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Theme: Go Green

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES
146 Writing Our Future at the 2011 Annual Conference
By Stephen Palmer, PhD, ELS
Highlights from AMWA's 71st Annual Conference, in Jacksonville, FL

e10 Online Exclusive: Conference Coverage
Reports of the Alvarez and McGovern award lectures, summaries of five open sessions, and a list of conference exhibitors and sponsors

e11 Online Exclusive: Annual Awards
Descriptions of this year's AMWA award recipients and reviews of the first-place winners in the 2011 Medical Book Awards, plus an overview of AMWA's fellowship program

147 Science Editing and Its Effect on Manuscript Acceptance Time
By Misty Bailey, MA
Original research conducted to determine if science editing of biomedical research manuscripts before submission to a journal reduces time to acceptance in comparison with nonedited manuscripts

DEPARTMENTS
153 Regulatory Insights: Welcome to the 21st Century: Going Green with Electronic Submissions
By Peggy Boe, RN, and Barbara Snyder, MA
Description of the evolution from paper to electronic submission of regulatory documents

156 CME Rising: Outlook Promising for CME Medical Writers in 2012
By Johanna Lackner Marx, MPH, MSW, CCMEP
New regular feature focusing on topics of relevance for medical communicators in the continuing medical education setting

159 Freelance Forum
The panel answers the questions "What ever happened to the paperless office and how do I cope with mountains of slivered trees (paper)?" and "What is the best way to prepare for tax time?"

162 Practical Matters. Telecommuting: You Don't Know What You're Missing
By Meredith Rogers, MS
A medical communicator's discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of telecommuting

165 Around the Career Block
"Electronic, Portable, and Green: Imperatives for Creating Today's e-Portfolio," by Cheryl Lathrop
"My Perspective. Getting Noticed, Hired, and Rehired: Tips from an In-House Freelance Hiring Manager," by Lisa R. Rinehart, MS, ELS

171 Worth Repeating. Creating a More Productive, Clutter-Free, Paperless Office: A Primer on Scanning, Storage and Searching of PDF Documents on Personal Computers
Editorial by L. Citrome, reprinted with permission from the International Journal of Clinical Practice

176 Briefly Noted: Tools and Trends in Medical Communication
By Faith Reidenbach, ELS, CMPP
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

179 Calendar of Meetings
Dates and locations for upcoming professional meetings of interest

181 Media Reviews
Review of Communication Skills for Medical Professionals

e25 Online Exclusive: Web Wanderings
By Barbara Woldin
Reviews of Women in Science: Forging New Pathways in Green Science; SBA.gov: Green Guide for New Businesses; and Conservation Value Institute

182 Social Media
"Social Media Success Stories," by Cyndy Kryder, MS, CCC-Sp
"It's Easy Being Green, on LinkedIn," by Mali R. Schantz-Feld, MA
"Twitter Tweeps," by Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS
Blog Log: Green Blogging, by Debra Gordon, MS

COLUMNS
174 In the Service of Good Writing
"Do Your Nouns Have Anything to Do with Your Verbs?" by Laurie Thomas, MA, ELS

177 Melnick on Writing
"Spelling and Writing...and Reading"

178 Dear Edie
AMWA members recall their fondest memories of Edie, as Edie's column comes to a close

192 Page Break
"Old Friends," by Jennifer King, PhD, ELS

AMWA MATTERS
180 Enhancing Your Chapter
"Podcasting Call," by David Caldwell, PhD

185 National News
"Note from the President" (with introduction of the 2011-2012 Executive Committee), by Barbara Snyder, MA

189 Member Musings
Member Profile: Susan Aiello, by Bettijane Eisenpreis
In Memoriam: Bruce Dan, MD
In Memoriam: Bruce P. Squires, by Barbara Sibbald and Peggy Robinson, ELS

OTHER
161 Position Available: AMWA Journal Editor

169 Become an Award Winner
Details on three competitive AMWA Awwards

169 Call for Abstracts for AMWA's 2012 Annual Conference Poster Session

ADVERTISERS
155 MediLingua BV

170 RPS

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