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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

Online Exclusive: Continued Coverage of the 2010 AMWA Annual Conference

2 Retractions in the Medical Literature: Who is Responsible for Scientific Integrity?
By R. Grant Steen, PhD
Reports an evaluation of all English-language research articles retracted from the PubMed database between 2000 and 2010, to test a hypothesis that misconduct severe enough to result in retraction of a scientific paper reflects ignorance, error, or naiveté, rather than deliberate fraud.

8 Exploring Diversity and Common Ground in Medical Communication -- Publication Planners and Medical Writers: A Natural Alliance
By Leslie Charles, MS, and Faith Reidenbach, ELS
Last article in a series of articles based on interviews with leaders in allied organizations in an effort to explore the diversity of medical communication and the "hot topics" that AMWA and other groups are confronting.

12 2010 Swanberg Address: Demons and Idols... and a Blue Corvette
By Marianne Mallia, ELS
Transcript of the Harold Swanberg Distinguished Service Award address, given in Milwaukee, WI, on November 12, 2010.

DEPARTMENTS
17 Briefly Noted
Notes about new tools and resources for medical communicators, along with the latest developments in ethical and reporting guidelines, best practices, and policies of regulatory agencies.

18 Top Ten
Ten most useful Web sites for health consumers.

19 Practical Matters
Tips for Working at Home, by Janis Ramey, MA
How to Ask Effective Questions and Provide Effective Answers in a Public Forum, by Pascale Krumm, MA, MSTPC, PhD

23 Freelance Forum
The panel answers the question "Is there any way freelance medical writers can improve the quality of health-related writing on the Web?"

25 Calendar of Meetings
Dates and locations for upcoming professional meetings of interest.

26 Worth Repeating *NEW*
"How to Search and Harvest the Medical Literature: Let the Citations Come to You, and How to Proceed When They Do" (originally published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice)

34 Web Watch
At Home on the Web: AMWA Web & Internet Technology News, by Faith Reidenbach, ELS, 2010-2011 WIT Administrator
Web Wanderings: Reviews of Policy and Medicine and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, by Barbara Woldin

36 Social Media
"Measuring Social Media ROI: Quality versus Quantity," by Cynthia L. Kryder, MS, CCC-Sp
"LinkedIn Discussions Continue to Inform and Inspire," by Mali R. Schantz-Feld, MA
Blog Log: Blogs related to neurology, by Debra Gordon, MS

46 Letters to the Editor

COLUMNS
32 Melnick on Writing
"Grammar for Writers"

33 Dear Edie

47 Page Break
"Kindness in the Workplace", by Eleanor Vincent

AMWA MATTERS
39 National News
Note from the President, by Melanie Fridl Ross, MSJ, ELS
AMWA Financial Report, 2009-2010, by Judith M. Pepin, PhD, 2009-2010 AMWA Treasurer

43 Chapter Corner
Chapter Event Report: "Doing Business as a Freelance Medical Writer: Making Sense of the World of Options," by Julie Munden, Delaware Valley Chapter
Online Exclusive: Chapter Event Report: "Plato's Cave Comes Alive", by Jeanie F. Woodruff, ELS, Southwest Chapter

44 Member Musings
Member Profile: Jane Krauhs, PhD, by Bettijane Eisenpreis
In Memoriam: Lucy Kavaler, by Lois Gaeta

48 Instructions for Contributors

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