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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features

  146  Meeting the Challenges of Health Literacy: The Medical Communicator's Role
Sharon Nancekivell, MA

  149  Writing for Readers with a Wide Range of Reading Skills
Leonard G. Doak, BS, PE and Cecilia C. Doak, MPH

  155  Health Literacy: Developing a Practical Framework for Effective Health Communication
           Beth A. Lanning, PhD, CHES and Eva I. Doyle, PhD, CHES

  162  Health Care Reform Law: What it Means for Medical Communicators
           Thomas Sullivan

  166  Seminal Moments in AMWA History: 70 Years of Medical Communication Excellence
           Melanie Fridl Ross, MSJ, ELS and Scott C. Thompson, ELS


Departments
 168 Briefly Noted
 169 Practical Matters
 172 Freelance Forum
 174 In the Service of Good Writing
 176 Professional Development
 180 Media Reviews
 182 Web Watch
 185 Calendar of Meetings
 186 Social Media
 193 Letters to the Editor

Columns
 178 Melnick on Writing
 179 Dear Edie
 195 Page Break

AMWA Matters
 188 National News
 190 Chapter Corner
 191 Member Musings
 196 Advertisements, Sponsors, Instructions for Contributors

Other
Inside Front Cover
         Online Exclusive:  2010 Conference Coverage
         Online Exclusive:  Successful Navigation Across Cultures in Medical Writing
         Online Exclusive:  Mayo in May: From Maud Mellish to Mod Mannequins
         Online Exclusive:  Media Reviews: Honorable Mention
         Online Exclusive:  Results of the 2010 Membership Survey