely, Dr Rebecca Lew, Dr Julie Monk, Dr Serina Stretton, Professor Karen Woolley) were selected to present and chair sessions at the ARCS Annual Scientific Congress (Sydney, 7-8 June 2012).

ProScribe staff highlighted evidence and shared practical tips on a number of topics (eg, working with authors in the Asia-Pacific region, minimising misconduct, leveraging technology to identify therapeutic area experts and target journals, enhancing document review practices).

ProScribe's expertise recognised in South Korea and China

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:00:00 GMT

ProScribe's medical writing expertise, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, has been recognised again.

ProScribe's CEO, Professor Karen Woolley, was an invited speaker at the Global Clinical Trials Outsourcing Conference in Seoul, South Korea. ProScribe staff were also selected by the DIA China to facilitate another highly successful medical writing workshop at the 4^th DIA China Annual Meeting in Shanghai, China. These organisations had their choice of medical writing organisations to choose from and, for many good reasons, they chose ProScribe!

ProScribe staff present at the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals Annual Meeting

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT

ProScribe staff presented three (yes, three!) research projects at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (Baltimore, US; April 23-25).

ProScribe was the only contract research organisation from the Asia-Pacific region to have multiple projects accepted for presentation.

Professor Karen Woolley initiates GAPP

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

ProScribe's CEO, Professor Karen Woolley, has initiated the Global Alliance of Publication Professionals (GAPP).

The highly respected members of GAPP will be bridging the gap between publication professionals and journalists (learn more at www.gappteam.org).

New ProScribe website launched

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

ProScribe launches its new website...enhanced functionality for our staff and clients!