AMWA Carolinas 2015 Holiday Social
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2015
Location: 58Fifty Bistro & Martini Bar, 5850 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713
AMWA Carolinas Chapter members had the opportunity to connect or reconnect with other medical writers in a semi-private relaxed setting.
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics webinar
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Location: Online
This webinar provided an overview of pharmacokinetics (PK)/ pharmacodynamics (PD) concepts including: absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, half-life, clearance, and volume of distribution. Thank you to Dr. Ann Winter-Vann for helping attendees become well-versed in PK and PD which will help when writing Investigator’s Brochures (IBs), Briefing Books, Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), and New Drug Applications (NDAs).
Dr. Winter-Vann is a Senior Medical Writer and Consultant and the Clinical Regulatory Writing Lead at Whitsell Innovations, Inc., where she has extensive experience in the preparation of regulatory documents for submission to the FDA, EMA, and other international health authorities.
Durham Bulls Baseball Game with the Society for Technical Communications (STC)
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Location: Durham Bulls Athletic Park, 409 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Carolina Chapter members and AMWA chapter members met for drinks and food at Tyler’s before the game. Members of both organizations had a lot in common and enjoyed each other’s company.
Networking Lunch
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2015
Location: Sal’s Pizza Italian Restaurant, 2103 Allendown Dr., Durham, NC 27713
AMWA Carolinas Chapter members had the opportunity to network with other medical writers in a relaxed setting.
AMWA Carolinas 2015 Spring Conference
Date: Friday, May 1, 2015
Location: The Friday Center, NC Hwy 54, Chapel Hill, NC
Thank you to all the organizers, presenters and attendees! It was a wonderful conference this year.
View the Survey Results (PDF) for the AMWA Carolinas 2015 Conference.
AMWA Carolinas Preconference Dinner with AMWA president Karen Potvin Klein
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Location: Tobacco Roads Sports Café, 1118 Environ Way, Chapel Hill
It was a great turnout of American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) members. Attendees enjoyed delicious food, with a beautiful view, while our national AMWA president, Karen Klein, provided insights on upcoming initiatives.
About Karen Klein
Karen has been a member of the Carolinas chapter since 1989. She has taught workshops on editing grant applications and manuscripts at the AMWA annual conference since 2000, and has served on AMWA’s national Executive Committee since 2004. She was named an AMWA Fellow in 2006. One of her most gratifying experiences in AMWA was co-chairing the Certification Commission in 2012-2013. In her day job, she is the Director of Grant Development and Manuscript Editing at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem.
Networking Happy Hour and Book Discussion
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015
Location: 58Fifty Bistro & Martini Bar, 5850 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713
We had a large turnout and a wonderful conversation about The Checklist Manifesto, a book written by Dr. Atul Gawande. As medical writers, we shared with each other how we use checklists and project management plans in our daily work. Below are some comments of the event.
- “I really liked the handout; I can’t wait to read this book; my appetite has been whetted”
- “The facilitator, Ciranna Bird, offered the perfect balance of providing background information and soliciting good audience participation.”
- “I thought it [the networking and book discussion] went great!”
Writers Beware: Are Droids Taking Our Jobs? – January 2015 Speaker Event
Presenter: Jodi Pollock, Senior Medical Writer at inVentiv Health
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2015
Location: Bocci Trattoria and Pizzeria, Cary, NC
The restaurant provided a warm atmosphere for a lively discussion about the role technology has played in the evolution of the workplace.
